86 lines
1.7 KiB
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86 lines
1.7 KiB
Markdown
Hope for Restoration
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# Chapter 35
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1. Even the wilderness and desert will be glad in those days.
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The wasteland will rejoice and blossom with spring crocuses.
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2. Yes, there will be an abundance of flowers
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and singing and joy!
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The deserts will become as green as the mountains of Lebanon,
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as lovely as Mount Carmel or the plain of Sharon.
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There the LORD will display his glory,
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the splendor of our God.
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3. With this news, strengthen those who have tired hands,
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and encourage those who have weak knees.
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4. Say to those with fearful hearts,
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"Be strong, and do not fear,
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for your God is coming to destroy your enemies.
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He is coming to save you."
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5. And when he comes, he will open the eyes of the blind
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and unplug the ears of the deaf.
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6. The lame will leap like a deer,
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and those who cannot speak will sing for joy!
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Springs will gush forth in the wilderness,
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and streams will water the wasteland.
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7. The parched ground will become a pool,
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and springs of water will satisfy the thirsty land.
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Marsh grass and reeds and rushes will flourish
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where desert jackals once lived.
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8. And a great road will go through that once deserted land.
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It will be named the Highway of Holiness.
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Evil-minded people will never travel on it.
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It will be only for those who walk in God's ways;
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fools will never walk there.
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9. Lions will not lurk along its course,
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nor any other ferocious beasts.
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There will be no other dangers.
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Only the redeemed will walk on it.
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10. Those who have been ransomed by the LORD will return.
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They will enter Jerusalem singing,
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crowned with everlasting joy.
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Sorrow and mourning will disappear,
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and they will be filled with joy and gladness.
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