# Isaiah 35 ## Isaiah 35:1 - [KJV] The wilderness and the solitary place shall be glad for them; and the desert shall rejoice, and blossom as the rose. - [ASV] The wilderness and the dry land shall be glad; and the desert shall rejoice, and blossom as the rose. - [YLT] They joy from the wilderness and dry place, And rejoice doth the desert, and flourish as the rose, ### Notes on Isaiah 35:1 - ## Isaiah 35:2 - [KJV] 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 the LORD, *and* the excellency of our God. - [ASV] 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. - [YLT] Flourishing it doth flourish, and rejoice, Yea, *with* joy and singing, The honour of Lebanon hath been given to it, The beauty of Carmel and Sharon, They -- they see the honour of Jehovah, The majesty of our God. ### Notes on Isaiah 35:2 - ## Isaiah 35:3 - [KJV] Strengthen ye the weak hands, and confirm the feeble knees. - [ASV] Strengthen ye the weak hands, and confirm the feeble knees. - [YLT] Strengthen ye the feeble hands, Yea, the stumbling knees strengthen. ### Notes on Isaiah 35:3 - ## Isaiah 35:4 - [KJV] Say to them *that are* of a fearful heart, Be strong, fear not: behold, your God will come *with* vengeance, *even* God *with* a recompence; he will come and save you. - [ASV] 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. - [YLT] Say to the hastened of heart, 'Be strong, Fear not, lo, your God; vengeance cometh, The recompence of God, He Himself doth come and save you.' ### Notes on Isaiah 35:4 - ## Isaiah 35:5 - [KJV] Then the eyes of the blind shall be opened, and the ears of the deaf shall be unstopped. - [ASV] Then the eyes of the blind shall be opened, and the ears of the deaf shall be unstopped. - [YLT] Then opened are eyes of the blind, And ears of the deaf are unstopped, ### Notes on Isaiah 35:5 - ## Isaiah 35:6 - [KJV] Then shall the lame *man* leap as an hart, and the tongue of the dumb sing: for in the wilderness shall waters break out, and streams in the desert. - [ASV] 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. - [YLT] Then leap as a hart doth the lame, And sing doth the tongue of the dumb, For broken up in a wilderness have been waters, And streams in a desert. ### Notes on Isaiah 35:6 - ## Isaiah 35:7 - [KJV] And the parched ground shall become a pool, and the thirsty land springs of water: in the habitation of dragons, where each lay, *shall be* grass with reeds and rushes. - [ASV] 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. - [YLT] And the mirage hath become a pond, And the thirsty land fountains of waters, In the habitation of dragons, Its place of couching down, a court for reed and rush. ### Notes on Isaiah 35:7 - ## Isaiah 35:8 - [KJV] And an 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 those: the wayfaring men, though fools, shall not err *therein*. - [ASV] 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 is shall be for *the redeemed*: the wayfaring men, yea fools, shall not err *therein*. - [YLT] And a highway hath been there, and a way, And the 'way of holiness' is called to it, Not pass over it doth the unclean, And He Himself *is* by them, Whoso is going in the way -- even fools err not. ### Notes on Isaiah 35:8 - ## Isaiah 35:9 - [KJV] No lion shall be there, nor *any* ravenous beast shall go up thereon, it shall not be found there; but the redeemed shall walk *there*: - [ASV] 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*: - [YLT] No lion is there, yea, a destructive beast Ascendeth it not, it is not found there, And walked have the redeemed, ### Notes on Isaiah 35:9 - ## Isaiah 35:10 - [KJV] And the ransomed of the LORD shall return, and come to Zion with songs and everlasting joy upon their heads: they shall obtain joy and gladness, and sorrow and sighing shall flee away. - [ASV] 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. - [YLT] And the ransomed of Jehovah return, And have entered Zion with singing. And joy age-during on their head, Joy and gladness they attain, And fled away have sorrow and sighing! ### Notes on Isaiah 35:10 -