King James Version
Isaiah 35:6 in the King James Version says “Then shall the lame man leap as an hart, and the tongue of the dumb sing: for in the wilderness shall waters break out, ...” — study this verse from Isaiah chapter 35 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“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.”
Isaiah 35:6 · KJV
Say to them that are of a fearful heart, Be strong, fear not: behold, your God will come with vengeance, even God with a recompence; he will come and save you. fearful: Heb. hasty
Then the eyes of the blind shall be opened, and the ears of the deaf shall be unstopped.
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.
And the parched ground shall become a pool, and the thirsty land springs of water: in the habitation of dragons, where each lay, shall be grass with reeds and rushes. grass: or, a court for reeds, etc
And an highway shall be there, and a way, and it shall be called The way of holiness; the unclean shall not pass over it; but it shall be for those: the wayfaring men, though fools, shall not err therein. but: or, for he shall be with them
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“sing”
H7442properly, to creak (or emit a stridulous sound), i.e., to shout (usually for joy)
“and the tongue”
H3956the tongue (of man or animals), used literally (as the instrument of licking, eating, or speech), and figuratively (speech, an ingot, a fork of flame,
(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed
“for in the wilderness”
H4057a pasture (i.e., open field, whither cattle are driven); by implication, a desert
“and streams”
H5158a stream, especially a winter torrent; (by implication) a (narrow) valley (in which a brook runs); also a shaft (of a mine)
“in the desert”
H6160a desert; especially (with the article prefix) the (generally) sterile valley of the jordan and its continuation to the red sea
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