Isaiah 35
Berean Standard Bible · Compare translations · 712 BC – 690 BC · Judah alone · Tap a verse to copy, share or highlight ·
10 verses · 252 words · ~1 min read · ~2 min listen
The Glory of Zion
1The wilderness and the dry land will be glad;
the desert will rejoice and blossom like a rose.
2It will bloom profusely
and rejoice with joy and singing.
The glory of Lebanon will be given to it,
They will see the glory of the Lord,
the splendor of our God.
3Strengthen the limp hands
and steady the feeble knees!
4Say to those with anxious hearts:
“Be strong, do not fear!
Behold, your God will come with vengeance.
With divine retribution He will come to save you.”
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 mute tongue will shout for joy.
For waters will gush forth in the wilderness,
and streams in the desert.
7The parched ground will become a pool,
the thirsty land springs of water.
In the haunt where jackals once lay,
there will be grass and reeds and papyrus.
8And there will be a highway
called the Way of Holiness.
The unclean will not travel it—
only those who walk in the Way—
and fools will not stray onto it.
9No lion will be there,
and no vicious beast will go up on it.
Such will not be found there,
but the redeemed will walk upon it.
10So the redeemed of the Lord will return
and enter Zion with singing,
crowned with everlasting joy.
Gladness and joy will overtake them,
and sorrow and sighing will flee.
Footnotes (2)
- a v3 Cited in Hebrews 12:12
- b v7 Or serpents or dragons
Study notes on this chapter · 1
Prophecy & fulfillmentLinked by the New Testament
The blind see, the lame walk
When John the Baptist asks from prison whether Jesus is the coming one, Jesus answers by listing what is happening: the blind see, the lame walk, the dead are raised, the poor hear good news. These are the signs Isaiah linked with God's coming to save.
When: Isaiah, c. 700 BC; Jesus' reply to John's disciples, c. AD 28–29.
Editorial note by BibleWay. Interpretations vary; dates are approximate scholarly estimates.