1The wilderness and the dry land shall be glad; and the desert shall rejoice, and blossom as the rose. 2It shall blossom abundantly, and rejoice even with joy and singing; the glory of Lebanon shall be given to it, the excellency of Carmel and Sharon: they shall see the glory of Yehovah, the excellency of our God. 3Strengthen the weak hands, and make firm the feeble knees. 4Say to those who are of a fearful heart, Be strong, do not fear: behold, your God will come with vengeance, with the recompense of God; he will come and save you. 5Then the eyes of the blind shall be opened, and the ears of the deaf shall be unstopped. 6Then the lame man shall leap as a deer, and the tongue of the mute shall sing; for in the wilderness waters shall break out, and streams in the desert. 7And the glowing sand shall become a pool, and the thirsty ground springs of water: in the habitation of jackals, where they lay, shall be grass with reeds and rushes. 8And a highway shall be there, and a way, and it shall be called The way of holiness; the unclean shall not pass over it; but it shall be for the redeemed: the wayfaring men, even fools, shall not err in it. 9No lion shall be there, nor shall any ravenous beast go up on it; they shall not be found there; but the redeemed shall walk there: 10and the ransomed of Yehovah shall return, and come with singing to Zion; and everlasting joy shall be upon their heads: they shall obtain gladness and joy, and sorrow and sighing shall flee away.