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 rose.^[a][b](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 of water
and dry land into springs of water.^(B)
19 I will plant cedars in the desert,
acacias, myrtles, and olive trees.^(C)
I will put juniper trees in the desert,
elms and cypress trees together,

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 of water.^(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.