⁵ “Then the eyes of the blind will be opened,
    and the ears of the deaf unblocked;
⁶ 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^[a] through the desert;
⁷ the burning sands will become a pool,
    and the thirsty ground fountains of water.
In the haunts of jackals there will be
    a verdant resting place with^[b] reeds and rushes.”