¹⁶ He brought streams out of the stone
and made water flow down like rivers.^(A)

35 The wilderness and the dry land will be glad;
the desert will rejoice and blossom like a wildflower.^[a](A)

⁶ Then the lame will leap like a deer,^(A)
and the tongue of the mute will sing for joy,^(B)
for water will gush in the wilderness,
and streams in the desert;^(C)

¹⁸ I will open rivers on the barren heights,^(A)
and springs in the middle of the plains.
I will turn the desert into a pool
and dry land into springs.^(B)
19 I will plant cedar, acacia, myrtle, and olive trees
in the wilderness.^(C)
I will put juniper, elm, and cypress trees together
in the desert,

¹⁰ They will not hunger or thirst,
the scorching heat or sun will not strike them;
for their compassionate one will guide them,
and lead them to springs.^(A)

³ For the Lord will comfort Zion;^(A)
he will comfort all her waste places,
and he will make her wilderness like Eden,^(B)
and her desert like the garden of the Lord.^(C)
Joy and gladness will be found in her,
thanksgiving and melodious song.