Isaiah

Isaiah 35:6–8

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^b once lay,

there will be grass and reeds and papyrus.

⁸And there will be a highway

called the Way of Holiness.

The unclean will not travel it —

only those who walk in the Way —

and fools will not stray onto it.

Footnotes

b 35:7 Or serpents or dragons

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Isaiah 35:6

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Then	אָ֣ז	’āz	Adverb	H227 at that time, then
the lame	פִּסֵּ֔חַ	pis·sê·aḥ	Adjective - masculine singular	H6455 lame
will leap	יְדַלֵּ֤ג	yə·ḏal·lêḡ	Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H1801 leap
like a deer	כָּֽאַיָּל֙	kā·’ay·yāl	Preposition-k, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H354 hart, stag, deer
and the mute	אִלֵּ֑ם	’il·lêm	Adjective - masculine singular	H483 dumb
tongue	לְשׁ֣וֹן	lə·šō·wn	Noun - common singular construct	H3956 tongue
will shout for joy	וְתָרֹ֖ן	wə·ṯā·rōn	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect - third person feminine singular	H7442 give a ringing cry
For	כִּֽי־	kî-	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
waters	מַ֔יִם	ma·yim	Noun - masculine plural	H4325 water, juice, urine
will gush forth	נִבְקְע֤וּ	niḇ·qə·‘ū	Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person common plural	H1234 cleave, break open or through
in the wilderness	בַמִּדְבָּר֙	ḇam·miḏ·bār	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H4057 mouth
and streams	וּנְחָלִ֖ים	ū·nə·ḥā·lîm	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine plural	H5158 torrent, torrent-valley, wady
in the desert	בָּעֲרָבָֽה׃	bā·‘ă·rā·ḇāh	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - feminine singular	H6160 desert-plain, steppe

Isaiah 35:7

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
The parched ground	הַשָּׁרָב֙	haš·šā·rāḇ	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H8273 burning heat
will become	וְהָיָ֤ה	wə·hā·yāh	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
a pool	לַאֲגַ֔ם	la·’ă·ḡam	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular	H98 troubled pool
the thirsty land	וְצִמָּא֖וֹן	wə·ṣim·mā·’ō·wn	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular	H6774 thirsty ground
springs	לְמַבּ֣וּעֵי	lə·mab·bū·‘ê	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine plural construct	H4002 spring of water
of water	מָ֑יִם	mā·yim	Noun - masculine plural	H4325 water, juice, urine
In the haunt	בִּנְוֵ֤ה	bin·wêh	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct	H5116 abode of shepherd, or flocks
where jackals	תַנִּים֙	ṯan·nîm	Noun - common plural	H8577 serpent, dragon, sea-monster
once lay	רִבְצָ֔הּ	riḇ·ṣāh	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person feminine singular	H7258 (place of) lying down, resting- or dwelling-place
there will be grass	חָצִ֖יר	ḥā·ṣîr	Noun - masculine singular	H2682 green grass, herbage
reeds	לְקָנֶ֥ה	lə·qā·neh	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular	H7070 stalk, reed
and papyrus	וָגֹֽמֶא׃	wā·ḡō·me	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular	H1573 rush, reed, papyrus

Isaiah 35:8

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
And there	שָׁ֞ם	šām	Adverb	H8033 there, thither
will be	וְהָיָה־	wə·hā·yāh-	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
a highway	מַסְל֣וּל	mas·lūl	Noun - masculine singular	H4547 highway
called	יִקָּ֣רֵא	yiq·qā·rê	Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H7121 call, proclaim, read
the Way	וְדֶ֤רֶךְ	wə·ḏe·reḵ	Conjunctive waw; Noun - common singular construct	H1870 way, road, distance, journey, manner
of Holiness	הַקֹּ֙דֶשׁ֙	haq·qō·ḏeš	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H6944 sacred, sanctity
The unclean	טָמֵ֖א	ṭā·mê	Adjective - masculine singular	H2931 unclean
will not	לֹֽא־	lō-	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
travel it	יַעַבְרֶ֥נּוּ	ya·‘aḇ·ren·nū	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular; third person masculine singular	H5674 pass over, through, by, pass on
only	וְהוּא־	wə·hū-	Conjunctive waw; Pronoun - third person masculine singular	H1931 he, she
those who walk	הֹלֵ֥ךְ	hō·lêḵ	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular construct	H1980 go, come, walk
in the Way	דֶּ֛רֶךְ	de·reḵ	Noun - common singular	H1870 way, road, distance, journey, manner
and fools	וֶאֱוִילִ֖ים	we·’ĕ·wî·lîm	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine plural	H191 foolish
will not	לֹ֥א	lō	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
stray onto it	יִתְעֽוּ׃	yiṯ·‘ū	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural	H8582 err

Cross-references

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Isaiah 35:6 John 5:8–9 · Luke 11:14 · John 7:37–39 · Isaiah 32:4 · Matthew 12:22 · Matthew 9:32–33 · Psalm 51:15 · Luke 1:64

Isaiah 35:7 Acts 26:18 · Isaiah 49:10 · John 4:14 · Isaiah 34:13 · Revelation 18:2 · Isaiah 13:22 · 1 John 5:19–20 · John 7:38

Isaiah 35:8 Matthew 7:13–14 · Isaiah 42:16 · John 14:6 · 1 Peter 1:14–15 · Revelation 21:27 · Hebrews 10:20–23 · 2 Timothy 1:9 · 1 Peter 2:9–10 · Titus 2:11–14 · Hebrews 12:14 · Jeremiah 31:21 · Ezekiel 44:9

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.