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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. <a href="/nlt/isaiah/35.htm">New Living Translation</a> Yes, there will be an abundance of flowers and singing and joy! The deserts will become as green as the mountains of Lebanon, as lovely as Mount Carmel or the plain of Sharon. There the LORD will display his glory, the splendor of our God. <a href="/esv/isaiah/35.htm">English Standard Version</a> it shall blossom abundantly and rejoice with joy and singing. The glory of Lebanon shall be given to it, the majesty of Carmel and Sharon. They shall see the glory of the LORD, the majesty of our God. <a href="/bsb/isaiah/35.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> It will bloom profusely and rejoice with joy and singing. 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. <a href="/kjv/isaiah/35.htm">King James Bible</a> 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. <a href="/nkjv/isaiah/35.htm">New King James Version</a> It shall blossom abundantly and rejoice, Even with joy and singing. The glory of Lebanon shall be given to it, The excellence of Carmel and Sharon. They shall see the glory of the LORD, The excellency of our God. <a href="/nasb_/isaiah/35.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> It will blossom profusely And rejoice with joy and jubilation. The glory of Lebanon will be given to it, The majesty of Carmel and Sharon. They will see the glory of the LORD, The majesty of our God. <a href="/nasb/isaiah/35.htm">NASB 1995</a> It will blossom profusely And rejoice with rejoicing and shout of joy. The glory of Lebanon will be given to it, The majesty of Carmel and Sharon. They will see the glory of the LORD, The majesty of our God. <a href="/nasb77/isaiah/35.htm">NASB 1977 </a> It will blossom profusely And rejoice with rejoicing and shout of joy. The glory of Lebanon will be given to it, The majesty of Carmel and Sharon. They will see the glory of the LORD, The majesty of our God. <a href="/lsb/isaiah/35.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> It will flourish profusely And rejoice with rejoicing and shout of joy. The glory of Lebanon will be given to it, The majesty of Carmel and Sharon. They will see the glory of Yahweh, The majesty of our God. <a href="/amp/isaiah/35.htm">Amplified Bible</a> It 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. <a href="/csb/isaiah/35.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> It will blossom abundantly and will also rejoice with joy and singing. 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. <a href="/hcsb/isaiah/35.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> It will blossom abundantly and will also rejoice with joy and singing. 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. <a href="/asv/isaiah/35.htm">American Standard Version</a> 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 Jehovah, the excellency of our God. <a href="/cev/isaiah/35.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> Deserts will bloom everywhere and sing joyful songs. They will be as majestic as Mount Lebanon, as glorious as Mount Carmel or Sharon Valley. Everyone will see the wonderful splendor of the LORD our God. * <a href="/erv/isaiah/35.htm">English Revised Version</a> 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, the excellency of our God. <a href="/gwt/isaiah/35.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> Like a lily the land will blossom. It will rejoice and sing with joy. It will have the glory of Lebanon, the majesty of Carmel and Sharon. Everyone will see the glory of the LORD, the majesty of our God. <a href="/gnt/isaiah/35.htm">Good News Translation</a> The desert will sing and shout for joy; it will be as beautiful as the Lebanon Mountains and as fertile as the fields of Carmel and Sharon. Everyone will see the LORD's splendor, see his greatness and power. <a href="/isv/isaiah/35.htm">International Standard Version</a> it will burst into bloom, and rejoice with gladness and shouts of 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. <a href="/net/isaiah/35.htm">NET Bible</a> Let it richly bloom; let it rejoice and shout with delight! It is given the grandeur of Lebanon, the splendor of Carmel and Sharon. They will see the grandeur of the LORD, the splendor of our God. <a href="/nheb/isaiah/35.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> It will blossom abundantly, and rejoice even with joy and singing. Lebanon's glory Lebanon will be given to it, the excellence of Carmel and Sharon. They will see the LORD's glory, the excellence of our God. <a href="/wbt/isaiah/35.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> It shall blossom abundantly, and rejoice, even with joy and singing: the glory of Lebanon shall be given to it, the excellence of Carmel and Sharon, they shall see the glory of the LORD, and the excellence of our God.<div class="vheading2">Majority Text Translations</div><a href="/msb/isaiah/35.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> It will bloom profusely and rejoice with joy and singing. 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. <a href="/web/isaiah/35.htm">World English Bible</a> It will blossom abundantly, and rejoice even with joy and singing. Lebanon’s glory will be given to it, the excellence of Carmel and Sharon. They will see Yahweh’s glory, the excellence of our God. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/isaiah/35.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> Flourishing it flourishes, and rejoices, "" Indeed, [with] joy and singing, "" The glory of Lebanon has been given to it, "" The beauty of Carmel and Sharon, "" They see the glory of YHWH, "" The majesty of our God. <a href="/ylt/isaiah/35.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> Flourishing it doth flourish, and rejoice, Yea, with joy and singing, The honour of Lebanon hath been given to it, The beauty of Carmel and Sharon, They -- they see the honour of Jehovah, The majesty of our God. <a href="/slt/isaiah/35.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> Blossoming, it shall blossom and rejoice, also with joy and shouting: the glory of Lebanon was given to it, the majesty of Carmel and Sharon they shall see the glory of Jehovah, the majesty of our God.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/isaiah/35.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> It shall bud forth and blossom, and shall rejoice with joy and praise: the glory of Libanus is given to it: the beauty of Carmel, and Saron, they shall see the glory of the Lord, and the beauty of our God. <a href="/cpdv/isaiah/35.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> It will spring up and blossom, and it will exult with rejoicing and praising. The glory of Lebanon has been given to it, with the beauty of Carmel and Sharon. These will see the glory of the Lord and the beauty of our God. <a href="/nabre/isaiah/35.htm">New American Bible</a> Like the crocus it shall bloom abundantly, and rejoice with joyful song. 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. <a href="/nrsvce/isaiah/35.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> it shall blossom abundantly, and rejoice with joy and singing. The glory of Lebanon shall be given to it, the majesty of Carmel and Sharon. They shall see the glory of the LORD, the majesty of our God.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/isaiah/35.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> It shall rejoice like a mountain goat; the glory and honor of Lebanon shall be given to it, the excellency of Carmel and Sharon; they shall see the glory of the LORD and the excellency of our God, an admonition and comfort for the weak, for a Saviour is coming to save them. <a href="/hpbt/isaiah/35.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> And she will rejoice like a mountain goat, and in glory the honor of Lebanon will be given to her, and the excellence of Karmela and of Sharon. Those shall see the honor of LORD JEHOVAH and the excellence of our Goda warning and an encouragement of the weak, for The Savior is coming and he saves them <div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/isaiah/35.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> 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, The excellency of our God. <a href="/sep/isaiah/35.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> And the desert places of Jordan shall blossom and rejoice; the glory of Libanus has been given to it, and the honour of Carmel; and my people shall see the glory o the Lord, and the majesty of God. <a href="/parallel/isaiah/35-2.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Xv9bHT-nr9s?start=7312" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/isaiah/35.htm">The Glory of Zion</a> 1The wilderness and the land will be glad; the desert will rejoice and blossom like a rose. 2<a href="/hebrew/6524.htm" title="6524: pā·rō·aḥ (V-Qal-InfAbs) -- A primitive root; to break forth as a bud, i.e. Bloom; generally, to spread; specifically, to fly; figuratively, to flourish.">It will bloom profusely</a> <a href="/hebrew/6524.htm" title="6524: tip̄·raḥ (V-Qal-Imperf-3fs) -- A primitive root; to break forth as a bud, i.e. Bloom; generally, to spread; specifically, to fly; figuratively, to flourish."></a> <a href="/hebrew/637.htm" title="637: ’ap̄ (Conj) -- Also, yea. A primitive particle; meaning accession; also or yea; adversatively though.">and</a> <a href="/hebrew/1523.htm" title="1523: wə·ṯā·ḡêl (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjImperf.Jus-3fs) -- To rejoice. Or guwl; a primitive root; properly, to spin round, i.e. Usually rejoice, or fear.">rejoice</a> <a href="/hebrew/1525.htm" title="1525: gî·laṯ (N-fsc) -- A rejoicing. Or giylath; feminine of giyl; joy.">with joy</a> <a href="/hebrew/7442.htm" title="7442: wə·ran·nên (Conj-w:: V-Piel-Inf) -- To give a ringing cry. A primitive root; properly, to creak, i.e. To shout.">and singing.</a> <a href="/hebrew/3519.htm" title="3519: kə·ḇō·wḏ (N-msc) -- Rarely kabod; from kabad; properly, weight, but only figuratively in a good sense, splendor or copiousness.">The glory</a> <a href="/hebrew/3844.htm" title="3844: hal·lə·ḇā·nō·wn (Art:: N-proper-fs) -- A wooded mountain range on the N. border of Isr. From lbab; white mountain; Lebanon, a mountain range in Palestine.">of Lebanon</a> <a href="/hebrew/5414.htm" title="5414: nit·tan- (V-Nifal-Perf-3ms) -- To give, put, set. A primitive root; to give, used with greatest latitude of application.">will be given</a> <a href="/hebrew/lāh (Prep:: 3fs) -- ">to it,</a> <a href="/hebrew/1926.htm" title="1926: hă·ḏar (N-msc) -- An ornament, honor, splendor. From hadar; magnificence, i.e. Ornament or splendor.">the splendor</a> <a href="/hebrew/3760.htm" title="3760: hak·kar·mel (Art:: N-proper-fs) -- The same as karmel; Karmel, the name of a hill and of a town in Palestine.">of Carmel</a> <a href="/hebrew/8289.htm" title="8289: wə·haš·šā·rō·wn (Conj-w, Art:: N-proper-fs) -- Probably abridged from yashar; plain, Sharon, the name of a place in Palestine.">and Sharon.</a> <a href="/hebrew/1992.htm" title="1992: hêm·māh (Pro-3mp) -- They. Or hemmah; masculine plural from halak; they.">They</a> <a href="/hebrew/7200.htm" title="7200: yir·’ū (V-Qal-Imperf-3mp) -- To see. A primitive root; to see, literally or figuratively.">will see</a> <a href="/hebrew/3519.htm" title="3519: ḵə·ḇō·wḏ- (N-msc) -- Rarely kabod; from kabad; properly, weight, but only figuratively in a good sense, splendor or copiousness.">the glory</a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">of the LORD,</a> <a href="/hebrew/1926.htm" title="1926: hă·ḏar (N-msc) -- An ornament, honor, splendor. From hadar; magnificence, i.e. Ornament or splendor.">the splendor</a> <a href="/hebrew/430.htm" title="430: ’ĕ·lō·hê·nū (N-mpc:: 1cp) -- Plural of 'elowahh; gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used of the supreme God">of our God.</a> 3Strengthen the limp hands and steady the feeble knees!…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/isaiah/55-12.htm">Isaiah 55:12-13</a> You will indeed go out with 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. / Instead of the thornbush, the cypress will grow, and instead of the brier, the myrtle will spring up; this will make a name for the LORD, an everlasting sign, never to be destroyed.” <a href="/isaiah/61-3.htm">Isaiah 61:3</a> to console the mourners in Zion—to give them a crown of beauty for ashes, the oil of joy for mourning, and a garment of praise for a spirit of despair. So they will be called oaks of righteousness, the planting of the LORD, that He may be glorified. <a href="/isaiah/40-5.htm">Isaiah 40:5</a> And the glory of the LORD will be revealed, and all humanity together will see it.” For the mouth of the LORD has spoken. <a href="/isaiah/41-19.htm">Isaiah 41:19-20</a> I will plant cedars in the wilderness, acacias, myrtles, and olive trees. I will set cypresses in the desert, elms and boxwood together, / so that all may see and know, may consider and understand, that the hand of the LORD has done this and the Holy One of Israel has created it.” <a href="/isaiah/51-3.htm">Isaiah 51:3</a> For the LORD will comfort Zion and will look with compassion on all her ruins; 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 melodious song. <a href="/isaiah/60-13.htm">Isaiah 60:13</a> The glory of Lebanon will come to you—its cypress, elm, and boxwood together—to adorn the place of My sanctuary, and I will glorify the place of My feet. <a href="/isaiah/32-15.htm">Isaiah 32:15</a> until the Spirit is poured out upon us from on high. Then the desert will be an orchard, and the orchard will seem like a forest. <a href="/isaiah/29-17.htm">Isaiah 29:17</a> In a very short time, will not Lebanon become an orchard, and the orchard seem like a forest? <a href="/isaiah/41-18.htm">Isaiah 41:18</a> I will open rivers on the barren heights, and fountains in the middle of the valleys. I will turn the desert into a pool of water, and the dry land into flowing springs. <a href="/isaiah/43-19.htm">Isaiah 43:19-20</a> Behold, I am about to do something new; even now it is coming. Do you not see it? Indeed, I will make a way in the wilderness and streams in the desert. / The beasts of the field will honor Me, the jackals and the ostriches, because I provide water in the wilderness and rivers in the desert, to give drink to My chosen people. <a href="/isaiah/44-23.htm">Isaiah 44:23</a> Sing for joy, O heavens, for the LORD has done this; shout aloud, O depths of the earth. Break forth in song, O mountains, you forests and all your trees. For the LORD has redeemed Jacob, and revealed His glory in Israel. <a href="/isaiah/49-13.htm">Isaiah 49:13</a> Shout for joy, O heavens; rejoice, O earth; break forth in song, O mountains! For the LORD has comforted His people, and He will have compassion on His afflicted ones. <a href="/isaiah/52-9.htm">Isaiah 52:9</a> Break forth in joy, sing together, O ruins of Jerusalem, for the LORD has comforted His people; He has redeemed Jerusalem. <a href="/isaiah/54-1.htm">Isaiah 54:1</a> “Shout for joy, O barren woman, who bears no children; break forth in song and cry aloud, you who have never travailed; because more are the children of the desolate woman than of her who has a husband,” says the LORD. <a href="/isaiah/62-4.htm">Isaiah 62:4</a> No longer will you be called Forsaken, nor your land named Desolate; but you will be called Hephzibah, and your land Beulah; for the LORD will take delight in you, and your land will be His bride.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>It shall blossom abundantly, and rejoice even with joy and singing: the glory of Lebanon shall be given to it, the excellency of Carmel and Sharon, they shall see the glory of the LORD, and the excellency of our God.and rejoice<a href="/isaiah/42-10.htm">Isaiah 42:10-12</a> Sing unto the LORD a new song, and his praise from the end of the earth, ye that go down to the sea, and all that is therein; the isles, and the inhabitants thereof… <a href="/isaiah/49-13.htm">Isaiah 49:13</a> Sing, O heavens; and be joyful, O earth; and break forth into singing, O mountains: for the LORD hath comforted his people, and will have mercy upon his afflicted.<a href="/isaiah/55-12.htm">Isaiah 55:12,13</a> For ye shall go out with joy, and be led forth with peace: the mountains and the hills shall break forth before you into singing, and all the trees of the field shall clap their hands… the glory<a href="/isaiah/33-9.htm">Isaiah 33:9</a> The earth mourneth and languisheth: Lebanon is ashamed and hewn down: Sharon is like a wilderness; and Bashan and Carmel shake off their fruits.<a href="/isaiah/41-19.htm">Isaiah 41:19</a> I will plant in the wilderness the cedar, the shittah tree, and the myrtle, and the oil tree; I will set in the desert the fir tree, and the pine, and the box tree together:<a href="/isaiah/60-13.htm">Isaiah 60:13,21</a> The glory of Lebanon shall come unto thee, the fir tree, the pine tree, and the box together, to beautify the place of my sanctuary; and I will make the place of my feet glorious… the excellency<a href="/isaiah/60-13.htm">Isaiah 60:13</a> The glory of Lebanon shall come unto thee, the fir tree, the pine tree, and the box together, to beautify the place of my sanctuary; and I will make the place of my feet glorious.<a href="/ezekiel/34-25.htm">Ezekiel 34:25,26</a> And I will make with them a covenant of peace, and will cause the evil beasts to cease out of the land: and they shall dwell safely in the wilderness, and sleep in the woods… <a href="/amos/9-13.htm">Amos 9:13-15</a> Behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that the plowman shall overtake the reaper, and the treader of grapes him that soweth seed; and the mountains shall drop sweet wine, and all the hills shall melt… they shall<a href="/isaiah/6-3.htm">Isaiah 6:3</a> And one cried unto another, and said, Holy, holy, holy, is the LORD of hosts: the whole earth is full of his glory.<a href="/isaiah/40-5.htm">Isaiah 40:5</a> And the glory of the LORD shall be revealed, and all flesh shall see it together: for the mouth of the LORD hath spoken it.<a href="/isaiah/60-1.htm">Isaiah 60:1-3,19</a> Arise, shine; for thy light is come, and the glory of the LORD is risen upon thee… <div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/isaiah/15-3.htm">Abundantly</a> <a href="/isaiah/33-17.htm">Beauty</a> <a href="/songs/6-11.htm">Bloom</a> <a href="/isaiah/35-1.htm">Blossom</a> <a href="/proverbs/3-10.htm">Burst</a> <a href="/isaiah/33-9.htm">Carmel</a> <a href="/isaiah/32-14.htm">Delight</a> <a href="/isaiah/13-19.htm">Excellence</a> <a href="/isaiah/24-14.htm">Excellency</a> <a href="/isaiah/35-1.htm">Flourish</a> <a href="/ecclesiastes/2-6.htm">Flourishing</a> <a href="/isaiah/17-11.htm">Flowering</a> <a href="/isaiah/35-1.htm">Full</a> <a href="/isaiah/33-21.htm">Glory</a> <a href="/isaiah/31-6.htm">Greatly</a> <a href="/isaiah/32-5.htm">Honour</a> <a href="/isaiah/35-1.htm">Joy</a> <a href="/isaiah/33-21.htm">Majesty</a> <a href="/isaiah/33-13.htm">Power</a> <a href="/isaiah/15-3.htm">Profusely</a> <a href="/isaiah/35-1.htm">Rejoice</a> <a href="/isaiah/22-13.htm">Rejoicing</a> <a href="/isaiah/35-1.htm">Rose</a> <a href="/isaiah/33-9.htm">Sharon</a> <a href="/isaiah/26-19.htm">Shout</a> <a href="/isaiah/22-5.htm">Shouting</a> <a href="/isaiah/25-5.htm">Singing</a> <a href="/isaiah/30-29.htm">Songs</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/isaiah/55-7.htm">Abundantly</a> <a href="/isaiah/40-6.htm">Beauty</a> <a href="/nahum/1-4.htm">Bloom</a> <a href="/hosea/14-5.htm">Blossom</a> <a href="/isaiah/49-13.htm">Burst</a> <a href="/isaiah/37-24.htm">Carmel</a> <a href="/isaiah/35-10.htm">Delight</a> <a href="/isaiah/60-15.htm">Excellence</a> <a href="/isaiah/60-15.htm">Excellency</a> <a href="/isaiah/55-10.htm">Flourish</a> <a href="/daniel/4-4.htm">Flourishing</a> <a href="/ezekiel/7-10.htm">Flowering</a> <a href="/isaiah/35-4.htm">Full</a> <a href="/isaiah/40-5.htm">Glory</a> <a href="/isaiah/42-17.htm">Greatly</a> <a href="/isaiah/37-35.htm">Honour</a> <a href="/isaiah/35-6.htm">Joy</a> <a href="/isaiah/53-2.htm">Majesty</a> <a href="/isaiah/36-5.htm">Power</a> <a href="/isaiah/15-3.htm">Profusely</a> <a href="/isaiah/41-16.htm">Rejoice</a> <a href="/isaiah/43-14.htm">Rejoicing</a> <a href="/jeremiah/26-17.htm">Rose</a> <a href="/isaiah/65-10.htm">Sharon</a> <a href="/isaiah/35-6.htm">Shout</a> <a href="/isaiah/35-10.htm">Shouting</a> <a href="/isaiah/35-10.htm">Singing</a> <a href="/isaiah/35-10.htm">Songs</a><div class="vheading2">Isaiah 35</div>1. <a href="/isaiah/35-1.htm">The joyful flourishing of Christ's kingdom</a> 3. <a href="/isaiah/35-3.htm">The weak are encouraged by the virtues and privileges of the Gospel</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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In the context of Isaiah, it refers to the desert blossoming, which can be seen as a metaphor for the renewal of Israel and the coming of the Messianic age. The imagery of blooming is often used in Scripture to denote life, growth, and divine blessing (e.g., <a href="/psalms/72-16.htm">Psalm 72:16</a>, <a href="/hosea/14-5.htm">Hosea 14:5-7</a>).and rejoice with joy and singing The emphasis on joy and singing highlights the response of creation and God's people to His redemptive work. This joy is not merely emotional but is a deep, spiritual rejoicing in God's salvation and deliverance. The prophetic vision anticipates the ultimate joy found in the coming of the Messiah, as seen in the New Testament (<a href="/luke/2-10.htm">Luke 2:10-14</a>).The glory of Lebanon will be given to it Lebanon was renowned for its majestic cedars, symbolizing strength and beauty. The reference to Lebanon's glory being given to the desert indicates a transfer of beauty and majesty, suggesting that what was once barren will become as splendid as Lebanon. This transformation is a foretaste of the new creation, where God's glory will be fully revealed (<a href="/revelation/21-23.htm">Revelation 21:23</a>).the splendor of Carmel and Sharon Carmel and Sharon were regions known for their fertility and lush landscapes. Carmel, a mountain range, was a place of beauty and agricultural abundance, while Sharon was a fertile plain. The mention of these places underscores the complete transformation and restoration that God promises. This imagery connects to the idea of the Promised Land, a place of divine provision and blessing (<a href="/deuteronomy/11-11.htm">Deuteronomy 11:11-12</a>).They will see the glory of the LORD This phrase points to the ultimate revelation of God's presence and power. In the Old Testament, the glory of the LORD often refers to His manifest presence, as seen in the tabernacle and temple (<a href="/exodus/40-34.htm">Exodus 40:34-35</a>, <a href="/1_kings/8-10.htm">1 Kings 8:10-11</a>). The prophecy anticipates a time when God's glory will be visible to all, fulfilled in the person of Jesus Christ, who is the radiance of God's glory (<a href="/hebrews/1-3.htm">Hebrews 1:3</a>).the splendor of our God The splendor of God refers to His majesty, holiness, and beauty. This phrase encapsulates the awe-inspiring nature of God's character and works. The vision of God's splendor is a source of hope and encouragement for believers, reminding them of His ultimate sovereignty and the future restoration of all things. This splendor is fully revealed in the New Jerusalem, where God's presence dwells with His people (<a href="/revelation/21-3.htm">Revelation 21:3-4</a>).<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/l/lebanon.htm">Lebanon</a> Known for its majestic cedar trees, Lebanon symbolizes strength and beauty. In biblical times, its wood was highly prized for building and decoration. 2. <a href="/topical/c/carmel.htm">Carmel</a> A mountain range in Israel, Carmel is associated with fertility and lushness. It is also the site of Elijah's confrontation with the prophets of Baal. 3. <a href="/topical/s/sharon.htm">Sharon</a> A fertile plain in Israel, Sharon is known for its beauty and abundance, often symbolizing prosperity and divine blessing. 4. <a href="/topical/t/the_lord.htm">The LORD</a> The central figure in this passage, representing God's presence, glory, and power. 5. <a href="/topical/t/the_splendor_of_our_god.htm">The Splendor of our God</a> Refers to the manifestation of God's majesty and divine attributes, which are revealed to His people.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/t/the_promise_of_restoration.htm">The Promise of Restoration</a> <a href="/isaiah/35-2.htm">Isaiah 35:2</a> promises a future restoration where the barren will become fruitful. This is a reminder of God's power to transform our lives and circumstances. <a href="/topical/t/the_joy_of_god's_presence.htm">The Joy of God's Presence</a> The joy and singing in this verse highlight the response of creation to God's presence. As believers, we are called to rejoice in the Lord always, recognizing His work in our lives. <a href="/topical/t/the_revelation_of_god's_glory.htm">The Revelation of God's Glory</a> The passage emphasizes that God's glory will be revealed. We should live with the expectation of witnessing God's glory in our lives and the world around us. <a href="/topical/t/the_beauty_of_holiness.htm">The Beauty of Holiness</a> The imagery of Lebanon, Carmel, and Sharon points to the beauty that comes from holiness and righteousness. We are encouraged to pursue a life that reflects God's splendor. <a href="/topical/h/hope_in_god's_promises.htm">Hope in God's Promises</a> This verse assures us of the fulfillment of God's promises. We can trust in His faithfulness and look forward to the ultimate restoration He has planned.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_isaiah_35.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Isaiah 35</a> <a href="/q/what's_the_rose_of_sharon's_meaning.htm">What is the significance of the Rose of Sharon?</a> <a href="/q/do_isaiah_35's_promises_conflict_with_other_prophecies.htm">Do the promises of restoration in Isaiah 35 conflict with other biblical prophecies about judgment and desolation of the land?</a> <a href="/q/what_defines_spiritual_dryness.htm">What defines spiritual dryness?</a> <a href="/q/what_does_the_bible_say_about_lebanon.htm">What does the Bible mention about Lebanon?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/isaiah/35.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(2) The glory of Lebanon . . .--The three types of cultivated beauty are contrasted with the former three of desolation. See Note on <a href="/isaiah/33-9.htm" title="The earth mourns and languishes: Lebanon is ashamed and hewn down: Sharon is like a wilderness; and Bashan and Carmel shake off their fruits.">Isaiah 33:9</a>. And over this fair land of transcendent beauty, there will shine not the common light of day, but the glory of Jehovah. (Comp. <a href="/isaiah/30-26.htm" title="Moreover the light of the moon shall be as the light of the sun, and the light of the sun shall be sevenfold, as the light of seven days, in the day that the LORD binds up the breach of his people, and heals the stroke of their wound.">Isaiah 30:26</a>; <a href="/revelation/21-23.htm" title="And the city had no need of the sun, neither of the moon, to shine in it: for the glory of God did lighten it, and the Lamb is the light thereof.">Revelation 21:23</a>.)<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/isaiah/35.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 2. - It shall blossom abundantly, and rejoice even with joy and singing; rather, with dancing and singing. Dancing and singing were the ordinary manifestations of religions joy (<a href="/exodus/15-1.htm">Exodus 15:1, 20, 21</a>; <a href="/judges/11-34.htm">Judges 11:34</a>; <a href="/judges/21-19.htm">Judges 21:19-21</a>; <a href="/2_samuel/6-5.htm">2 Samuel 6:5, 14, 15</a>; <a href="/psalms/30-11.htm">Psalm 30:11</a>, etc.), and would naturally follow the great deliverance of the Church from the power of its enemies. The clause is a touch of realism intruded into a prolonged metaphor or allegory, and is quite in the manner of Isaiah (comp. <a href="/isaiah/14-7.htm">Isaiah 14:7</a>; <a href="/isaiah/26-1.htm">Isaiah 26:1</a>; <a href="/isaiah/30-32.htm">Isaiah 30:32</a>, etc.). The glory of Lebanon... the excellency of Carmel and Sharon; i.e. productiveness of all kinds, of abundant harvests, fruits, and flowers, and forest trees (comp. <a href="/isaiah/10-18.htm">Isaiah 10:18, 19, 33, 34</a>; <a href="/isaiah/32-15.htm">Isaiah 32:15</a>) - a resumption and prolongation of the metaphor in ver. 1. They shall see the glory of the Lord. The culminating joy and delight and blessedness of the Church shall be the vision of God - either the spiritual perception of his presence (<a href="/matthew/5-8.htm">Matthew 5:8</a>; <a href="/romans/1-20.htm">Romans 1:20</a>) or the actual beatific vision (<a href="/1_corinthians/13-12.htm">1 Corinthians 13:12</a>; <a href="/revelation/21-11.htm">Revelation 21:11, 23</a>; <a href="/revelation/22-4.htm">Revelation 22:4</a>), the first during the probation period, the second in the state of final bliss. <a href="/commentaries/isaiah/35-2.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>It will bloom abundantly פָּרֹ֨חַ (pā·rō·aḥ) Verb - Qal - Infinitive absolute <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6524.htm">Strong's 6524: </a> To break forth as a, bud, bloom, to spread, to fly, to flourish and even אַ֚ף (’ap̄) Conjunction <a href="/hebrew/strongs_637.htm">Strong's 637: </a> Meaning accession, yea, adversatively though rejoice וְתָגֵ֗ל (wə·ṯā·ḡêl) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect Jussive - third person feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1523.htm">Strong's 1523: </a> To spin round, rejoice, fear with joy גִּילַ֣ת (gî·laṯ) Noun - feminine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1525.htm">Strong's 1525: </a> A rejoicing and singing. וְרַנֵּ֔ן (wə·ran·nên) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7442.htm">Strong's 7442: </a> To give a ringing cry The glory כְּב֤וֹד (kə·ḇō·wḏ) Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3519.htm">Strong's 3519: </a> Weight, splendor, copiousness of Lebanon הַלְּבָנוֹן֙ (hal·lə·ḇā·nō·wn) Article | Noun - proper - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3844.htm">Strong's 3844: </a> Lebanon -- a wooded mountain range on the northern border of Israel will be given נִתַּן־ (nit·tan-) Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5414.htm">Strong's 5414: </a> To give, put, set it, לָ֔הּ (lāh) Preposition | third person feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/.htm">Strong's Hebrew</a> the splendor הֲדַ֥ר (hă·ḏar) Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1926.htm">Strong's 1926: </a> Magnificence, ornament, splendor of Carmel הַכַּרְמֶ֖ל (hak·kar·mel) Article | Noun - proper - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3760.htm">Strong's 3760: </a> Carmel -- a mountain promontory on the Mediterranean, also a city near Hebron and Sharon. וְהַשָּׁר֑וֹן (wə·haš·šā·rō·wn) Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - proper - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8289.htm">Strong's 8289: </a> Sharon -- a plain on the Mediterranean Sea, perhaps also a region East of the Jordan They הֵ֛מָּה (hêm·māh) Pronoun - third person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1992.htm">Strong's 1992: </a> They will see יִרְא֥וּ (yir·’ū) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7200.htm">Strong's 7200: </a> To see the glory כְבוֹד־ (ḵə·ḇō·wḏ-) Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3519.htm">Strong's 3519: </a> Weight, splendor, copiousness of the LORD, יְהוָ֖ה (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel the splendor הֲדַ֥ר (hă·ḏar) Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1926.htm">Strong's 1926: </a> Magnificence, ornament, splendor of our God. אֱלֹהֵֽינוּ׃ (’ĕ·lō·hê·nū) Noun - masculine plural construct | first person common plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_430.htm">Strong's 430: </a> gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/isaiah/35-2.htm">Isaiah 35:2 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/isaiah/35-2.htm">Isaiah 35:2 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/isaiah/35-2.htm">Isaiah 35:2 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/isaiah/35-2.htm">Isaiah 35:2 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/isaiah/35-2.htm">Isaiah 35:2 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/isaiah/35-2.htm">Isaiah 35:2 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/isaiah/35-2.htm">Isaiah 35:2 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/isaiah/35-2.htm">Isaiah 35:2 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/isaiah/35-2.htm">Isaiah 35:2 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/isaiah/35-2.htm">Isaiah 35:2 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/isaiah/35-2.htm">OT Prophets: Isaiah 35:2 It will blossom abundantly and rejoice even (Isa Isi Is)</a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/isaiah/35-1.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Isaiah 35:1"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Isaiah 35:1" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/isaiah/35-3.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Isaiah 35:3"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Isaiah 35:3" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>