1The desert and the wilderness shall rejoice, and the waste ground shall be glad and flourish as the rose.
2It shall flourish abundantly, and shall greatly rejoice also and joy: the glory of Lebanon shall be given unto it: the beauty of Carmel, and of Sharon, they shall see the glory of the Lord, and the excellency of our God.
3Strengthen the weak hands, and comfort the feeble knees.
4Say unto them that are fearful, Be you strong, fear not: behold, your God cometh with vengeance: even God with a recompense, he will come and save you.
5Then shall the eyes of the blind be lightened, and the ears of the deaf be opened.
6Then shall the lame man leap as an hart, and the dumb man’s tongue shall sing: for in the wilderness shall waters break out, and rivers in the desert.
7And the dry ground shall be as a pool, and the thirsty as springs of water: in the habitation of dragons, where they lay, shall be a place for reeds and rushes.
8And there shall be a path and a way, and the way shall be called holy: the polluted shall not pass by it: for he shall be with them, and walk in the way, and the fools shall not err.
9There shall be no lion, nor noisome beasts shall ascend by it, neither shall they be found there, that the redeemed may walk.
10Therefore the redeemed of the Lord shall return and come to Zion with praise: and everlasting joy shall be upon their heads: they shall obtain joy and gladness, and sorrow and mourning shall flee away.