² it will have many blooms.
    It will ·show its happiness [joyfully rejoice], as if it were ·shouting [or singing] with joy.
It will be ·beautiful like the forest [^Lgiven the glory] of Lebanon,
    ·as beautiful as Mount Carmel and the Plain of Sharon [^Lthe splendor of Carmel and Sharon; 33:9].
·Everyone [^LThey] will see the glory of the Lord [^Chis manifest presence]
    and the splendor of our God.
³ Make the weak hands strong
    and the weak knees steady.
⁴ Say to people who are ·frightened [anxious; ^Lhasty of heart],
    “Be strong. Don’t be afraid.
Look, your God will come,
    ·and he will punish your enemies [^L…with vengeance].
·He will make them pay for the wrongs they did […with the retribution of God],
    but he will save you.”