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Verse	Translation	Text
Isa 35:6	Strong Concordance	Then shall the lame [06455] man leap [01801] as an hart [0354], and the tongue [03956] of the dumb [0483] sing [07442]: for in the wilderness [04057] shall waters [04325] break out [01234], and streams [05158] in the desert [06160].
	King James	Then shall the lame man leap as an hart, and the tongue of the dumb sing: for in the wilderness shall waters break out, and streams in the desert.

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A Commentary, Critical, Practical, and Explanatory on the Old and New Testaments, by Robert Jamieson, A.R. Fausset and David Brown [1882]
leap--literally, "fulfilled" (Act 3:8; Act 14:10). sing--joyful thanksgiving. in . . . wilderness . . . waters-- (Isa 41:18).

A Commentary, Critical, Practical, and Explanatory on the Old and New Testaments, by Robert Jamieson, A.R. Fausset and David Brown [1882]

leap--literally, "fulfilled" (Act 3:8; Act 14:10).

sing--joyful thanksgiving.

in . . . wilderness . . . waters-- (Isa 41:18).

Notes on the Bible, by Albert Barnes, [1834]
Then shall the lame man leap - This was literally fulfilled after the coming of the Messiah Act 14:10; Act 3:8. It is an emblem of the general joy which the coming of the Messiah would impart, and is an instance of the blessings which it would convey. As an hart - The word used here denotes the stag, or male deer. In Arabic it denotes the wild, or mountain-goat. The word sometimes refers to any species of deer or antelope, and this is referred to here from its quick and sprightly nature. And the tongue of the dumb sing - Shall be able to sing, and to praise God. On the restoration of the dumb to the benefits of language, see Mat 9:32-33; Mat 12:22; Mat 15:30-31; Mar 9:17; Luk 11:14. For in the wilderness shall waters break out - The joy shall be as great, and the blessings as numerous and refreshing, as if running fountains should suddenly break out in the desert, and the thirsty and weary traveler should be thus unexpectedly and fully supplied. The world, in regard to its real comforts without the gospel, may be not unaptly compared to g vast waste of pathless sands and arid plains. Nothing will more strongly express the blessings of the gospel than the idea of cool, refreshing, abundant fountains and streams bursting forth in such pathless wastes. This is an image which would be very expressive to those who were accustomed to cross such deserts, and it is one which is frequently employed by the sacred writers, and especially by Isaiah (see Isa 43:19-20; Isa 48:21; Isa 49:10-11; Isa 55:1; Isa 58:11). 'Lameness and dumbness are the uniform effects of long walking in a desert; the sand and gravel produce the former, fatigue the latter. In such cases some of us have walked hours together without uttering a sentence; and all walked as if crippled, from the sand and gravel getting into the shoes; but the sight of water, especially if unexpected, unloosed every tongue, and gave agility to every limb; men, oxen, goats, sheep, and dogs, ran with speed and expressions of joy to the refreshing element.' (Campbell's Travels in Africa.) The Chaldee Paraphrast understands this as referring entirely to the return from the captivity at Babylon. 'Then shall they see the exiles of Israel assembled, ascend to their own land as the swift stags, so that they shall not be hindered.'

Notes on the Bible, by Albert Barnes, [1834]

Then shall the lame man leap - This was literally fulfilled after the coming of the Messiah Act 14:10; Act 3:8. It is an emblem of the general joy which the coming of the Messiah would impart, and is an instance of the blessings which it would convey.

As an hart - The word used here denotes the stag, or male deer. In Arabic it denotes the wild, or mountain-goat. The word sometimes refers to any species of deer or antelope, and this is referred to here from its quick and sprightly nature.

And the tongue of the dumb sing - Shall be able to sing, and to praise God. On the restoration of the dumb to the benefits of language, see Mat 9:32-33; Mat 12:22; Mat 15:30-31; Mar 9:17; Luk 11:14.

For in the wilderness shall waters break out - The joy shall be as great, and the blessings as numerous and refreshing, as if running fountains should suddenly break out in the desert, and the thirsty and weary traveler should be thus unexpectedly and fully supplied. The world, in regard to its real comforts without the gospel, may be not unaptly compared to g vast waste of pathless sands and arid plains. Nothing will more strongly express the blessings of the gospel than the idea of cool, refreshing, abundant fountains and streams bursting forth in such pathless wastes. This is an image which would be very expressive to those who were accustomed to cross such deserts, and it is one which is frequently employed by the sacred writers, and especially by Isaiah (see Isa 43:19-20; Isa 48:21; Isa 49:10-11; Isa 55:1; Isa 58:11). 'Lameness and dumbness are the uniform effects of long walking in a desert; the sand and gravel produce the former, fatigue the latter. In such cases some of us have walked hours together without uttering a sentence; and all walked as if crippled, from the sand and gravel getting into the shoes; but the sight of water, especially if unexpected, unloosed every tongue, and gave agility to every limb; men, oxen, goats, sheep, and dogs, ran with speed and expressions of joy to the refreshing element.' (Campbell's Travels in Africa.) The Chaldee Paraphrast understands this as referring entirely to the return from the captivity at Babylon. 'Then shall they see the exiles of Israel assembled, ascend to their own land as the swift stags, so that they shall not be hindered.'

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¹⁸ I will open [06605] rivers [05104] in high places [08205], and fountains [04599] in the midst [08432] of the valleys [01237]: I will make [07760] the wilderness [04057] a pool [098] of water [04325], and the dry [06723] land [0776] springs [04161] of water [04325].

¹⁰ Said [2036] with a loud [3173] voice [5456], Stand [450] upright [3717] on [1909] thy [4675] feet [4228]. And [2532] he leaped [242] and [2532] walked [4043].

⁸ And [2532] he leaping up [1814] stood [2476], and [2532] walked [4043], and [2532] entered [1525] with [4862] them [846] into [1519] the temple [2411], walking [4043], and [2532] leaping [242], and [2532] praising [134] God [2316].

¹¹ And the LORD [03068] shall guide [05148] thee continually [08548], and satisfy [07646] thy soul [05315] in drought [06710], and make fat [02502] thy bones [06106]: and thou shalt be like a watered [07302] garden [01588], and like a spring [04161] of water [04325], whose waters [04325] fail [03576] not.

¹ Ho [01945], every one that thirsteth [06771], come [03212] ye to the waters [04325], and he that hath no money [03701]; come [03212] ye, buy [07666], and eat [0398]; yea, come [03212], buy [07666] wine [03196] and milk [02461] without money [03701] and without price [04242].

¹⁰ They shall not hunger [07456] nor thirst [06770]; neither shall the heat [08273] nor sun [08121] smite [05221] them: for he that hath mercy [07355] on them shall lead [05090] them, even by the springs [04002] of water [04325] shall he guide [05095] them.
¹¹ And I will make [07760] all my mountains [02022] a way [01870], and my highways [04546] shall be exalted [07311].

²¹ And they thirsted [06770] not when he led [03212] them through the deserts [02723]: he caused the waters [04325] to flow [05140] out of the rock [06697] for them: he clave [01234] the rock [06697] also, and the waters [04325] gushed out [02100].

¹⁹ Behold, I will do [06213] a new thing [02319]; now it shall spring forth [06779]; shall ye not know [03045] it? I will even make [07760] a way [01870] in the wilderness [04057], and rivers [05104] in the desert [03452].
²⁰ The beast [02416] of the field [07704] shall honour [03513] me, the dragons [08577] and the owls [01323] [03284]: because I give [05414] waters [04325] in the wilderness [04057], and rivers [05104] in the desert [03452], to give drink [08248] to my people [05971], my chosen [0972].

¹⁴ And [2532] he was [2258] casting out [1544] a devil [1140], and [2532] it [846] was [2258] dumb [2974]. And [1161] it came to pass [1096], when the devil [1140] was gone out [1831], the dumb [2974] spake [2980]; and [2532] the people [3793] wondered [2296].

¹⁷ And [2532] one [1520] of [1537] the multitude [3793] answered [611] and said [2036], Master [1320], I have brought [5342] unto [4314] thee [4571] my [3450] son [5207], which hath [2192] a dumb [216] spirit [4151];

³⁰ And [2532] great [4183] multitudes [3793] came [4334] unto him [846], having [2192] with [3326] them those that were [1438] lame [5560], blind [5185], dumb [2974], maimed [2948], and [2532] many [4183] others [2087], and [2532] cast [4496] them [846] down [4496] at [3844] Jesus [2424]' feet [4228]; and [2532] he healed [2323] them [846]:
³¹ Insomuch that [5620] the multitude [3793] wondered [2296], when they saw [991] the dumb [2974] to speak [2980], the maimed [2948] to be whole [5199], the lame [5560] to walk [4043], and [2532] the blind [5185] to see [991]: and [2532] they glorified [1392] the God [2316] of Israel [2474].

²² Then [5119] was brought [4374] unto him [846] one possessed with a devil [1139], blind [5185], and [2532] dumb [2974]: and [2532] he healed [2323] him [846], insomuch that [5620] the blind [5185] and [2532] dumb [2974] both [2532] spake [2980] and [2532] saw [991].

³² As [1161] they [846] went out [1831], behold [2400], they brought [4374] to him [846] a dumb [2974] man [444] possessed with a devil [1139].
³³ And [2532] when the devil [1140] was cast out [1544], the dumb [2974] spake [2980]: and [2532] the multitudes [3793] marvelled [2296], saying [3004], [3754] It was never [3763] so [3779] seen [5316] in [1722] Israel [2474].

¹⁰ Said [2036] with a loud [3173] voice [5456], Stand [450] upright [3717] on [1909] thy [4675] feet [4228]. And [2532] he leaped [242] and [2532] walked [4043].