Zion’s Happy Future

35 The (A)wilderness and the desert will rejoice,
And the [a](B)desert will shout for joy and blossom;
Like the crocus

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 35:1 Or Arabah

Joy of the Redeemed

35 The desert(A) and the parched land will be glad;
    the wilderness will rejoice and blossom.(B)
Like the crocus,(C)

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13 Instead of the (A)thorn bush, the (B)juniper will come up,
And instead of the (C)stinging nettle, the myrtle will come up;
And [a]it will be a [b](D)memorial to the Lord,
An everlasting (E)sign which (F)will not be eliminated.”

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 55:13 I.e., the transformation of the desert
  2. Isaiah 55:13 Lit name

13 Instead of the thornbush will grow the juniper,
    and instead of briers(A) the myrtle(B) will grow.
This will be for the Lord’s renown,(C)
    for an everlasting sign,
    that will endure forever.”

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13 The (A)glory of Lebanon will come to you,
The (B)juniper, the elm tree and the [a]cedar together,
To beautify the place of My sanctuary;
And I will make the (C)place of My feet glorious.

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 60:13 Or cypress

13 “The glory of Lebanon(A) will come to you,
    the juniper, the fir and the cypress together,(B)
to adorn my sanctuary;(C)
    and I will glorify the place for my feet.(D)

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