Isaiah 35:2
the desert will produce flowers abundantly; it will be as though everything is rejoicing and singing! The deserts will become as beautiful as [SIM] the trees in Lebanon, as fertile [SIM] as the plains of the Sharon and Carmel areas. There people will see the glory of Yahweh; they will see that he is magnificent.
Translation for Translators
In The King James Version
In Context
3So, encourage those who are tired and weak.
Cross References
Exodus 33:18Then Moses/I said, “Please let me see your glorious presence!”
1 Chronicles 16:33When they do that, it will be as though the trees in the forest will sing joyfully in front of Yahweh. That will happen when he comes to judge everyone on [MTY] the earth.
Psalms 50:2His glory shines from Zion Hill in Jerusalem, an extremely beautiful city.
Psalms 72:16I hope/desire that the fields will produce plenty of grain everywhere, even on the tops of the hills in the land where they rule, like the grain that grows on the hills in Lebanon. I hope/desire that the cities in Israel will be full of people like the fields are full of grass.
Psalms 89:12You created everything from the north to the south. Tabor Mountain and Hermon Mountain joyfully praise you [MTY].
Psalms 96:12The fields and everything that grows in them should rejoice. When they do that, it will be as though all the trees in the forests will sing joyfully
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 →