Isaiah 35- Two Versions

Amplified Bible

1 THE WILDERNESS and the dry land shall be glad; the desert shall rejoice and blossom like the rose and the autumn crocus.

2 It shall blossom abundantly and rejoice even with joy and singing. The glory of Lebanon shall be given to it, the excellency of [Mount] Carmel and [the plain] ofSharon. They shall see the glory of the Lord, the majesty and splendor and excellency of our God.

3 Strengthen the weak hands and make firm the feeble and tottering knees.(A)
4 Say to those who are of a fearful and hasty heart, Be strong, fear not! Behold, your God will come with vengeance; with the recompense of God He will come and save you.

5 Then the eyes of the blind shall be opened, and the ears of the deaf shall be unstopped.

6 Then shall the lame man leap like a hart, and the tongue of the dumb shall sing for joy. For waters shall break forth in the wilderness and streams in the desert.(B)

7 And the burning sand and the mirage shall become a pool, and the thirsty ground springs of water; in the haunt of jackals, where they lay resting, shall be grass with reeds and rushes.

8 And a highway shall be there, and a way; and it shall be called the Holy Way. The unclean shall not pass over it, but it shall be for the redeemed; the wayfaring men, yes, the simple ones and fools, shall not err in it and lose their way.

9 No lion shall be there, nor shall any ravenous beast come up on it; they shall not be found there. But the redeemed shall walk on it.

10 And the ransomed of the Lord shall return and come to Zion with singing, and everlasting joy shall be upon their heads; they shall obtain joy and gladness, and sorrow and sighing shall flee away.
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Isaiah 35 (Contemporary English Version)

God's Splendor Will Be Seen
1Thirsty deserts will be glad;

barren lands will celebrate

and blossom with flowers.

2Deserts will bloom everywhere

and sing joyful songs.

They will be as majestic

as Mount Lebanon,

as glorious as Mount Carmel

or Sharon Valley.

Everyone will see

the wonderful splendor

of the LORD our God.


God Changes Everything
3Here is a message for all

who are weak,

trembling,

and worried:

4"Cheer up! Don't be afraid.

Your God is coming

to punish your enemies.

God will take revenge on them

and rescue you."

5The blind will see,

and the ears of the deaf

will be healed.

6Those who were lame

will leap around like deer;

tongues once silent

will begin to shout.

Water will rush

through the desert.

7Scorching sand

will turn into a lake,

and thirsty ground

will flow with fountains.

Grass will grow in wetlands,

where packs of wild dogs

once made their home. [a]
God's Sacred Highway
8A good road will be there,

and it will be named

"God's Sacred Highway."

It will be for God's people;

no one unfit to worship God

will walk on that road.

And no fools can travel

on that highway. [b] 9No lions or other wild animals

will come near that road;

only those the LORD has saved

will travel there.

10The people the LORD has rescued

will come back singing

as they enter Zion.

Happiness will be a crown

they will always wear.

They will celebrate and shout

because all sorrows

and worries

will be gone far away.