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Zion's Happy Future

¹ The ^(C1)wilderness and the desert will be glad,
And the ^(F1)(C2)Arabah will rejoice and blossom;
Like the crocus

² It will ^(C1)blossom profusely
And ^(C2)rejoice with rejoicing and shout of joy.
The ^(C3)glory of Lebanon will be given to it,
The majesty of ^(C4)Carmel and Sharon.
They will see the ^(C5)glory of the LORD,
The majesty of our God.

^3 (C1)Encourage the ^(F1)exhausted, and strengthen the ^(F2)feeble.

⁴ Say to those with ^(C1)anxious heart,
"Take courage, fear not.
Behold, your God will come with ^(C2)vengeance;
The ^(C3)recompense of God will come,
But He will ^(C4)save you."

⁵ Then the ^(C1)eyes of the blind will be opened
And the ears of the deaf will be unstopped.

⁶ Then the ^(C1)lame will leap like a deer,
And the ^(C2)tongue of the mute will shout for joy.
For waters will break forth in the ^(C3)wilderness
And streams in the ^(F1)Arabah.

⁷ The ^(F1)scorched land will become a pool
And the thirsty ground ^(C1)springs of water;
In the ^(C2)haunt of jackals, its resting place,
Grass becomes reeds and rushes.

^8 (C1)A highway will be there, ^(C2)a roadway,
And it will be called the Highway of ^(C3)Holiness.
The unclean will not travel on it,
But it will be for him who walks that way,
And ^(C4)fools will not wander on it.

⁹ No ^(C1)lion will be there,
Nor will any vicious beast go up on it;
^(F1)These will not be found there.
But ^(C2)the redeemed will walk there,

¹⁰ And ^(C1)the ransomed of the LORD will return
And come with joyful shouting to Zion,
With everlasting joy upon their heads.
They will ^(F1)find gladness and joy,
And ^(C2)sorrow and sighing will flee away.