Today’s Scripture:

Let the wilderness and desert be happy;[a]let the arid rift valley[b] rejoice and bloom like a lily!2 Let it richly bloom;[c]let it rejoice and shout with delight![d]It is given the grandeur[e] of Lebanon,the splendor of Carmel and Sharon.They will see the grandeur of the Lord,the splendor of our God.3 Strengthen the hands that have gone limp,steady the knees that shake.[f]4 Tell those who panic,[g]“Be strong! Do not fear!Look, your God comes to avenge;with divine retribution he comes to deliver you.”[h]5 Then blind eyes will open,deaf ears will hear.6 Then the lame will leap like a deer,the mute tongue will shout for joy;for water will burst forth in the wilderness,streams in the arid rift valley.[i]7 The dry soil will become a pool of water,the parched ground springs of water.Where jackals once lived and sprawled out,grass, reeds, and papyrus will grow.8 A thoroughfare will be there—it will be called the Way of Holiness.[j]The unclean will not travel on it;it is reserved for those authorized to use it[k]—fools[l] will not stray into it.9 No lions will be there,no ferocious wild animals will be on it[m]—they will not be found there.Those delivered from bondage will travel on it,10 those whom the Lord has ransomed will return that way.[n]They will enter Zion with a happy shout.Unending joy will crown them,[o]happiness and joy will overwhelm[p] them;grief and suffering will disappear.[q]

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