Isaiah 35

New International Version

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 theLordhas 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)