KJV King James Version
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.
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Isaiah 35:6
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.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
Then the lame will leap like a deer and the mute tongue will shout for joy. For waters will gush forth in the wilderness, and streams in the desert.
WEB World English Bible
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.
ASV American Standard Version
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 Young’s Literal Translation
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.
Surrounding context — Isaiah 35
3 Strengthen ye the weak hands, and confirm the feeble knees.
4 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.
5 Then the eyes of the blind shall be opened, and the ears of the deaf shall be unstopped.
6 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.
7 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.
8 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].
9 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]:
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אָ֣זH227 · azthenיְדַלֵּ֤גH1801 · da.lagto leapכָּֽאַיָּל֙H354 · ay.yaldeerפִּסֵּ֔חַH6455 · pis.se.achlameוְתָרֹ֖ןH7442 · runto overcomeלְשׁ֣וֹןH3956 · la.shontongueאִלֵּ֑םH483 · il.lemmuteכִּֽי־H3588 · kiforנִבְקְע֤וּH1234 · ba.qato break up/openבַמִּדְבָּר֙H4057 · mid.barmouthמַ֔יִםH4325 · ma.yimwaterוּנְחָלִ֖יםH5158 · na.chaltorrent: riverבָּעֲרָבָֽה׃H6160 · a.ra.vahArabah
Cross-references
John 5:8-9Jesus saith unto him, Rise, take up thy bed, and walk.John 7:37-39In the last day, that great [day] of the feast, Jesus stood and cried, saying, If any man thirst, let him come unto me, and drink.Luke 11:14And he was casting out a devil, and it was dumb. And it came to pass, when the devil was gone out, the dumb spake; and the people wondered.Isaiah 32:4The heart also of the rash shall understand knowledge, and the tongue of the stammerers shall be ready to speak plainly.Matthew 9:32-33As they went out, behold, they brought to him a dumb man possessed with a devil.Matthew 12:22Then was brought unto him one possessed with a devil, blind, and dumb: and he healed him, insomuch that the blind and dumb both spake and saw.Psalm 51:15O Lord, open thou my lips; and my mouth shall shew forth thy praise.Luke 1:64And his mouth was opened immediately, and his tongue [loosed], and he spake, and praised God.Matthew 21:14And the blind and the lame came to him in the temple; and he healed them.Colossians 3:16Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom; teaching and admonishing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord.Zechariah 14:8And it shall be in that day, [that] living waters shall go out from Jerusalem; half of them toward the former sea, and half of them toward the hinder sea: in summer and in winter shall it be.Acts 3:2And a certain man lame from his mother’s womb was carried, whom they laid daily at the gate of the temple which is called Beautiful, to ask alms of them that entered into the temple;Psalm 78:15-16He clave the rocks in the wilderness, and gave [them] drink as [out of] the great depths.Psalm 46:4[There is] a river, the streams whereof shall make glad the city of God, the holy [place] of the tabernacles of the most High.Acts 8:7For unclean spirits, crying with loud voice, came out of many that were possessed [with them]: and many taken with palsies, and that were lame, were healed.Numbers 20:11And Moses lifted up his hand, and with his rod he smote the rock twice: and the water came out abundantly, and the congregation drank, and their beasts [also].Acts 3:6-8Then Peter said, Silver and gold have I none; but such as I have give I thee: In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth rise up and walk.Exodus 17:6Behold, I will stand before thee there upon the rock in Horeb; and thou shalt smite the rock, and there shall come water out of it, that the people may drink. And Moses did so in the sight of the elders of Israel.
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