The Ransomed Shall Return
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The a wilderness and the wasteland shall be glad for them,
And the b desert shall rejoice and blossom as the rose;
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c It shall blossom abundantly and rejoice,
Even with joy and singing.
The glory of Lebanon shall be given to it,
The excellence of Carmel and Sharon.
They shall see the d glory of the LORD,
The excellency of our God.
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e Strengthen the weak hands,
And make firm the feeble knees.
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Say to those who are fearful-hearted,
"Be strong, do not fear!
Behold, your God will come with f vengeance,
With the recompense of God;
He will come and g save you."
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Then the h eyes of the blind shall be opened,
And i the ears of the deaf shall be unstopped.
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Then the j lame shall leap like a deer,
And the k tongue of the dumb sing.
For l waters shall burst forth in the wilderness,
And streams in the desert.
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The parched ground shall become a pool,
And the thirsty land springs of water;
In m the habitation of jackals, where each lay,
There shall be grass with reeds and rushes.
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A n highway shall be there, and a road,
And it shall be called the Highway of Holiness.
o The unclean shall not pass over it,
But it shall be for others.
Whoever walks the road, although a fool,
Shall not go astray.
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p No lion shall be there,
Nor shall any ravenous beast go up on it;
It shall not be found there.
But the redeemed shall walk there,
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And the q ransomed of the LORD shall return,
And come to Zion with singing,
With everlasting joy on their heads.
They shall obtain joy and gladness,
And r sorrow and sighing shall flee away.
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Cross References
Isaiah 32:15
Until the Spirit is poured upon us from on high, And the wilderness becomes a fruitful field, And the fruitful field is counted as a forest.
Isaiah 55:12
For you shall go out with joy, And be led out with peace; The mountains and the hills Shall break forth into singing before you, And all the trees of the field shall clap their hands.
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Cross References
Isaiah 41:19
I will plant in the wilderness the cedar and the acacia tree, The myrtle and the oil tree; I will set in the desert the cypress tree and the pine And the box tree together.
Isaiah 51:3
For the LORD will comfort Zion, He will comfort all her waste places; He will make her wilderness like Eden, And her desert like the garden of the LORD; Joy and gladness will be found in it, Thanksgiving and the voice of melody.
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Cross References
Isaiah 32:15
Until the Spirit is poured upon us from on high, And the wilderness becomes a fruitful field, And the fruitful field is counted as a forest.
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Cross References
Isaiah 40:5
The glory of the LORD shall be revealed, And all flesh shall see it together; For the mouth of the LORD has spoken.
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Cross References
Job 4:3
Surely you have instructed many, And you have strengthened weak hands.
Job 4:4
Your words have upheld him who was stumbling, And you have strengthened the feeble knees.
Hebrews 12:12
Therefore strengthen the hands which hang down, and the feeble knees.
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Cross References
Isaiah 34:8
For it is the day of the LORD's vengeance, The year of recompense for the cause of Zion.
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Cross References
Psalms 145:19
He will fulfill the desire of those who fear Him; He also will hear their cry and save them.
Isaiah 33:22
(For the LORD is our Judge, The LORD is our Lawgiver, The LORD is our King; He will save us).
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Cross References
Isaiah 29:18
In that day the deaf shall hear the words of the book, And the eyes of the blind shall see out of obscurity and out of darkness.
Matthew 9:27
When Jesus departed from there, two blind men followed Him, crying out and saying, "Son of David, have mercy on us!
John 9:6
When He had said these things, He spat on the ground and made clay with the saliva; and He anointed the eyes of the blind man with the clay.
John 9:7
And He said to him, "Go, wash in the pool of Siloam" (which is translated, Sent). So he went and washed, and came back seeing.
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Cross References
Matthew 11:5
The blind see and the lame walk; the lepers are cleansed and the deaf hear; the dead are raised up and the poor have the gospel preached to them.
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Matthew 11:5
The blind see and the lame walk; the lepers are cleansed and the deaf hear; the dead are raised up and the poor have the gospel preached to them.
Matthew 15:30
Then great multitudes came to Him, having with them the lame, blind, mute, maimed, and many others; and they laid them down at Jesus' feet, and He healed them.
John 5:8
Jesus said to him, "Rise, take up your bed and walk.
John 5:9
And immediately the man was made well, took up his bed, and walked. And that day was the Sabbath.
Acts 8:7
For unclean spirits, crying with a loud voice, came out of many who were possessed; and many who were paralyzed and lame were healed.
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Cross References
Isaiah 32:4
Also the heart of the rash will understand knowledge, And the tongue of the stammerers will be ready to speak plainly.
Matthew 9:32
As they went out, behold, they brought to Him a man, mute and demon-possessed.
Matthew 12:22
Then one was brought to Him who was demon-possessed, blind and mute; and He healed him, so that the blind and mute man both spoke and saw.
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Cross References
Isaiah 41:18
I will open rivers in desolate heights, And fountains in the midst of the valleys; I will make the wilderness a pool of water, And the dry land springs of water.
John 7:38
"He who believes in Me, as the Scripture has said, out of his heart will flow rivers of living water."
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Cross References
Isaiah 34:13
And thorns shall come up in its palaces, Nettles and brambles in its fortresses; It shall be a habitation of jackals, A courtyard for ostriches.
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Cross References
Isaiah 19:23
In that day there will be a highway from Egypt to Assyria, and the Assyrian will come into Egypt and the Egyptian into Assyria, and the Egyptians will serve with the Assyrians.
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Cross References
Isaiah 52:1
Awake, awake! Put on your strength, O Zion; Put...
Joel 3:17
"So you shall know that I am the LORD your God,...
Matthew 7:13
Enter by the narrow gate; for wide is the gate ...
Matthew 7:14
Because narrow is the gate and difficult is the...
1 Peter 1:15
But as He who called you is holy, you also be h...
1 Peter 1:16
Because it is written, "Be holy, for I am holy.
Revelation 21:27
But there shall by no means enter it anything t...
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Cross References
Leviticus 26:6
I will give peace in the land, and you shall lie down, and none will make you afraid; I will rid the land of evil beasts, and the sword will not go through your land.
Isaiah 11:7
The cow and the bear shall graze; Their young ones shall lie down together; And the lion shall eat straw like the ox.
Isaiah 11:9
They shall not hurt nor destroy in all My holy mountain, For the earth shall be full of the knowledge of the LORD As the waters cover the sea.
Ezekiel 34:25
I will make a covenant of peace with them, and cause wild beasts to cease from the land; and they will dwell safely in the wilderness and sleep in the woods.
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Cross References
Isaiah 51:11
So the ransomed of the LORD shall return, And come to Zion with singing, With everlasting joy on their heads. They shall obtain joy and gladness; Sorrow and sighing shall flee away.
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Isaiah 25:8
He will swallow up death forever, And the Lord GOD will wipe away tears from all faces; The rebuke of His people He will take away from all the earth; For the LORD has spoken.
Isaiah 30:19
For the people shall dwell in Zion at Jerusalem; You shall weep no more. He will be very gracious to you at the sound of your cry; When He hears it, He will answer you.
Isaiah 65:19
I will rejoice in Jerusalem, And joy in My people; The voice of weeping shall no longer be heard in her, Nor the voice of crying.
Revelation 7:17
"for the Lamb who is in the midst of the throne will shepherd them and lead them to living fountains of waters. And God will wipe away every tear from their eyes."
Revelation 21:4
"And God will wipe away every tear from their eyes; there shall be no more death, nor sorrow, nor crying. There shall be no more pain, for the former things have passed away."
New King James Version (NKJV) Copyright © 1982 by Thomas Nelson, Inc.