57 lines
1.4 KiB
Markdown
57 lines
1.4 KiB
Markdown
The Ransomed Return to Zion
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# Chapter 35
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1. The wilderness and the dry land will be glad;
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the desert will rejoice and blossom like a wildflower.
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2. It will blossom abundantly
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and will also rejoice with joy and singing.
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The glory of Lebanon will be given to it,
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the splendor of Carmel and Sharon.
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They will see the glory of the Lord,
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the splendor of our God.
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3. Strengthen the weak hands,
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steady the shaking knees!
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4. Say to the cowardly:
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"Be strong; do not fear!
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Here is your God; vengeance is coming.
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God's retribution is coming; he will save you."
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5. Then the eyes of the blind will be opened,
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and the ears of the deaf unstopped.
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6. Then the lame will leap like a deer,
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and the tongue of the mute will sing for joy,
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for water will gush in the wilderness,
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and streams in the desert;
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7. the parched ground will become a pool,
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and the thirsty land, springs.
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In the haunt of jackals, in their lairs,
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there will be grass, reeds, and papyrus.
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8. A road will be there and a way;
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it will be called the Holy Way.
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The unclean will not travel on it,
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but it will be for the one who walks the path.
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Fools will not wander on it.
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9. There will be no lion there,
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and no vicious beast will go up on it;
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they will not be found there.
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But the redeemed will walk on it,
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10. and the ransomed of the Lord will return
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and come to Zion with singing,
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crowned with unending joy.
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Joy and gladness will overtake them,
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and sorrow and sighing will flee.
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