Isaiah 35:1
The wilderness and the dry land will be glad;
What it says
The wilderness and dry land rejoice, and the desert blossoms with gladness.
What it is doing
This verse opens the chapter with creation's reversal from barrenness to joy.
In context
1The wilderness and the dry land will be glad; 2It will bloom profusely 3Strengthen the limp hands 4Say to those with anxious hearts: 5Then the eyes of the blind will be opened 6Then the lame will leap like a deer 7The parched ground will become a pool, 8And there will be a highway 9No lion will be there, 10So the redeemed of the LORD will return