18  In that day ^gthe deaf shall hear

the words of a book,

and out of their gloom and darkness

^hthe eyes of the blind shall see.

19  The ⁱmeek shall obtain fresh joy in the Lord,

and the poor among mankind shall exult in the Holy One of Israel.

5  Then ^zthe eyes of the blind shall be opened,

and the ears of the deaf unstopped;

6  then shall the lame man ^aleap like a deer,

and the tongue of the ^bmute sing for joy.

For waters break forth in the wilderness,

and ^cstreams in the desert;

7  the burning sand shall become a pool,

and the thirsty ground springs of water;

in the haunt of jackals, where they lie down,

the grass shall become reeds and rushes.

8  And a ^dhighway shall be there,

and it shall be called the Way of Holiness;

^ethe unclean shall not pass over it.

It shall belong to those who walk on the way;

even if they are fools, they shall not go astray.¹

9  No lion shall be there,

nor shall any ravenous beast come up on it;

they shall not be found there,

but the ^fredeemed shall walk there.

10  ^gAnd the ransomed of the Lord shall return

and come to Zion with singing;

everlasting joy shall be upon their heads;

they shall obtain gladness and joy,

and ^hsorrow and sighing shall flee away.