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FUTURE BLESSINGS! ?????

(Isaiah 35:1-10)

1 "The wilderness and the parched land will exult, and the desert plain will be joyful and blossom as the saffron.

2 Without fail it will blossom; It will rejoice and shout for joy. The glory of Lebanon will be given to it, The splendor of Carmel and of Sharon. They will see the glory of Jehovah, the splendor of our God. 

3 Strengthen the weak hands, And make firm the knees that are shaking.

4 Say to those who are anxious at heart: “Be strong. Do not be afraid. Look! Your own God will come with vengeance, God will come with retribution. He will come and save you.”

5 At that time the eyes of the blind will be opened, and the ears of the deaf will be unstopped.

6 At that time the lame will leap like the deer, and the tongue of the speechless will shout for joy. For waters will burst forth in the wilderness, and streams in the desert plain. 

7 The heat-parched ground will become a reedy pool, And the thirsty ground springs of water. In the lairs where jackals rested, there will be green grass and reeds and papyrus. 

8 And a highway will be there, yes, a way called the Way of Holiness. The unclean one will not travel on it. It is reserved for the one walking on the way; No one foolish will stray onto it.  9 No lion will be there, and no vicious wild beasts will come on it. They will not be found there; Only the repurchased ones will walk there.

10 Those redeemed by Jehovah will return and come to Zion with a joyful cry. Unending joy will crown their heads. Exultation and rejoicing will be theirs, and grief and sighing will flee away."

 

Isaiah 35Good News Translation (GNT)

The Road of Holiness

35 The desert will rejoice,
    and flowers will bloom in the wastelands.
2 The desert will sing and shout for joy;
    it will be as beautiful as the Lebanon Mountains
    and as fertile as the fields of Carmel and Sharon.
Everyone will see the Lord's splendor,
    see his greatness and power.

3 Give strength to hands that are tired
    and to knees that tremble with weakness.
4 Tell everyone who is discouraged,
    “Be strong and don't be afraid!
    God is coming to your rescue,
    coming to punish your enemies.”

5 The blind will be able to see,
    and the deaf will hear.
6 The lame will leap and dance,
    and those who cannot speak will shout for joy.
Streams of water will flow through the desert;
7     the burning sand will become a lake,
    and dry land will be filled with springs.
Where jackals used to live,
    marsh grass and reeds will grow.

8 There will be a highway there,
    called “The Road of Holiness.”
No sinner will ever travel that road;
    no fools will mislead those who follow it.[a]
9 No lions will be there;
    no fierce animals will pass that way.
Those whom the Lord has rescued
    will travel home by that road.
10 They will reach Jerusalem with gladness,
    singing and shouting for joy.
They will be happy forever,
    forever free from sorrow and grief.

Footnotes:

1. Isaiah 35:8 Probable text no fools … follow it; Hebrew unclear.

Good News Translation (GNT)