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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.
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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.