1 The wilderness and the dry land shall be glad; and the desert shall rejoice, and blossom as the rose.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- The wilderness H4057 (מִדְבָּר) — a pasture (i.e. open field, whither cattle are driven); by implication, a desert; also speech (including its organs)
- and the solitary place H6723 (צִיָּה) — aridity; concretely, a desert
- shall be glad H7797 (שׂוּשׂ) — to be bright, i.e. cheerful
- for them; and the desert H6160 (עֲרָבָה) — a desert; especially (with the article prefix) the (generally) sterile valley of the Jordan and its continuation to the Red Sea
- shall rejoice H1523 (גִּיל) — properly, to spin round (under the influence of any violent emotion), i.e. usually rejoice, or (as cringing) fear
- and blossom H6524 (פָּרַח) — to break forth as a bud, i.e. bloom; generally, to spread; specifically, to fly (as extending the wings); figuratively, to flourish
- as the rose H2261 (חֲבַצֶּלֶת) — probably meadow-saffron
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 Jehovah, the excellency of our God.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- It shall blossom H6524 (פָּרַח) — to break forth as a bud, i.e. bloom; generally, to spread; specifically, to fly (as extending the wings); figuratively, to flourish
- abundantly H6524 (פָּרַח) — to break forth as a bud, i.e. bloom; generally, to spread; specifically, to fly (as extending the wings); figuratively, to flourish
- and rejoice H1523 (גִּיל) — properly, to spin round (under the influence of any violent emotion), i.e. usually rejoice, or (as cringing) fear
- even with joy H1525 (גִּילָה) — joy
- and singing H7444 (רַנֵּן) — shouting (for joy)
- the glory H3519 (כָּבוֹד) — properly, weight, but only figuratively in a good sense, splendor or copiousness
- of Lebanon H3844 (לְבָנוֹן) — Lebanon, a mountain range in Palestine
- shall be given H5414 (נָתַן) — to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)
- unto it, the excellency H1926 (הָדָר) — magnificence, i.e. ornament or splendor
- of Carmel H3760 (כַּרְמֶל) — Karmel, the name of a hill and of a town in Palestine
- and Sharon H8289 (שָׁרוֹן) — Sharon, the name of a place in Palestine
- they shall see H7200 (רָאָה) — to see, literally or figuratively (in numerous applications, direct and implied, transitive, intransitive and causative)
- of Yhwh H3068 (יְהֹוָה) — (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God
- the excellency H1926 (הָדָר) — magnificence, i.e. ornament or splendor
- of our God H430 (אֱלֹהִים) — gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference…
3 Strengthen ye the weak hands, and confirm the feeble knees.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Strengthen H2388 (חָזַק) — to fasten upon; hence, to seize, be strong (figuratively, courageous, causatively strengthen, cure, help, repair, fortify), obstinate; to bind, restrain, conque…
- ye the weak H7504 (רָפֶה) — slack (in body or mind)
- hands H3027 (יָד) — a hand (the open one [indicating power, means, direction, etc.], in distinction from 3709, the closed one); used (as noun, adverb, etc.) in a great variety of a…
- and confirm H553 (אָמַץ) — to be alert, physically (on foot) or mentally (in courage)
- the feeble H3782 (כָּשַׁל) — to totter or waver (through weakness of the legs, especially the ankle); by implication, to falter, stumble, faint or fall
- knees H1290 (בֶּרֶךְ) — a knee
4 Say to them that are of a fearful heart, Be strong, fear not: behold, your God will come with vengeance, with the recompense of God; he will come and save you.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Say H559 (אָמַר) — to say (used with great latitude)
- of a fearful H4116 (מָהַר) — properly, to be liquid or flow easily, i.e. (by implication); to hurry (in a good or a bad sense); often used (with another verb) adverbially, promptly
- heart H3820 (לֵב) — the heart; also used (figuratively) very widely for the feelings, the will and even the intellect; likewise for the centre of anything
- Be strong H2388 (חָזַק) — to fasten upon; hence, to seize, be strong (figuratively, courageous, causatively strengthen, cure, help, repair, fortify), obstinate; to bind, restrain, conque…
- fear H3372 (יָרֵא) — to fear; morally to revere; causatively to frighten
- not: behold, your God H430 (אֱלֹהִים) — gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference…
- will come H935 (בּוֹא) — to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)
- vengeance H5359 (נָקָם) — revenge
- God H430 (אֱלֹהִים) — gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference…
- a recompence H1576 (גְּמוּל) — treatment, i.e. an act (of good or ill); by implication, service or requital
- he will come H935 (בּוֹא) — to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)
- and save H3467 (יָשַׁע) — properly, to be open, wide or free, i.e. (by implication) to be safe; causatively, to free or succor
5 Then the eyes of the blind shall be opened, and the ears of the deaf shall be unstopped.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Then the eyes H5869 (עַיִן) — an eye (literally or figuratively); by analogy, a fountain (as the eye of the landscape)
- of the blind H5787 (עִוֵּר) — blind (literally or figuratively)
- shall be opened H6491 (פָּקַח) — to open (the senses, especially the eyes); figuratively, to be observant
- and the ears H241 (אֹזֶן) — broadness. i.e. (concrete) the ear (from its form in man)
- of the deaf H2795 (חֵרֵשׁ) — deaf (whether literally or spiritual)
- shall be unstopped H6605 (פָּתַח) — to open wide (literally or figuratively); specifically, to loosen, begin, plough, carve
6 Then shall the lame man leap as a hart, and the tongue of the dumb shall sing; for in the wilderness shall waters break out, and streams in the desert.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Then shall the lame H6455 (פִּסֵּחַ) — lame
- leap H1801 (דָּלַג) — to spring
- as an hart H354 (אַיָּל) — a stag or male deer
- and the tongue H3956 (לָשׁוֹן) — the tongue (of man or animals), used literally (as the instrument of licking, eating, or speech), and figuratively (speech, an ingot, a fork of flame, a cove of…
- of the dumb H483 (אִלֵּם) — speechless
- sing H7442 (רָנַן) — properly, to creak (or emit a stridulous sound), i.e. to shout (usually for joy)
- for in the wilderness H4057 (מִדְבָּר) — a pasture (i.e. open field, whither cattle are driven); by implication, a desert; also speech (including its organs)
- shall waters H4325 (מַיִם) — water; figuratively, juice; by euphemism, urine, semen
- break out H1234 (בָּקַע) — to cleave; generally, to rend, break, rip or open
- and streams H5158 (נַחַל) — a stream, especially a winter torrent; (by implication) a (narrow) valley (in which a brook runs); also a shaft (of a mine)
- in the desert H6160 (עֲרָבָה) — a desert; especially (with the article prefix) the (generally) sterile valley of the Jordan and its continuation to the Red Sea
7 And 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.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- And the parched ground H8273 (שָׁרָב) — quivering glow (of the air), especially the mirage
- shall become a pool H98 (אֲגַם) — a marsh; hence a rush (as growing in swamps); hence a stockade of reeds
- and the thirsty land H6774 (צִמָּאוֹן) — a thirsty place, i.e. desert
- springs H4002 (מַבּוּעַ) — a fountain
- of water H4325 (מַיִם) — water; figuratively, juice; by euphemism, urine, semen
- in the habitation H5116 (נָוֶה) — (adjectively) at home; hence (by implication of satisfaction) lovely; also (noun) a home, of God (temple), men (residence), flocks (pasture), or wild animals (d…
- of dragons H8577 (תַּנִּין) — a marine or land monster, i.e. sea-serpent or jackal
- where each lay H7258 (רֵבֶץ) — a couch or place of repose
- grass H2682 (חָצִיר) — grass; also a leek (collectively)
- with reeds H7070 (קָנֶה) — a reed (as erect); by resemblance a rod (especially for measuring), shaft, tube, stem, the radius (of the arm), beam (of a steelyard)
- and rushes H1573 (גֹּמֶא) — properly, an absorbent, i.e. the bulrush (from its porosity); specifically the papyrus
8 And 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 it shall be for the redeemed: the wayfaring men, yea fools, shall not err therein.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- And an highway H4547 (מַסְלוּל) — a thoroughfare (as turnpiked)
- shall be there, and a way H1870 (דֶּרֶךְ) — a road (as trodden); figuratively, a course of life or mode of action, often adverb
- and it shall be called H7121 (קָרָא) — to call out to (i.e. properly, address by name, but used in a wide variety of applications)
- The way H1870 (דֶּרֶךְ) — a road (as trodden); figuratively, a course of life or mode of action, often adverb
- of holiness H6944 (קֹדֶשׁ) — a sacred place or thing; rarely abstract, sanctity
- the unclean H2931 (טָמֵא) — foul in a religious sense
- shall not pass over H5674 (עָבַר) — to cross over; used very widely of any transition (literal or figurative; transitive, intransitive, intensive, causative); specifically, to cover (in copulation…
- for those: the wayfaring men H1980 (הָלַךְ) — to walk (in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively)
- though fools H191 (אֱוִיל) — (figuratively) silly
- shall not err H8582 (תָּעָה) — to vacillate, i.e. reel or stray (literally or figuratively); also causative of both
9 No lion shall be there, nor shall any ravenous beast go up thereon; they shall not be found there; but the redeemed shall walk there:Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- No lion H738 (אֲרִי) — a lion
- ravenous H6530 (פְּרִיץ) — violent, i.e. a tyrant
- beast H2416 (חַי) — alive; hence, raw (flesh); fresh (plant, water, year), strong; also (as noun, especially in the feminine singular and masculine plural) life (or living thing),…
- shall go up H5927 (עָלָה) — to ascend, intransitively (be high) or actively (mount); used in a great variety of senses, primary and secondary, literal and figurative
- thereon, it shall not be found H4672 (מָצָא) — properly, to come forth to, i.e. appear or exist; transitively, to attain, i.e. find or acquire; figuratively, to occur, meet or be present
- there; but the redeemed H1350 (גָּאַל) — to redeem (according to the Oriental law of kinship), i.e. to be the next of kin (and as such to buy back a relative's property, marry his widow, etc.)
- shall walk H1980 (הָלַךְ) — to walk (in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively)
10 and the ransomed of Jehovah shall return, and come with singing unto Zion; and everlasting joy shall be upon their heads: they shall obtain gladness and joy, and sorrow and sighing shall flee away.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- And the ransomed H6299 (פָּדָה) — to sever, i.e. ransom; generally to release, preserve
- of Yhwh H3068 (יְהֹוָה) — (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God
- shall return H7725 (שׁוּב) — to turn back (hence, away) transitively or intransitively, literally or figuratively (not necessarily with the idea of return to the starting point); generally…
- and come H935 (בּוֹא) — to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)
- to Zion H6726 (צִיּוֹן) — Tsijon (as a permanent capital), a mountain of Jerusalem
- with songs H7440 (רִנָּה) — properly, a creaking (or shrill sound), i.e. shout (of joy or grief)
- and everlasting H5769 (עוֹלָם) — properly, concealed, i.e. the vanishing point; generally, time out of mind (past or future), i.e. (practically) eternity; frequentatively, adverbial (especially…
- joy H8057 (שִׂמְחָה) — blithesomeness or glee, (religious or festival)
- upon their heads H7218 (רֹאשׁ) — the head (as most easily shaken), whether literal or figurative (in many applications, of place, time, rank, itc.)
- they shall obtain H5381 (נָשַׂג) — to reach (literally or figuratively)
- and gladness H8342 (שָׂשׂוֹן) — cheerfulness; specifically, welcome
- and sorrow H3015 (יָגוֹן) — affliction
- and sighing H585 (אֲנָחָה) — sighing
- shall flee away H5127 (נוּס) — to flit, i.e. vanish away (subside, escape; causatively, chase, impel, deliver)