Hebrew Names Version HNV
Young's Literal Translation YLT
1 The wilderness and the dry land shall be glad; and the desert shall rejoice, and blossom as the rose.
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They joy from the wilderness and dry place, And rejoice doth the desert, and flourish as the rose,
2 It shall blossom abundantly, and rejoice even with joy and singing; the glory of Levanon shall be given to it, the excellency of Karmel and Sharon: they shall see the glory of the LORD, the excellency of our God.
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Flourishing it doth flourish, and rejoice, Yea, [with] 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.
3 Strengthen you the weak hands, and confirm the feeble knees.
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Strengthen ye the feeble hands, Yea, the stumbling knees strengthen.
4 Tell those who are of a fearful heart, Be strong, don't be afraid: behold, your God will come [with] vengeance, [with] the recompense of God; he will come and save you.
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Say 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.'
5 Then the eyes of the blind shall be opened, and the ears of the deaf shall be unstopped.
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Then opened are eyes of the blind, And ears of the deaf are unstopped,
6 Then shall the lame man leap as a hart, and the tongue of the mute shall sing; for in the wilderness shall waters break out, and streams in the desert.
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Then 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.
7 The glowing sand shall become a pool, and the thirsty ground springs of water: in the habitation of jackals, where they lay, shall be grass with reeds and rushes.
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And 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.
8 A highway shall be there, and a way, and it shall be called The way of holiness. The unclean shall not pass over it, but is shall be for for him who walks in the Way. Wicked fools will not go there.
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And 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 [is] by them, Whoso is going in the way -- even fools err not.
9 No lion shall be there, nor shall any ravenous animal go up thereon; they shall not be found there; but the redeemed shall walk [there]:
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No lion is there, yea, a destructive beast Ascendeth it not, it is not found there, And walked have the redeemed,
10 and the ransomed of the LORD shall return, and come with singing to Tziyon; and everlasting joy shall be on their heads: they shall obtain gladness and joy, and sorrow and sighing shall flee away.
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And 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!
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