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Say to those with anxious hearts,
    ‘Be strong, do not be afraid!
Here is your God—
    he will bring[a] vengeance,
he will bring[b] divine retribution,
    and he will save you.’

“Then the eyes of the blind will be opened,
    and the ears of the deaf unblocked;
then the lame will leap like deer,
    and the tongues of speechless people will sing for joy.
Yes, waters will gush forth in the wilderness,
    and streams will run[c] through the desert;

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 35:4 So 1QIsaa LXX; MT reads he will come
  2. Isaiah 35:4 So 1QIsaa; MT LXX read he will come
  3. Isaiah 35:6 So 1QIsaa; MT LXX lack will run

say(A) to those with fearful hearts,(B)
    “Be strong, do not fear;(C)
your God will come,(D)
    he will come with vengeance;(E)
with divine retribution
    he will come to save(F) you.”

Then will the eyes of the blind be opened(G)
    and the ears of the deaf(H) unstopped.
Then will the lame(I) leap like a deer,(J)
    and the mute tongue(K) shout for joy.(L)
Water will gush forth in the wilderness
    and streams(M) in the desert.

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