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Berean Standard Bible

“Then the lame will leap like a deer and the mute tongue will shout for joy. For waters will gush forth in the wilderness, and streams in the desert.”

Isaiah 35:6

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In the same vision of restoration, the prophet describes the healing of the blind, deaf, lame and mute. The transformation of people is matched by the transformation of the land.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

Then the lame will leap like a deer and the mute tongue will shout for joy. For waters will gush forth in the wilderness, and streams in the desert.

World English Bible (WEB)

Then the lame man will leap like a deer, and the tongue of the mute will sing; for waters will break out in the wilderness, and streams in the desert.

King James Version (KJV)

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.

American Standard Version (ASV)

Then shall the lame man leap as a hart, and the tongue of the dumb shall sing; for in the wilderness shall waters break out, and streams in the desert.

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

Then will the feeble-footed be jumping like a roe, and the voice which was stopped will be loud in song: for in the waste land streams will be bursting out, and waters in the dry places.

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

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Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

Entonces el cojo saltará como un ciervo, y cantará la lengua del mudo; porque aguas serán cavadas en el desierto, y torrentes en la soledad.

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

los cojos saltarán como el ciervo y los mudos gritarán y cantarán. Entonces brotarán fuentes en los páramos y arroyos en el desierto,

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