1The wilderness and the dry land will be glad. The desert will rejoice and blossom like a rose.¶ 2It will blossom abundantly, 3Strengthen the weak hands, 4Tell those who have a fearful heart, "Be strong. 5Then the eyes of the blind will be opened, 6Then the lame man will leap like a deer, 7The burning sand will become a pool, 8A highway will be there, a road, 9No lion will be there, 10The LORD's ransomed ones will return,