1 T hey joy from the wilderness and dry place, And rejoice doth the desert, and flourish as the rose,

The waste-land and the dry land will be glad. The desert will be full of joy and become like a rose.

2 F lourishing it doth flourish, and rejoice, Yea, joy and singing, The honour of Lebanon hath been given to it, The beauty of Carmel and Sharon, They -- they see the honour of Jehovah, The majesty of our God.

Many flowers will grow in it, and it will be filled with joy and singing. The greatness of Lebanon will be given to it, and the beauty of Carmel and Sharon. They will see the shining-greatness of the Lord, the wonderful power of our God.

3 S trengthen ye the feeble hands, Yea, the stumbling knees strengthen.

Give strength to weak hands and to weak knees.

4 S ay to the hastened of heart, `Be strong, Fear not, lo, your God; vengeance cometh, The recompence of God, He Himself doth come and save you.'

Say to those whose heart is afraid, “Have strength of heart, and do not be afraid. See, your God will come ready to punish. He will come to make sinners pay for their sins, but He will save you.”

5 T hen opened are eyes of the blind, And ears of the deaf are unstopped,

Then the eyes of the blind will be opened. And the ears of those who cannot hear will be opened.

6 T hen leap as a hart doth the lame, And sing doth the tongue of the dumb, For broken up in a wilderness have been waters, And streams in a desert.

Then those who cannot walk will jump like a deer. And the tongue of those who cannot speak will call out for joy. For waters will break out in the wilderness, and rivers in the desert.

7 A nd the mirage hath become a pond, And the thirsty land fountains of waters, In the habitation of dragons, Its place of couching down, a court for reed and rush.

The burning sand will become a pool. The thirsty ground will become wells of water. The resting place of the wild dog will be filled with river-grasses.

8 A nd a highway hath been there, and a way, And the `way of holiness' is called to it, Not pass over it doth the unclean, And He Himself by them, Whoso is going in the way -- even fools err not.

And a road will be there. It will be called the Holy Way. Those who are unclean will not travel on it. But it will be for those who walk in that way. Fools will not walk on it.

9 N o lion is there, yea, a destructive beast Ascendeth it not, it is not found there, And walked have the redeemed,

No lion will be there. No angry and hungry animal will go up on it. They will not be found there. But those whose sin has been paid for will walk there.

10 A nd the ransomed of Jehovah return, And have entered Zion with singing. And joy age-during on their head, Joy and gladness they attain, And fled away have sorrow and sighing!

Those whom the Lord has paid for and set free will return. They will come to Zion with singing. Joy that lasts forever will crown their heads. They will be glad and full of joy. Sorrow and sad voices will be gone.