Isaiah 35

1 The wilderness and the dry land will be glad. The desert will rejoice and blossom like a rose.

to rejoice [emph?] wilderness and dryness and to rejoice plain and to sprout like/as crocus

2 It will blossom abundantly, and rejoice even with joy and singing. Lebanon’s glory will be given to it, the excellence of Carmel and Sharon. They will see Yahweh’s glory, the excellence of our God.

to sprout to sprout and to rejoice also rejoicing and to sing glory [the] Lebanon to give: give to/for her glory [the] Carmel and [the] Sharon they(masc.) to see: see glory LORD glory God our

3 Strengthen the weak hands, and make the feeble knees firm.

to strengthen: strengthen hand weak and knee to stumble to strengthen

4 Tell those who have a fearful heart, “Be strong! Don’t be afraid! Behold, your God will come with vengeance, God’s retribution. He will come and save you.

to say to/for to hasten heart to strengthen: strengthen not to fear behold God your vengeance to come (in): come recompense God he/she/it to come (in): come and to save you

5 Then the eyes of the blind will be opened, and the ears of the deaf will be unstopped.

then to open eye blind and ear deaf to open

6 Then the lame man will leap like a deer, and the tongue of the mute will sing; for waters will break out in the wilderness, and streams in the desert.

then to leap like/as deer lame and to sing tongue mute for to break up/open in/on/with wilderness water and torrent: river in/on/with plain

7 The burning sand will become a pool, and the thirsty ground springs of water. Grass with reeds and rushes will be in the habitation of jackals, where they lay.

and to be [the] scorching to/for pool and parched to/for spring water in/on/with pasture jackal rest her grass to/for branch: stem and reed

8 A highway will be there, a road, and it will be called “The Holy Way”. The unclean shall not pass over it, but it will be for those who walk in the Way. Wicked fools shall not go there.

and to be there highway and way: road and Way [the] (Way of) Holiness to call: call by to/for her not to pass him unclean and he/she/it to/for them to go: walk way: road and fool(ish) not to go astray

9 No lion will be there, nor will any ravenous animal go up on it. They will not be found there; but the redeemed will walk there.

not to be there lion and violent living thing not to ascend: rise her not to find there and to go: walk to redeem: redeem

10 Then Yahweh’s ransomed ones will return, and come with singing to Zion; and everlasting joy will be on their heads. They will obtain gladness and joy, and sorrow and sighing will flee away.”

and to ransom LORD to return: return [emph?] and to come (in): come Zion in/on/with cry and joy forever: enduring upon head their rejoicing and joy to overtake and to flee sorrow and sighing