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.
• 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;
• New Living Translation (NLT)Even the wilderness and desert will be glad in those days. The wasteland will rejoice and blossom with spring crocuses.

Context of Isaiah 35:1

The desert and the parched land will be glad; the wilderness will rejoice and blossom. Like the crocus, 2it will burst into bloom; it will rejoice greatly and shout for joy. The glory of Lebanon will be given to it, the splendor of Carmel and Sharon; they will see the glory of the Lord, the splendor of our God. 3Strengthen the feeble hands, steady the knees that give way;

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 29:17In a very short time, will not Lebanon be turned into a fertile field and the fertile field seem like a forest?
• Isaiah 32:15till the Spirit is poured on us from on high, and the desert becomes a fertile field, and the fertile field seems like a forest.
• Isaiah 40:3A voice of one calling: “In the wilderness prepare the way for the Lord; make straight in the desert a highway for our God.
• Isaiah 51:3The Lord will surely comfort Zion and will look with compassion on all her ruins; he will make her deserts like Eden, her wastelands like the garden of the Lord. Joy and gladness will be found in her, thanksgiving and the sound of singing.
• Isaiah 52:9Burst into songs of joy together, you ruins of Jerusalem, for the Lord has comforted his people, he has redeemed Jerusalem.
• Ezekiel 36:35They will say, “This land that was laid waste has become like the garden of Eden; the cities that were lying in ruins, desolate and destroyed, are now fortified and inhabited.”
• Psalms 48:11Mount Zion rejoices, the villages of Judah are glad because of your judgments.
• Psalms 97:8Zion hears and rejoices and the villages of Judah are glad because of your judgments, Lord.
• Revelation 19:1After this I heard what sounded like the roar of a great multitude in heaven shouting: “Hallelujah! Salvation and glory and power belong to our God,
• Isaiah 4:2In that day the Branch of the Lord will be beautiful and glorious, and the fruit of the land will be the pride and glory of the survivors in Israel.
• Isaiah 27:6In days to come Jacob will take root, Israel will bud and blossom and fill all the world with fruit.
• Isaiah 55:12You will go out in joy and be led forth in peace; the mountains and hills will burst into song before you, and all the trees of the field will clap their hands.
• Isaiah 61:10I delight greatly in the Lord; my soul rejoices in my God. For he has clothed me with garments of salvation and arrayed me in a robe of his righteousness, as a bridegroom adorns his head like a priest, 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 will be like the dew to Israel; he will blossom like a lily. Like a cedar of Lebanon he will send down his roots;

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