Ottley(i)
1 Be thou glad, O thirsting desert; let the wilderness rejoice, and blossom as a lily;
2 And the desolate places of Jordan shall blossom and rejoice: and the glory of Lebanon is given unto it, and the honour of Carmel; and my people shall see the glory of the Lord, and the exaltation of God.
3 Be strong, ye slackened hands, and feeble knees:
4 Give comfort, ye faint hearted; be strong, fear not; behold, our God will give a recompense of judgment, yea, will give; he himself will come and save us.
5 Then shall the eyes of the blind men be opened, and the ears of deaf men shall hear.
6 Then shall a lame man leap as a hart, and the tongue of stammerers shall be clear, for there hath broken out water in the wilderness, and a torrent in a thirsting land.
7 And the waterless land shall become pools, and into the thirsting land shall come a fount of water; there shall be joy of birds, beds of reed and pools.
8 A pure way shall be there, and it shall be called a holy way, and no unclean person shall pass by there, neither shall an unclean way be there; but the dispersed shall walk upon it, and they shall not err.
9 And no lion shall be there, nor shall any of the evil beasts go up thereon, nor be found there; but ransomed ones shall walk therein,
10 And (those) gathered together because of the Lord; they shall return, and come to Zion with joy, and everlasting joy upon their head; for on their head (shall be) praise and triumph, and joy shall take hold upon them; fled away is pain, and grief, and sighing.