Isaiah 35:2

It shall bloom abundantly, 1 and rejoice even with gilat (rejoicing) and rannein (joyous singing); 1 the kavod haLevanon (glory of Lebanon) shall be given unto her (the Aravah), 1 the hadar (majesty) of Carmel and Sharon; 1 they + 35:2 i.e., the desert and dry land in v.1 shall see the Kavod Hashem (glory of Hashem ), 1 and the Hadar Eloheinu (majesty of our G-d). 1

Orthodox Jewish Bible

In The King James Version

It shall blossom abundantly, and rejoice even with joy and singing: the glory of Lebanon shall be given unto it, the excellency of Carmel and Sharon, they shall see the glory of the LORD, and the excellency of our God.

In Context

1The Midbar (desert) and the Tziyyah (dry land) shall be glad over them; + 35:1 the redeemed of Hashem, see 35:9 1 and the Aravah shall rejoice, 1 and blossom like the khavatzelet (lily). 1

3Make ye the weak hands chazak (strong), 1 and steady the birkayim (knees) koshlot (feeble ones [knees] that give way, i.e., of those of the Golus returning to G-d in Tziyon). 1

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Cross References

Exodus 33:18And he said, show me now Thy kavod.

1 Chronicles 16:33Then shall the trees of the ya'ar (forest, woods) sing out before Hashem, 1 because He cometh to judge ha'aretz. 1

Psalms 50:2Out of Tziyon, the perfection of yofi, 1 Elohim shineth forth. 1

Psalms 72:16There shall be an abundance of grain on ha'aretz 1 upon the top of the harim (mountains); 1 the fruit thereof shall shake + 72:16 in the trees like in Levanon; 1 and they of the city shall flourish like esev ha'aretz. 1

Psalms 89:12Shomayim are Thine, Eretz also is Thine; 1 as for the tevel (world) and the fulness thereof, Thou hast founded them. 1

Psalms 96:12Let the sadeh be jubilant, and all that is therein; 1 then shall kol atzei ya'ar (all the trees of the forest) sing for joy 1

Matthew Henry on Isaiah 35:2-5

The Blessings of the Gospel. ( b. c. 720.) 1 The wilderness and the solitary place shall be glad for them; and the desert shall rejoice, and blossom as the rose. 2 It shall blossom abundantly, and rejoice even with joy and singing: the glory of Lebanon shall be given unto it, the excellency of Carmel and Sharon, they shall see the glory of the Lord , and the excellency of our God. 3 Strengthen ye the weak hands, and confirm the feeble knees. 4 Say to them that are of a fearful heart, Be strong, fear not: behold,… Read the whole commentary →

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