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then the lame will leap like deer,
    and the tongues of speechless people will sing for joy.
Yes, waters will gush forth in the wilderness,
    and streams will run[a] through the desert;
the burning sands will become a pool,
    and the thirsty ground fountains of water.
In the haunts of jackals there will be
    a verdant resting place with[b] reeds and rushes.”

God’s Holy Highway

“A highway will be there—yes, there—[c]
    and people will call it[d] ‘The Holy Way’.[e]
As for unclean people,
    they will not journey on it,
but it will be for whomever[f] is traveling on that Way—
        not even fools will get lost.

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 35:6 So 1QIsaa; MT LXX lack will run
  2. Isaiah 35:7 So 1QIsaa; MT reads is her resting place; the grass will become
  3. Isaiah 35:8 So 1QIsaa; MT LXX lack yes, there
  4. Isaiah 35:8 So 1QIsaa; MT LXX read it will be called
  5. Isaiah 35:8 So 1QIsaa LXX; MT reads Way, yes, Way
  6. Isaiah 35:8 So 1QIsaa; MT reads but it will be for the one; cf. LXX

Then will the lame(A) leap like a deer,(B)
    and the mute tongue(C) shout for joy.(D)
Water will gush forth in the wilderness
    and streams(E) in the desert.
The burning sand will become a pool,
    the thirsty ground(F) bubbling springs.(G)
In the haunts where jackals(H) once lay,
    grass and reeds(I) and papyrus will grow.

And a highway(J) will be there;
    it will be called the Way of Holiness;(K)
    it will be for those who walk on that Way.
The unclean(L) will not journey on it;
    wicked fools will not go about on it.

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