Isaiah 35:2
It will blossom abundantly, 2 and rejoice even with joy and singing. 2 Lebanon’s kavod ·weighty glory· will be given to it, 2 the excellence of Carmel and Sharon. 2 They will see the kavod Yahweh ·weighty glory of He sustains breathing·, 2 the excellence of our God. 1
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1The wilderness and the dry land will be glad. 2 The desert will rejoice and blossom like a rose. 1
3Strengthen the weak hands, 2 and make firm the feeble knees. + 35:3. Quoted in Heb 12:12 1
Cross References
Exodus 33:18He said, “Please show me your kavod ·weighty glory·.”
Psalms 50:2Out of Zion [Mountain ridge, Marking], the perfection of beauty, 2 God shines out. 1
Psalms 72:16+ 72:16. MP: Corn referring to the kernel seed that starts small and grows to multiple abundance as the grass, likewise are Messiah and his disciples multiplying (according to R. Obadiah Gaon). Growing outside the city, in the land beyond borders, referencing a mixed group of Jew and non-Jew. By comparing this crop to “Lebanon,” it describes the quality of the produce grown. (John 12:24, 15:16; Heb 13:12) There shall be an abundance of corn throughout the land. 2 Its fruit sways like Lebanon. 2 + 72:16 b MP: This field must be outside the city walls, Talmud states the city referred to is Jerusalem because God cares for her specifically. Therefore the disciples growth and multiplication requires being sown outside Jerusalem among the nations (Bab. Talmud: Kethuboth Folio 111B ref. 29). (Luke 24:47; Acts 1:8) Let it flourish, thriving like the grass of the field outside the city. 1
Psalms 89:12The north and the south, you have created them. 2 Tabor and Hermon [Devoted to destruction] rejoice in your name. 1
Psalms 96:12Let the field and all that is in it exult! 2 Then all the trees of the woods shall sing for joy 2
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 →