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Zion's Happy Future

¹ The ^(C1)wilderness and the desert will rejoice,
And the ^(F1)(C2)desert will shout for joy and blossom;
Like the crocus

² It will ^(C1)blossom profusely
And ^(C2)rejoice with joy and jubilation.
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)Strengthen the ^(F1)exhausted, and make the ^(F2)feeble strong.

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

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

⁶ Then those who ^(C1)limp will leap like a deer,
And the ^(C2)tongue of those who cannot speak will shout for joy.
For waters will burst forth in the ^(C3)wilderness,
And streams in the ^(F1)desert.

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 the one who walks that way,
And ^(C4)fools will not wander on it.

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

¹⁰ And ^(C1)the redeemed of the LORD will return
And come to Zion with joyful shouting,
And everlasting joy will be on their heads.
They will obtain gladness and joy,
And ^(C2)sorrow and sighing will flee away.