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Isaiah 35
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### Joy of the Redeemed

35 The desert(A) and the parched land will be glad;
the wilderness will rejoice and blossom.(B)
Like the crocus,(C) 2 it will burst into bloom;
it will rejoice greatly and shout for joy.(D)
The glory of Lebanon(E) will be given to it,
the splendor of Carmel(F) and Sharon;(G)
they will see the glory(H) of the Lord,
the splendor of our God.(I)

3 Strengthen the feeble hands,
steady the knees(J) that give way;
4 say(K) to those with fearful hearts,(L)
“Be strong, do not fear;(M)
your God will come,(N)
he will come with vengeance;(O)
with divine retribution
he will come to save(P) you.”

5 Then will the eyes of the blind be opened(Q)
and the ears of the deaf(R) unstopped.
6 Then will the lame(S) leap like a deer,(T)
and the mute tongue(U) shout for joy.(V)
Water will gush forth in the wilderness
and streams(W) in the desert.
7 The burning sand will become a pool,
the thirsty ground(X) bubbling springs.(Y)
In the haunts where jackals(Z) once lay,
grass and reeds(AA) and papyrus will grow.

8 And a highway(AB) will be there;
it will be called the Way of Holiness;(AC)
it will be for those who walk on that Way.
The unclean(AD) will not journey on it;
wicked fools will not go about on it.
9 No lion(AE) will be there,
nor any ravenous beast;(AF)
they will not be found there.
But only the redeemed(AG) will walk there,
10 and those the Lord has rescued(AH) will return.
They will enter Zion with singing;(AI)
everlasting joy(AJ) will crown their heads.
Gladness(AK) and joy will overtake them,
and sorrow and sighing will flee away.(AL)

#### Cross references

1. Isaiah 35:1 : Isa 27:10; 32:15, 16; 41:18-19
2. Isaiah 35:1 : Isa 27:6; 51:3
3. Isaiah 35:1 : SS 2:1
4. Isaiah 35:2 : S Ge 21:6; Ps 105:43; Isa 12:6; S 25:9; 44:23; 51:11; 52:9; 55:12
5. Isaiah 35:2 : S Ezr 3:7; S Isa 33:9
6. Isaiah 35:2 : SS 7:5
7. Isaiah 35:2 : S 1Ch 27:29; Isa 65:10
8. Isaiah 35:2 : S Ex 16:7; S Isa 4:5; S 59:19
9. Isaiah 35:2 : S Isa 25:9
10. Isaiah 35:3 : S Job 4:4; Heb 12:12
11. Isaiah 35:4 : 2Ch 32:6; Isa 40:2; Zec 1:13
12. Isaiah 35:4 : S Dt 20:3; S Isa 21:4
13. Isaiah 35:4 : S Jos 1:9; S Isa 7:4; Da 10:19
14. Isaiah 35:4 : Isa 40:9, 10-11; 51:5; 62:11; Rev 22:12
15. Isaiah 35:4 : S Isa 1:24; S 34:8
16. Isaiah 35:4 : S Isa 25:9
17. Isaiah 35:5 : S Ps 146:8; Jn 9:6-7; Ac 26:18
18. Isaiah 35:5 : Isa 29:18; 42:18; 50:4
19. Isaiah 35:6 : Mt 15:30; Lk 7:22; Jn 5:8-9; Ac 3:8
20. Isaiah 35:6 : S 2Sa 22:34
21. Isaiah 35:6 : Isa 32:4; Mt 9:32-33; 12:22; Mk 7:35; Lk 11:14
22. Isaiah 35:6 : Ps 20:5
23. Isaiah 35:6 : S Ex 17:6; Jn 7:38
24. Isaiah 35:7 : S Ps 68:6; Isa 41:17; 44:3; 55:1
25. Isaiah 35:7 : Ps 107:35; Isa 49:10; 58:11
26. Isaiah 35:7 : S Isa 13:22
27. Isaiah 35:7 : S Job 8:11; S 40:21
28. Isaiah 35:8 : S Isa 11:16; S 33:8; S Jer 31:21; Mt 7:13-14
29. Isaiah 35:8 : Isa 4:3; 1Pe 1:15
30. Isaiah 35:8 : Isa 52:1
31. Isaiah 35:9 : S Isa 30:6
32. Isaiah 35:9 : Isa 11:6; 13:22; 34:14
33. Isaiah 35:9 : S Ex 6:6; Lev 25:47-55; Isa 51:11; 62:12; 63:4
34. Isaiah 35:10 : S Job 19:25; S Isa 1:27
35. Isaiah 35:10 : Isa 30:29
36. Isaiah 35:10 : S Ps 4:7; S 126:5; S Isa 25:9
37. Isaiah 35:10 : S Ps 51:8; S Isa 51:3
38. Isaiah 35:10 : S Isa 30:19; Rev 7:17; 21:4

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