μακάριοι οὓς ἐξελέξω καὶ προσελάβου → blessed are those that you have chosen and taken
withered: P. and V. ξηρός, Ar. and P. σαπρός, αὖος, ἰσχνός.
wrinkled: P. and V. ῥυσός.
desolate: P. and V. ἐρῆμος, ἀνάστατος.