Isaiah 35 GNV
Summary: In sharp contrast to Edom's desolation, this chapter promises the wilderness and dry land will be glad, blossoming abundantly like the rose (crocus), given the glory of Lebanon and the excellence of Carmel and Sharon, so that all will see the glory of the LORD. The weak, fearful, and feeble are told to be strong, for God will come with vengeance and recompense to save them, and then "the eyes of the blind shall be opened... the lame man shall leap as an hart... the tongue of the dumb sing" (v. 5-6), with waters breaking out in the desert. A highway called "The way of holiness" will run through the transformed wilderness, safe from lions and ravenous beasts, reserved for the redeemed to walk. The chapter closes with the ransomed of the LORD returning to Zion with everlasting joy upon their heads, sorrow and sighing fled away.
1The desert and the wildernes shall reioyce: and the waste ground shalbe glad and florish as the rose.
2It shall florish abundantly and shall greatly reioyce also and ioye: the glory of Lebanon shalbe giuen vnto it: the beautie of Carmel, and of Sharon, they shall see the glory of the Lord, and the excellencie of our God.
3Strengthen the weake handes, and comfort the feeble knees.
4Say vnto them that are fearefull, Bee you strong, feare not: beholde, your God commeth with vengeance: euen God with a recompense, he will come and saue you.
5Then shall the eyes of the blinde be lightened, and the eares of the deafe be opened.
6Then shall ye lame man leape as an hart, and the dumme mans tongue shall sing: for in the wildernes shall waters breake out, and riuers in ye desert.
7And the dry ground shalbe as a poole, and the thirstie (as springs of water in the habitation of dragons: where they lay) shall be a place for reedes and rushes.
8And there shalbe a path and a way, and the way shalbe called holy: the polluted shall not passe by it: for he shalbe with them, and walke in the way, and the fooles shall not erre.
9There shall be no lyon, nor noysome beastes shall ascend by it, neither shall they be found there, that the redeemed may walke.
10Therefore the redeemed of the Lord shall returne and come to Zion with prayse: and euerlasting ioy shall bee vpon their heads: they shall obteine ioye and gladnesse, and sorow and mourning shall flee away.
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