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 desert and the dry land will be happy! The wilderness will be happy too, and beautiful flowers will grow there. 2Yes, there will be lots of flowers! The land will sing and shout with joy! The desert will be as beautiful as Lebanon. It will seem like lovely places in Carmel and in Sharon. In those places, people will see the Lord's glory. They will see that our God is very great. 3If your hands feel weak, now be strong! If your knees are shaking, now be brave!

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 29:17Very soon, Lebanon's forest will become a field of fruit trees. And the field of fruit trees will seem like a forest.
• Isaiah 32:15It will be like that until God pours a new spirit on us from heaven. Then, deserts will become fields of fruit trees. And fields of fruit trees will seem like forests.
• Isaiah 40:3Somebody's voice is shouting, ‘Prepare a way in the wilderness for the Lord. Make a straight road in the desert for our God.
• Isaiah 51:3Surely, the Lord will comfort Zion's people. He will take care of the buildings that enemies have destroyed. Zion's land that is now a wilderness will become like the beautiful Garden of Eden. It will be the Lord's own garden! People will be happy again in Zion. They will sing with joy to thank God.
• Isaiah 52:9Jerusalem, your buildings have become heaps of stones, but now you can all shout together with joy! Sing aloud, because the Lord has comforted his people. He has made Jerusalem safe again.
• Ezekiel 36:35They will say, ‘This land was like a desert, but now it is like the Garden of Eden. People now live in the cities that had become heaps of stones. The cities now have strong walls.’
• Psalms 48:11Because you judge people in a right way, Mount Zion and all the towns of Judah will be happy.
• Psalms 97:8When Zion's people hear about it, they will be happy. Yes, the people of Judah will be very happy! They will be happy, Lord, because you bring justice.
• Revelation 19:1After these things, I heard a sound like the voices of a great crowd of people in heaven. They were shouting, ‘Praise the Lord our God! He has saved us! He is very powerful! We say that he is great!
• Isaiah 4:2In that day, the branch of the Lord will be great and beautiful. The land will give fruit and crops. Those people who remain in Israel will be proud and happy because of the food that the land supplies.
• Isaiah 27:6The time will come when Jacob will grow well, like a strong plant in the ground. Yes, Israel will make flowers and branches. Their fruit will fill all the world.
• Isaiah 55:12You will leave that foreign land with joy! You will travel home with peace in your minds. The mountains and the hills will sing with joy as you travel past. The trees in the fields will clap their hands together!
• Isaiah 61:10I am very happy, because of what the Lord, my God, has done. I have so much joy! He has given salvation to me, like clothes that I can wear all the time. I have his righteousness as my coat! He makes me handsome, like a bridegroom who wears a priest's hat. He makes me beautiful, like a bride who wears her jewels.
• Isaiah 66:10All you people who love Jerusalem, join together with its people and be happy. You have been sad to see what has happened to the city, but now you should shout with joy!
• Hosea 14:5I will bless Israel's people, like rain that falls on dry ground. They will grow like beautiful flowers. They will have strong roots, like the great trees in 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

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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