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USB ~ Isaiah 35

Israel’s Deliverance†

1 The wilderness and the parched land will exult; the Arabah will rejoice and bloom; a

2 Like the crocus it shall bloom abundantly, and rejoice with joyful song. The glory of Lebanon will be given to it, the splendor of Carmel and Sharon; They will see the glory of the LORD, the splendor of our God. b

3 Strengthen hands that are feeble, make firm knees that are weak, c

4 Say to the fearful of heart: Be strong, do not fear! Here is your God, he comes with vindication; With divine recompense he comes to save you. d

5 Then the eyes of the blind shall see, and the ears of the deaf be opened; e

6 Then the lame shall leap like a stag, and the mute tongue sing for joy. For waters will burst forth in the wilderness, and streams in the Arabah. f

7 The burning sands will become pools, and the thirsty ground, springs of water; The abode where jackals crouch will be a marsh for the reed and papyrus.

8 A highway will be there, called the holy way; No one unclean may pass over it, but it will be for his people; no traveler, not even fools, shall go astray on it. g

9 No lion shall be there, nor any beast of prey approach, nor be found. But there the redeemed shall walk, h

10 And the ransomed of the LORD shall return, and enter Zion singing, crowned with everlasting joy; They meet with joy and gladness, sorrow and mourning flee away. i

Footnotes

†. 35:1-10 This chapter contains a number of themes similar to those in Deutero-Isaiah (chaps. 40-55), for example, the blossoming of the wilderness (vv. 1-2; cf. 41:18-19), which is now well-irrigated (v. 7; cf. 43:19-20); sight to the blind (vv. 5-6; cf. 42:7, 16); a highway in the wilderness (v. 8; cf. 41:3); and the return of the redeemed/ransomed to Zion (vv. 9-10; cf. 51:11). Nevertheless, it forms a unit with chap. 34 (see note on 34:1-35:10) and reflects, along with that chapter, themes found in chaps. 1-33.

  1. 35:1 Is 41:18-19; 55:12-13.

  2. 35:2 Is 40:5; 60:13.

  3. 35:3 Is 40:29-30; Jb 4:3-4; Heb 12:12.

  4. 35:4 Is 41:10; Zec 8:13.

  5. 35:5 Is 29:18; 32:3.

  6. 35:6 Is 32:3-4; 41:18; 43:19-20; 44:3; Mt 11:5.

  7. 35:8 Is 11:16; 43:19; 49:11.

  8. 35:9 Is 62:10; Lv 26:6.

  9. 35:10 Is 51:11.

G. HISTORICAL APPENDIX†

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