56 lines
1.6 KiB
Markdown
56 lines
1.6 KiB
Markdown
The Ransomed Shall Return
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# Chapter 35
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1. The wilderness and the dry land shall be glad;
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the desert shall rejoice and blossom like the crocus;
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2. it shall blossom abundantly
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and rejoice with joy and singing.
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The glory of Lebanon shall be given to it,
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the majesty of Carmel and Sharon.
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They shall see the glory of the LORD,
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the majesty of our God.
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3. Strengthen the weak hands,
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and make firm the feeble knees.
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4. Say to those who have an anxious heart,
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"Be strong; fear not!
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Behold, your God
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will come with vengeance,
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with the recompense of God.
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He will come and save you."
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5. Then the eyes of the blind shall be opened,
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and the ears of the deaf unstopped;
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6. then shall the lame man leap like a deer,
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and the tongue of the mute sing for joy.
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For waters break forth in the wilderness,
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and streams in the desert;
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7. the burning sand shall become a pool,
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and the thirsty ground springs of water;
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in the haunt of jackals, where they lie down,
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the grass shall become reeds and rushes.
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8. And a highway shall be there,
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and it shall be called the Way of Holiness;
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the unclean shall not pass over it.
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It shall belong to those who walk on the way;
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even if they are fools, they shall not go astray.
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9. No lion shall be there,
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nor shall any ravenous beast come up on it;
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they shall not be found there,
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but the redeemed shall walk there.
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10. And the ransomed of the LORD shall return
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and come to Zion with singing;
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everlasting joy shall be upon their heads;
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they shall obtain gladness and joy,
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and sorrow and sighing shall flee away.
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