Isaiah 51:3

For Adonai has comforted Zion [Mountain ridge, Marking]. 2 He has comforted all her waste places, 2 and has made her wilderness like Eden [Delight], 2 and her desert like the garden of Adonai. 1 Joy and gladness will be found therein, 2 thanksgiving, and the voice of melody. 1

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In The King James Version

For the LORD shall comfort Zion: he will comfort all her waste places; and he will make her wilderness like Eden, and her desert like the garden of the LORD; joy and gladness shall be found therein, thanksgiving, and the voice of melody.

In Context

2Look to Abraham [Father of a multitude] your father, 2 and to Sarah [Princess] who bore you; 1 for when he was but one I called him, 2 and I blessed him, 2 and made him many. 1

4“Listen to me, my people; 2 and hear me, my nation: 1 for the Torah ·Teaching· will go out from me, 2 and I will establish my mishpat ·justice· for a light to the peoples. 1

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Cross References

Genesis 13:10Lot [Veil, Covering] lifted up his eyes, and saw all the plain of the Jordan [Descender], that it was well-watered everywhere, before Adonai destroyed Sodom [Burning] and Gomorrah [Rebellious people, Tyrants], like the garden of Adonai, like the land of Egypt [Abode of slavery], as you go to Zoar [Small].

Psalms 102:13You will arise and have racham ·merciful love· on Zion [Mountain ridge, Marking]; 2 for it is time to have mercy on her. 2 Yes, the set time has come. 1

Isaiah 12:1In that day you will say, “I will give thanks to you, Adonai; for though you were angry with me, your anger has turned away and you comfort me.

Isaiah 35:1The wilderness and the dry land will be glad. 2 The desert will rejoice and blossom like a rose. 1

Isaiah 40:1“Comfort, comfort my people,” says your God.

Isaiah 41:19I will put cedar, acacia, myrtle, and oil trees in the wilderness. 2 I will set cypress trees, pine, and box trees together in the desert; 2

Matthew Henry on Isaiah 51:2-4

Encouragement to the Disconsolate. ( b. c. 706.) 1 Hearken to me, ye that follow after righteousness, ye that seek the Lord : look unto the rock whence ye are hewn, and to the hole of the pit whence ye are digged. 2 Look unto Abraham your father, and unto Sarah that bare you: for I called him alone, and blessed him, and increased him. 3 For the Lord shall comfort Zion: he will comfort all her waste places; and he will make her wilderness like Eden, and her desert like the garden of the Lord ; joy and gladness… Read the whole commentary →

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