1 THE wilderness and the solitary place shall be glad for them; and the desert shall rejoice, and blossom as the rose.
2 It shall blossom abundantly, and rejoice even with joy and singing: the glory of Lebanon shall be given unto it, the excellency of Carmel and Sharon, they shall see the glory of the Lord, and the excellency of our God.
3 Strengthen ye the weak hands, and confirm the feeble knees.
4 Say to them that are of a fearful heart, Be strong, fear not: behold, your God will come with vengeance, even God with a recompence; he will come and save you.
5 Then the eyes of the blind shall be opened, and the ears of the deaf shall be unstopped.
6 Then shall the lame man leap as an hart, and the tongue of the dumb sing: for in the wilderness shall waters break out, and streams in the desert.
7 And the parched ground shall become a pool, and the thirsty land springs of water: in the habitation of dragons, where each lay, shall be grass with reeds and rushes.
8 And an highway shall be there, and a way, and it shall be called The way of holiness; the unclean shall not pass over it; but it shall be for those: the wayfaring men, though fools, shall not err therein.
9 No lion shall be there, nor any ravenous beast shall go up thereon, it shall not be found there; but the redeemed shall walk there:
10 And the ransomed of the Lord shall return, and come to Zion with songs and everlasting joy upon their heads: they shall obtain joy and gladness, and sorrow and sighing shall flee away.

1The wildernesse and the solitarie place shall be glad for them: and the desert shall reioyce and blossome as the rose.

2It shall blossome abundantly, and reioyce euen with ioy and singing: the glory of Lebanon shal be giuen vnto it, the excellencie of Carmel and Sharon: they shall see the glory of the Lord, and the excellencie of our God.

3 Strengthen yee the weake hands, and confirme the feeble knees.

4Say to them that are of a fearefull heart; Be strong, feare not: behold, your God will come with vengeance, euen God with a recompence, he will come and saue you.

5Then the eyes of the blind shall be opened, and the eares of the deafe shalbe vnstopped.

6Then shall the lame man leape as an Hart, and the tongue of the dumbe sing: for in the wildernesse shall waters breake out, and streames in the desert.

7And the parched ground shall become a poole, and the thirstie land springs of water: in the habitation of dragons, where each lay, shalbe grasse with reeds and rushes.

8And an high way shalbe there, and away, and it shall be called the way of holinesse, the vncleane shall not passe ouer it, but it shall be for those: the wayfaringmen, though fooles, shall not erre therein.

9No lyon shalbe there; nor any rauenous beast shall goe vp thereon, it shall not be found there: but the redeemed shall walke there.

10And the ransomed of the Lord shall returne and come to Zion with songs, and euerlasting ioy vpon their heads: they shall obtaine ioy and gladnesse, and sorrow and sighing shall flee away.

I == 55:12

 

II == Isa 32:15

 

 

 

 

III == Job 4:3-4 ; Heb 12:12

 

 

 

V == Isa 29:18 ; 32:3-4 ; 42:7 ; Matt 9:27 ; 11:5 ; 12:22 ; 20:30 ; 21:14 ; Mark 7:32 ; John 9:6-7

VI == Isa 32:4 ; 41:18 ; 43:19 ; Matt 9:32-33 ; 11:5 ; 12:22 ; 15:30 ; 21:14 ; John 5:8-9 ; 7:38-39 ; Acts 3:2 ; 8:7 ; 14:8

VII == Isa 34:13

 

VII == Isa 52:1 ; Joel 3:17 ; Rev 21:27

 

IX == Lev 26:6 ; Isa 11:9 ; Ezek 34:25

X == Isa 25:8 ; 51:11 65:19 ; Rev 7:17 ; 21:4

1 The desert and the parched land will exult; the steppe will rejoice and bloom.

2 They will bloom with abundant flowers, and rejoice with joyful song. The glory of Lebanon will be given to them, the splendor of Carmel and Sharon; They will see the glory of the LORD, the splendor of our God.

3 Strengthen the hands that are feeble, make firm the knees that are weak,

4 Say to those whose hearts are frightened: Be strong, fear not! Here is your God, he comes with vindication; With divine recompense he comes to save you.

5 Then will the eyes of the blind be opened, the ears of the deaf be cleared;

6 Then will the lame leap like a stag, then the tongue of the dumb will sing. Streams will burst forth in the desert, and rivers in the steppe.

7 The burning sands will become pools, and the thirsty ground, springs of water; The abode where jackals lurk will be a marsh for the reed and papyrus.

8 A highway will be there, called the holy way; No one unclean may pass over it, nor fools go astray on it.

9 No lion will be there, nor beast of prey go up to be met upon it. It is for those with a journey to make, and on it the redeemed will walk.

10 Those whom the LORD has ransomed will return and enter Zion singing, crowned with everlasting joy; They will meet with joy and gladness, sorrow and mourning will flee.

v 1,2. After the Tribulation of ch. 34, this ushers in the Millennium with it’s beauty, fruitfulness and the glory of the Lord which will be seen when Christ is ruling.

 

 

v 3-7. Isaiah is encouraging the people, to some degree their return from exile, but basically yet future, as we hope for the future. The Lord will deliver the weak and fearful, handicapped will be healed, and conditions will make agriculture thrive.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

v 8-10. While Jews returning from exile will have a highway to Jerusalem, the redeemed in the Millennium will stream to Jerusalem for worship and rejoicing.