Isaiah 35:6
New International Version
Then will the lame leap like a deer, and the mute tongue shout for joy. Water will gush forth in the wilderness and streams in the desert.

New Living Translation
The lame will leap like a deer, and those who cannot speak will sing for joy! Springs will gush forth in the wilderness, and streams will water the wasteland.

English Standard Version
then shall the lame man leap like a deer, and the tongue of the mute sing for joy. For waters break forth in the wilderness, and streams in the desert;

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.

King James Bible
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.

New King James Version
Then the lame shall leap like a deer, And the tongue of the dumb sing. For waters shall burst forth in the wilderness, And streams in the desert.

New American Standard Bible
Then those who limp will leap like a deer, And the tongue of those who cannot speak will shout for joy. For waters will burst forth in the wilderness, And streams in the desert.

NASB 1995
Then the lame will leap like a deer, And the tongue of the mute will shout for joy. For waters will break forth in the wilderness And streams in the Arabah.

NASB 1977
Then the lame will leap like a deer, And the tongue of the dumb will shout for joy. For waters will break forth in the wilderness And streams in the Arabah.

Legacy Standard Bible
Then the lame will leap like a deer, And the tongue of the mute will shout for joy. For waters will break forth in the wilderness And streams in the Arabah.

Amplified Bible
Then the lame will leap like a deer, And the tongue of the mute will shout for joy. For waters will break forth in the wilderness And streams in the desert.

Christian Standard Bible
Then the lame will leap like a deer, and the tongue of the mute will sing for joy, for water will gush in the wilderness, and streams in the desert;

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Then the lame will leap like a deer, and the tongue of the mute will sing for joy, for water will gush in the wilderness, and streams in the desert;

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.

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
Then the crippled one shall leap like a stag, and the tongue of the dumb shall be straightened, because waters are broken through in the wilderness and a torrent in the plain!

Brenton Septuagint Translation
Then shall the lame man leap as an hart, and the tongue of the stammerers shall speak plainly; for water has burst forth in the desert, and a channel of water in a thirsty land.

Contemporary English Version
Those who were lame will leap around like deer; tongues once silent will shout for joy. Water will rush through the desert.

Douay-Rheims Bible
Then shall the lame man leap as a hart, and the tongue of the dumb shall be free: for waters are broken out in the desert, and streams in the wilderness.

English Revised Version
Then shall the lame man leap as an hart, and the tongue of the dumb shall sing: for in the wilderness shall waters break out, and streams in the desert.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Then those who are lame will leap like deer, and those who cannot speak will shout for joy. Water will gush out into the desert, and streams will gush out into the wilderness.

Good News Translation
The lame will leap and dance, and those who cannot speak will shout for joy. Streams of water will flow through the desert;

International Standard Version
then the lame will leap like deer, and the tongues of speechless people will sing for joy. Yes, waters will gush forth in the wilderness, and streams will run through the desert;

JPS Tanakh 1917
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.

Literal Standard Version
Then the lame leap as a deer, | And the tongue of the mute sings, | For waters have been broken up in a wilderness, | And streams in a desert.

Majority 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.

New American Bible
Then the lame shall leap like a stag, and the mute tongue sing for joy. For waters will burst forth in the wilderness, and streams in the Arabah.

NET Bible
Then the lame will leap like a deer, the mute tongue will shout for joy; for water will flow in the desert, streams in the wilderness.

New Revised Standard Version
then the lame shall leap like a deer, and the tongue of the speechless sing for joy. For waters shall break forth in the wilderness, and streams in the desert;

New Heart 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.

Webster's Bible Translation
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.

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.

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.

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Context
The Glory of Zion
5Then the eyes of the blind will be opened and the ears of the deaf unstopped. 6Then 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. 7The parched ground will become a pool, the thirsty land springs of water. In the haunt where jackals once lay, there will be grass and reeds and papyrus.…

Cross References
Matthew 9:32
As they were leaving, a demon-possessed man who was mute was brought to Jesus.

Matthew 15:30
Large crowds came to Him, bringing the lame, the blind, the crippled, the mute, and many others, and laid them at His feet, and He healed them.

Luke 11:14
One day Jesus was driving out a demon that was mute. And when the demon was gone, the man who had been mute spoke. The crowds were amazed,

John 5:8
Then Jesus told him, "Get up, pick up your mat, and walk."

John 5:9
Immediately the man was made well, and he picked up his mat and began to walk. Now this happened on the Sabbath day,

John 7:38
Whoever believes in Me, as the Scripture has said: 'Streams of living water will flow from within him.'"

Acts 3:8
He sprang to his feet and began to walk. Then he went with them into the temple courts, walking and leaping and praising God.


Treasury of Scripture

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.

shall the lame

Matthew 11:5
The blind receive their sight, and the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, and the deaf hear, the dead are raised up, and the poor have the gospel preached to them.

Matthew 15:30,31
And great multitudes came unto him, having with them those that were lame, blind, dumb, maimed, and many others, and cast them down at Jesus' feet; and he healed them: …

Matthew 21:14
And the blind and the lame came to him in the temple; and he healed them.

the tongue

Isaiah 32:4
The heart also of the rash shall understand knowledge, and the tongue of the stammerers shall be ready to speak plainly.

Psalm 51:15
O Lord, open thou my lips; and my mouth shall shew forth thy praise.

Matthew 9:32,33
As they went out, behold, they brought to him a dumb man possessed with a devil…

for

Isaiah 41:17,18
When the poor and needy seek water, and there is none, and their tongue faileth for thirst, I the LORD will hear them, I the God of Israel will not forsake them…

Isaiah 43:19,20
Behold, I will do a new thing; now it shall spring forth; shall ye not know it? I will even make a way in the wilderness, and rivers in the desert…

Isaiah 48:21
And they thirsted not when he led them through the deserts: he caused the waters to flow out of the rock for them: he clave the rock also, and the waters gushed out.

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Isaiah 35
1. The joyful flourishing of Christ's kingdom
3. The weak are encouraged by the virtues and privileges of the Gospel














Verse 6. - For in the wilderness shall waters break out. The wilderness of humanity shall be renovated by a large effluence of God's grace (comp. Isaiah 30:25; Isaiah 32:2; Isaiah 41:18; Isaiah 43:19; John 7:37, 38).

Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
Then
אָ֣ז (’āz)
Adverb
Strong's 227: At that time, place, therefore

the lame
פִּסֵּ֔חַ (pis·sê·aḥ)
Adjective - masculine singular
Strong's 6455: Lame

will leap
יְדַלֵּ֤ג (yə·ḏal·lêḡ)
Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 1801: To spring

like a deer
כָּֽאַיָּל֙ (kā·’ay·yāl)
Preposition-k, Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 354: A hart, stag, deer

and the mute
אִלֵּ֑ם (’il·lêm)
Adjective - masculine singular
Strong's 483: Mute (unable to speak)

tongue
לְשׁ֣וֹן (lə·šō·wn)
Noun - common singular construct
Strong's 3956: The tongue

will shout for joy.
וְתָרֹ֖ן (wə·ṯā·rōn)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect - third person feminine singular
Strong's 7442: To give a ringing cry

For
כִּֽי־ (kî-)
Conjunction
Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction

waters
מַ֔יִם (ma·yim)
Noun - masculine plural
Strong's 4325: Water, juice, urine, semen

will gush forth
נִבְקְע֤וּ (niḇ·qə·‘ū)
Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person common plural
Strong's 1234: To cleave, to rend, break, rip, open

in the wilderness,
בַמִּדְבָּר֙ (ḇam·miḏ·bār)
Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 4057: A pasture, a desert, speech

and streams
וּנְחָלִ֖ים (ū·nə·ḥā·lîm)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural
Strong's 5158: A stream, a winter torrent, a, valley, a shaft

in the desert.
בָּעֲרָבָֽה׃ (bā·‘ă·rā·ḇāh)
Preposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine singular
Strong's 6160: Arabah -- a steppe or desert plain, also a desert valley running south from the Sea of Galilee


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