1The wilderness and the dry land shall be glad for them; and the desert (Arabah) shall rejoice and blossom as the rose.
2Blossoming it shall blossom, and rejoice, even with joy and singing; the glory of Lebanon is given to it, the splendor of Carmel and Sharon; they shall see the glory of YHWH, the splendor of our God.
3Strengthen the weak hands, and make firm the tottering knees.
4Say to those hasty of heart: "Be strong, fear not"; behold, your God—vengeance shall come, the recompense of God; he himself shall come and save (yasha) you.
5Then shall the eyes of the blind be opened, and the ears of the deaf be unstopped.
6Then shall the lame leap as a hart, and the tongue of the dumb shall sing; for in the wilderness waters have broken out, and streams in the desert (Arabah).
7And the parched ground shall become a pool, and the thirsty land springs of water; in the habitation of jackals (tannin), her resting place, grass for reed and rush.
8And there shall be there a highway and a way, and it shall be called the Way of Holiness; the unclean shall not pass over it, but it is for them; he who walks the way, even fools, shall not err.
9No lion shall be there, and no ravenous beast shall go up on it, it shall not be found there; but the redeemed shall walk there.
10And the ransomed of YHWH shall return, and come to Zion with singing, and everlasting joy upon their heads; gladness and joy they shall attain, and sorrow and sighing shall flee away.