The Future Glory of Zion
1 Thewilderness and the wasteland shall be glad for them,
# And thedesert shall rejoice and blossom as the rose;
2 It shall blossom abundantly and rejoice,
Even with joy and singing.
The glory of Lebanon shall be given to it,
The excellence of Carmel and Sharon.
# They shall see theglory of theLord,
The excellency of our God.
3 Strengthen the weak hands,
And make firm the feeble knees.
4 Say to thosewhoarefearful-hearted,
“Be strong, do not fear!
# Behold, your God will comewithvengeance,
Withthe recompense of God;
# He will come andsave you.”
5 Then theeyes of the blind shall be opened,
# Andthe ears of the deaf shall be unstopped.
6 Then thelame shall leap like a deer,
# And thetongue of the dumb sing.
# Forwaters shall burst forth in the wilderness,
And streams in the desert.
7 The parched ground shall become a pool,
And the thirsty land springs of water;
# Inthe habitation of jackals, where each lay,
Thereshallbegrass with reeds and rushes.
8 Ahighway shall be there, and a road,
And it shall be called the Highway of Holiness.
# The unclean shall not pass over it,
But itshallbefor others.
Whoever walks the road, although a fool,
Shall not go astray.
9 No lion shall be there,
Nor shallanyravenous beast go up on it;
It shall not be found there.
But the redeemed shall walkthere,
10 And theransomed of theLordshall return,
And come to Zion with singing,
With everlasting joy on their heads.
They shall obtain joy and gladness,
# Andsorrow and sighing shall flee away.