Isaiah 35:1

Isaiah 35:1 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)The wilderness and the solitary place shall be glad for them; and the desert shall rejoice, and blossom as the rose.
• New International Version (NIV)The desert and the parched land will be glad; the wilderness will rejoice and blossom. Like the crocus,
• English Standard Version (ESV)The wilderness and the dry land shall be glad; the desert shall rejoice and blossom like the crocus;
• New King James Version (NKJV)The wilderness and the wasteland shall be glad for them, And the desert shall rejoice and blossom as the rose;

Context of Isaiah 35:1

The wilderness and the dry land will be glad; The Arabah (desert) will shout in exultation and blossom Like the autumn crocus. 2It will blossom abundantly And rejoice with joy and singing. The glory of Lebanon will be given to it, The majesty of [Mount] Carmel and [the plain] of Sharon. They will see the glory of the Lord, The majesty and splendor of our God. 3Encourage the exhausted, and make staggering knees firm.

Isaiah 35:1 word by word

יְשֻׂשׂ֥וּם מִדְבָּ֖ר וְצִיָּ֑ה וְתָגֵ֧ל עֲרָבָ֛ה וְתִפְרַ֖ח כַּחֲבַצָּֽלֶת׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• The wildernessמִדְבָּרmidbâr · wildernessH4057
• and the solitary placeצִיָּהtsîyâh · drynessH6723
• shall be gladשׂוּשׂώûώ ώîyώ · to rejoiceH7797
• for them; and the desertעֲרָבָה‛ărâbâh · plainH6160
• shall rejoiceגִּילgîyl gûl · to rejoiceH1523
• and blossomפָּרַחpârach · to sproutH6524
• as the roseחֲבַצֶּלֶתchăbatstseleth · crocusH2261

Cross-references for Isaiah 35:1

• Isaiah 29:17Is it not yet a very little while Until Lebanon will be turned into a fertile field, And the fertile field regarded as a forest?
• Isaiah 32:15Until the Spirit is poured out upon us from on high, And the wilderness becomes a fertile field, And the fertile field is valued as a forest.
• Isaiah 40:3A voice of one is calling out, “Clear the way for the Lord in the wilderness [remove the obstacles]; Make straight and smooth in the desert a highway for our God.
• Isaiah 51:3For the Lord will comfort Zion [in her captivity]; He will comfort all her ruins. And He will make her wilderness like Eden, And her desert like the garden of the Lord; Joy and gladness will be found in her, Thanksgiving and the voice of a melody.
• Isaiah 52:9Break forth, shout joyfully together, You ruins of Jerusalem; For the Lord has comforted His people, He has redeemed Jerusalem.
• Ezekiel 36:35Then they will say, ‘This land that was deserted and desolate has become like the garden of Eden; and the waste, desolate, and ruined cities are fortified and inhabited.’
• Psalms 48:11Let Mount Zion be glad, Let the daughters of Judah rejoice Because of Your [righteous] judgments.
• Psalms 97:8Zion heard this and was glad, And the daughters (cities) of Judah rejoiced [in relief] Because of Your judgments, O Lord.
• Revelation 19:1After these things I heard something like the great and mighty shout of a vast multitude in heaven, exclaiming, “Hallelujah! Salvation and glory (splendor, majesty) and power (dominion, might) belong to our God;
• Isaiah 4:2In that day the Branch of the Lord will be splendid and glorious, and the fruit of the land will be excellent and lovely to those of Israel who have survived.
• Isaiah 27:6In the generations to come Jacob will take root; Israel will blossom and sprout, And they will fill the surface of the world with fruit.
• Isaiah 55:12For you will go out [from exile] with joy And be led forth [by the Lord Himself] with peace; The mountains and the hills will break forth into shouts of joy before you, And all the trees of the field will clap their hands.
• Isaiah 61:10I will rejoice greatly in the Lord, My soul will exult in my God; For He has clothed me with garments of salvation, He has covered me with a robe of righteousness, As a bridegroom puts on a turban, And as a bride adorns herself with her jewels.
• Isaiah 66:10“Rejoice with Jerusalem and be glad for her, all you who love her; Rejoice greatly with her, all you who mourn over her,
• Hosea 14:5I shall be like the dew to Israel; He will blossom like the lily, And he will take root like the cedars of Lebanon.

Commentaries on Isaiah 35:1

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 1Shall be glad - יששום yesusum ; in one MS. the מ mem seems to have been added; and שום sum is upon a rasure in another. None of the ancient versions acknowledge it; it seems to have been a mistake, arising from the next word beginning with the same letter. Seventeen MSS. have ישושום yesusum, both vaus expressed; and five MSS. יששם yesusum, without the vaus . Probably the true reading is, "The wilderness and the dry place shall be glad. "Not for them.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 1The wilderness and the solitary place - This is evidently figurative language, such as is often employed by the prophets. The word rendered solitary place‘ (ציה tsı̂yâh ), denotes properly a dry place, a place without springs and streams of water; and as such places produce no verdure, and nothing to sustain life, the word comes to mean a desert. Such expressions are often used in the Scriptures to express moral or spiritual desolation; and in this sense…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 1The flourishing state of Christ's kingdom. (Is. 35:1-4) The privileges of his people. (Is. 35:5-10) Verses 1-4 Judea was prosperous in the days of Hezekiah, but the kingdom of Christ is the great subject intended. Converting grace makes the soul that was a wilderness, to rejoice with joy and singing, and to blossom abundantly. The feeble and faint-hearted are encouraged. This is the design of the gospel. Fear is weakening; the more we strive against it…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1God's land would become a barren wasteland, both spiritually and physically. However, God would transform the desert into a garden (see also Isaiah 32:15), bringing his people from exile to glory.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-10See on Is 34:1, introduction there. 1. solitary place--literally, "a dry place," without springs of water. A moral wilderness is meant. for them--namely, on account of the punishment inflicted according to the preceding prophecy on the enemy; probably the blessings set forth in this chapter are included in the causes for joy (Is 55:12). rose--rather, "the meadow-saffron," an autumnal flower with bulbous roots; so Syriac translation.Read the comment

Topics related to Isaiah 35:1

• Church
• Desert
• Gentiles
• Jesus, the Christ
• Joy
• Readings, Select
• Rose

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Commentaries on Isaiah 35

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings