And the ransomed of Hashem shall return, And come with shouting to Tzion, Crowned with joy everlasting. They shall attain joy and gladness, While sorrow and sighing fleeIsaiah 35:10 (The Israel Bible™)וּפְדוּיֵי יְהֹוָה יְשֻׁבוּן וּבָאוּ צִיּוֹן בְּרִנָּה וְשִׂמְחַת עוֹלָם עַל־רֹאשָׁם שָׂשׂוֹן וְשִׂמְחָה יַשִּׂיגוּ וְנָסוּ יָגוֹן וַאֲנָחָהHear the verse in Hebrewuf-du-YAY a-do-NAI y’-shu-VUN u-VA-u tzi-YON b’-ri-NAH v’-sim-KHAT o-LAM al ro-SHAM sa-SON v’-sim-KHAH ya-SEE-gu v’-NA-su ya-GON va-a-na-KHAH
What Is Everlasting Joy?
The Hebrew language includes many words to describe various forms of happiness. The term osher refers to a type of personal happiness that one experiences when engaging in an activity such as listening to music or observing something spectacular in nature. Simcha, on the other hand, is a type of happiness that is created in the company of others such as when celebrating a wedding or laughing as a family. In this verse, Yeshayahu(Isaiah) promises that the ransomed of Hashem (God) will return with simchat olam(everlasting joy) upon their heads. The simcha, the shared joy of the redemption of the nation returning to Hashem in the Holy Land, will last forever.
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