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The wilderness and the dry place shall be glad for them; the desert shall rejoice and blossom like the crocus.
2
Blossoming, it shall blossom, and rejoice with joy and shouting. The glory of Levanon shall be given to it, the splendor of Karmel and Sharon. They shall see the glory of Yahuah, the splendor of our Elohim.
3
Strengthen the weak hands, and make firm the trembling knees.
4
Say to those of a hasty heart: “Be strong. Do not fear. See, your Elohim comes with vengeance, with the repayment of Elohim. He Himself comes and shall save you.”
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Then the eyes of the blind shall be opened, and the ears of the deaf unstopped.
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Then the lame shall leap like a deer, and the tongue of the mute shall shout for joy. For waters shall break forth in the wilderness, and streams in the desert.
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The burning sand shall become a pool, and the thirsty ground springs of water. In the habitation of sea-monsters, where they lay, shall be grass with reeds and rushes.
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And a highway shall be there, and a way; it shall be called the Way of Holiness. The unclean shall not pass over it; it shall be for those who walk the Way. Even fools shall not wander there.
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No lion shall be there, nor shall any ravenous beast ascend upon it. It shall not be found there, but the redeemed shall walk.
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And the ransomed of Yahuah shall return and come to Tziyon with shouting, and everlasting joy upon their heads. Gladness and joy shall overtake them; sorrow and sighing shall flee away.