| New American Standard Bible 1995 | Holman Christian Standard Bible |
| 1The wilderness and the desert will be glad, And the Arabah will rejoice and blossom; Like the crocus | 1The wilderness and the dry land will be glad; the desert will rejoice and blossom like a rose. |
| 2It will blossom profusely And rejoice with rejoicing and shout of joy. The glory of Lebanon will be given to it, The majesty of Carmel and Sharon. They will see the glory of the LORD, The majesty of our God. | 2It will blossom abundantly and will also rejoice with joy and singing. The glory of Lebanon will be given to it, the splendor of Carmel and Sharon. They will see the glory of the LORD, the splendor of our God. |
| 3Encourage the exhausted, and strengthen the feeble. | 3Strengthen the weak hands, steady the shaking knees! |
| 4Say to those with anxious heart, "Take courage, fear not. Behold, your God will come with vengeance; The recompense of God will come, But He will save you." | 4Say to the cowardly:" Be strong; do not fear! Here is your God; vengeance is coming. God's retribution is coming; He will save you." |
| 5Then the eyes of the blind will be opened And the ears of the deaf will be unstopped. | 5Then the eyes of the blind will be opened, and the ears of the deaf unstopped. |
| 6Then the lame will leap like a deer, And the tongue of the mute will shout for joy. For waters will break forth in the wilderness And streams in the Arabah. | 6Then the lame will leap like a deer, and the tongue of the mute will sing for joy, for water will gush in the wilderness, and streams in the desert; |
| 7The scorched land will become a pool And the thirsty ground springs of water; In the haunt of jackals, its resting place, Grass becomes reeds and rushes. | 7the parched ground will become a pool of water, and the thirsty land springs of water. In the haunt of jackals, in their lairs, there will be grass, reeds, and papyrus. |
| 8A highway will be there, a roadway, And it will be called the Highway of Holiness. The unclean will not travel on it, But it will be for him who walks that way, And fools will not wander on it. | 8A road will be there and a way; it will be called the Holy Way. The unclean will not travel on it, but it will be for the one who walks the path. Even the fool will not go astray. |
| 9No lion will be there, Nor will any vicious beast go up on it; These will not be found there. But the redeemed will walk there, | 9There will be no lion there, and no vicious beast will go up on it; they will not be found there. But the redeemed will walk on it, |
| 10And the ransomed of the LORD will return And come with joyful shouting to Zion, With everlasting joy upon their heads. They will find gladness and joy, And sorrow and sighing will flee away. | 10and the redeemed of the LORD will return and come to Zion with singing, crowned with unending joy. Joy and gladness will overtake them, and sorrow and sighing will flee. |
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