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Then the wilderness will become a fertile field, and the fertile field will yield bountiful crops.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/isaiah/32.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />until the Spirit is poured upon us from on high, and the wilderness becomes a fruitful field, and the fruitful field is deemed a forest.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/isaiah/32.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/isaiah/32.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Until the spirit be poured upon us from on high, and the wilderness be a fruitful field, and the fruitful field be counted for a forest.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/isaiah/32.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Until the Spirit is poured upon us from on high, And the wilderness becomes a fruitful field, And the fruitful field is counted as a forest.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/isaiah/32.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Until the Spirit is poured out upon us from on high, And the wilderness becomes a fertile field, And the fertile field is considered as a forest.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/isaiah/32.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />Until the Spirit is poured out upon us from on high, And the wilderness becomes a fertile field, And the fertile field is considered as a forest.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/isaiah/32.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />Until the Spirit is poured out upon us from on high, And the wilderness becomes a fertile field And the fertile field is considered as a forest.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/isaiah/32.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Until the Spirit is poured out upon us from on high, And the wilderness becomes a fruitful orchard, And the fruitful orchard is counted as a forest.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/isaiah/32.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Until 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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/isaiah/32.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />until the Spirit from on high is poured out on us. Then the desert will become an orchard, and the orchard will seem like a forest.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/isaiah/32.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />until the Spirit from heaven is poured out on us. Then the desert will become an orchard, and the orchard will seem like a forest. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/isaiah/32.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />until the Spirit be poured upon us from on high, and the wilderness become a fruitful field, and the fruitful field be esteemed as a forest.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/isaiah/32.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />When the Spirit is given to us from heaven, deserts will become orchards thick as fertile forests. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/isaiah/32.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />until the spirit be poured upon us from on high, and the wilderness become a fruitful field, and the fruitful field be counted for a forest.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/isaiah/32.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />until the Spirit is poured on us from on high. Then the wilderness will be turned into a fertile field, and the fertile field will be considered a forest.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/isaiah/32.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />But once more God will send us his spirit. The wasteland will become fertile, and fields will produce rich crops. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/isaiah/32.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />until the Spirit from on high is poured upon us, and the desert becomes a fertile field, and the fertile field seems like a forest."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/isaiah/32.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/isaiah/32.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />This desolation will continue until new life is poured out on us from heaven. Then the desert will become an orchard and the orchard will be considered a forest. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/isaiah/32.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Until the Spirit is poured on us from on high, and the wilderness becomes a fruitful field, and the fruitful field is considered a forest.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/isaiah/32.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Until the spirit shall be poured upon us from on high, and the wilderness shall be a fruitful field, and the fruitful field shall be counted for a forest.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/isaiah/32.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />until the Spirit is poured on us from on high, and the wilderness becomes a fruitful field, and the fruitful field is considered a forest. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/isaiah/32.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />Until the Spirit is emptied out on us from on high, "" And a wilderness has become a fruitful field, "" And the fruitful field is reckoned for a forest.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/isaiah/32.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> Till emptied out on us is the Spirit from on high, And a wilderness hath become a fruitful field, And the fruitful field for a forest is reckoned.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/isaiah/32.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />Until the spirit shall be poured upon us from on high, and the desert be for Carmel, and Carmel be reckoned for a forest.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/isaiah/32.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Until the spirit be poured upon us from on high: and the desert shall be se a charmel, and charmel shall be counted for a forest. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/isaiah/32.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />until the Spirit is poured over us from on high. And the desert will be a fruitful field, and the fruitful field will be considered as a forest.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/isaiah/32.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Until the spirit from on high is poured out on us. And the wilderness becomes a garden land and the garden land seems as common as forest. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/isaiah/32.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />until a spirit from on high is poured out on us, and the wilderness becomes a fruitful field, and the fruitful field is deemed a forest.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/isaiah/32.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Until the spirit be poured upon us from on high, and the wilderness become a fruitful field, and the fruitful field be counted for a forest.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/isaiah/32.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />Until The Spirit from the high place will awaken upon us, and the wilderness will be as Karmela, and Karmela shall be considered as a forest<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/isaiah/32.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Until the spirit be poured upon us from on high, And the wilderness become a fruitful field, And the fruitful field be counted for a forest.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/isaiah/32.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />until the Spirit shall come upon you from on high, and Chermel shall be desert, and Chermel shall be counted for a forest.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/isaiah/32-15.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Xv9bHT-nr9s?start=6793" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/isaiah/32.htm">The Women of Jerusalem</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">14</span>For the palace will be forsaken, the busy city abandoned. The hill and the watchtower will become caves forever—the delight of wild donkeys and a pasture for flocks— <span class="reftext">15</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/5704.htm" title="5704: ‘aḏ- (Prep) -- As far as, even to, up to, until, while. Properly, the same as ad; as far as, whether of space or time or degree.">until</a> <a href="/hebrew/7307.htm" title="7307: rū·aḥ (N-cs) -- Breath, wind, spirit. From ruwach; wind; by resemblance breath.">the Spirit</a> <a href="/hebrew/6168.htm" title="6168: yê·‘ā·reh (V-Nifal-Imperf-3ms) -- To be naked or bare. A primitive root; to be bare; hence, to empty, pour out, demolish.">is poured out</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘ā·lê·nū (Prep:: 1cp) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications.">upon us</a> <a href="/hebrew/4791.htm" title="4791: mim·mā·rō·wm (Prep-m:: N-ms) -- Height. From ruwm; altitude, i.e. Concretely, abstractly (elation), or adverbially (aloft).">from on high.</a> <a href="/hebrew/4057.htm" title="4057: miḏ·bār (N-ms) -- A pasture, a desert, speech. From dabar in the sense of driving; a pasture; by implication, a desert; also speech.">Then the desert</a> <a href="/hebrew/1961.htm" title="1961: wə·hā·yāh (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-3ms) -- To fall out, come to pass, become, be. A primitive root; to exist, i.e. Be or become, come to pass.">will be</a> <a href="/hebrew/3759.htm" title="3759: lak·kar·mel (Prep-l, Art:: N-ms) -- A plantation, garden land, fruit, garden growth. From kerem; a planted field; by implication, garden produce.">an orchard,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3759.htm" title="3759: wə·ḵar·mɛl (Conj-w, Art:: N-ms) -- A plantation, garden land, fruit, garden growth. From kerem; a planted field; by implication, garden produce.">and the orchard</a> <a href="/hebrew/2803.htm" title="2803: yê·ḥā·šêḇ (V-Nifal-Imperf-3ms) -- To think, account. ">will seem</a> <a href="/hebrew/3293.htm" title="3293: lay·ya·‘ar (Prep-l, Art:: N-ms) -- From an unused root probably meaning to thicken with verdure; a copse of bushes; hence, a forest; hence, honey in the comb.">like a forest.</a> </span><span class="reftext">16</span>Then justice will inhabit the wilderness, and righteousness will dwell in the fertile field.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/joel/2-28.htm">Joel 2:28-29</a></span><br />And afterward, I will pour out My Spirit on all people. Your sons and daughters will prophesy, your old men will dream dreams, your young men will see visions. / Even on My menservants and maidservants, I will pour out My Spirit in those days.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/36-26.htm">Ezekiel 36:26-27</a></span><br />I will give you a new heart and put a new spirit within you; I will remove your heart of stone and give you a heart of flesh. / And I will put My Spirit within you and cause you to walk in My statutes and to carefully observe My ordinances.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/2-17.htm">Acts 2:17-18</a></span><br />‘In the last days, God says, I will pour out My Spirit on all people. Your sons and daughters will prophesy, your young men will see visions, your old men will dream dreams. / Even on My menservants and maidservants I will pour out My Spirit in those days, and they will prophesy.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/44-3.htm">Isaiah 44:3</a></span><br />For I will pour water on the thirsty land, and currents on the dry ground. I will pour out My Spirit on your descendants, and My blessing on your offspring.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/7-38.htm">John 7:38-39</a></span><br />Whoever believes in Me, as the Scripture has said: ‘Streams of living water will flow from within him.’” / He was speaking about the Spirit, whom those who believed in Him were later to receive. For the Spirit had not yet been given, because Jesus had not yet been glorified.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/8-9.htm">Romans 8:9</a></span><br />You, however, are controlled not by the flesh, but by the Spirit, if the Spirit of God lives in you. And if anyone does not have the Spirit of Christ, he does not belong to Christ.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/39-29.htm">Ezekiel 39:29</a></span><br />And I will no longer hide My face from them, for I will pour out My Spirit on the house of Israel, declares the Lord GOD.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/galatians/5-22.htm">Galatians 5:22-23</a></span><br />But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, / gentleness, and self-control. Against such things there is no law.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/31-33.htm">Jeremiah 31:33-34</a></span><br />“But this is the covenant I will make with the house of Israel after those days, declares the LORD. I will put My law in their minds and inscribe it on their hearts. And I will be their God, and they will be My people. / No longer will each man teach his neighbor or his brother, saying, ‘Know the LORD,’ because they will all know Me, from the least of them to the greatest, declares the LORD. For I will forgive their iniquities and will remember their sins no more.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/10-44.htm">Acts 10:44-45</a></span><br />While Peter was still speaking these words, the Holy Spirit fell upon all who heard his message. / All the circumcised believers who had accompanied Peter were astounded that the gift of the Holy Spirit had been poured out even on the Gentiles.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hosea/14-5.htm">Hosea 14:5-7</a></span><br />I will be like the dew to Israel; he will blossom like the lily and take root like the cedars of Lebanon. / His shoots will sprout, and his splendor will be like the olive tree, his fragrance like the cedars of Lebanon. / They will return and dwell in his shade; they will grow grain and blossom like the vine. His renown will be like the wine of Lebanon.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_corinthians/3-17.htm">2 Corinthians 3:17-18</a></span><br />Now the Lord is the Spirit, and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom. / And we, who with unveiled faces all reflect the glory of the Lord, are being transformed into His image with intensifying glory, which comes from the Lord, who is the Spirit.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/zechariah/12-10.htm">Zechariah 12:10</a></span><br />Then I will pour out on the house of David and on the people of Jerusalem a spirit of grace and prayer, and they will look on Me, the One they have pierced. They will mourn for Him as one mourns for an only child, and grieve bitterly for Him as one grieves for a firstborn son.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/titus/3-5.htm">Titus 3:5-6</a></span><br />He saved us, not by the righteous deeds we had done, but according to His mercy, through the washing of new birth and renewal by the Holy Spirit. / This is the Spirit He poured out on us abundantly through Jesus Christ our Savior,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/104-30.htm">Psalm 104:30</a></span><br />When You send Your Spirit, they are created, and You renew the face of the earth.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Until the spirit be poured on us from on high, and the wilderness be a fruitful field, and the fruitful field be counted for a forest.</p><p class="hdg">the spirit</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/11-2.htm">Isaiah 11:2,3</a></b></br> And the spirit of the LORD shall rest upon him, the spirit of wisdom and understanding, the spirit of counsel and might, the spirit of knowledge and of the fear of the LORD; … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/44-3.htm">Isaiah 44:3</a></b></br> For I will pour water upon him that is thirsty, and floods upon the dry ground: I will pour my spirit upon thy seed, and my blessing upon thine offspring:</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/45-8.htm">Isaiah 45:8</a></b></br> Drop down, ye heavens, from above, and let the skies pour down righteousness: let the earth open, and let them bring forth salvation, and let righteousness spring up together; I the LORD have created it.</p><p class="hdg">wilderness</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/29-17.htm">Isaiah 29:17</a></b></br> <i>Is</i> it not yet a very little while, and Lebanon shall be turned into a fruitful field, and the fruitful field shall be esteemed as a forest?</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/35-2.htm">Isaiah 35:2,7</a></b></br> 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, <i>and</i> the excellency of our God… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/54-1.htm">Isaiah 54:1-3</a></b></br> Sing, O barren, thou <i>that</i> didst not bear; 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The imagery of the Spirit being "poured out" suggests abundance and transformation, indicating a divine intervention that brings renewal and life. The phrase "from on high" emphasizes the heavenly origin of this blessing, underscoring God's sovereignty and grace. This outpouring is often associated with the New Covenant, where the Spirit empowers believers, as seen in <a href="/ezekiel/36-26.htm">Ezekiel 36:26-27</a>. The anticipation of the Spirit's work also points to the messianic age, where Jesus Christ, through His death and resurrection, enables the Spirit's indwelling presence in believers.<p><b>Then the desert will be an orchard</b><br>The transformation of the desert into an orchard symbolizes spiritual renewal and prosperity. In the biblical context, deserts often represent barrenness and desolation, while orchards signify fruitfulness and abundance. This imagery reflects the transformative power of the Holy Spirit, turning lifelessness into vitality. Geographically, Israel's landscape includes arid regions, making this metaphor particularly vivid for its original audience. The promise of transformation is reminiscent of <a href="/isaiah/35.htm">Isaiah 35:1-2</a>, where the wilderness rejoices and blossoms. This change also prefigures the ultimate restoration in the new creation, where God makes all things new (<a href="/revelation/21-5.htm">Revelation 21:5</a>).<p><b>and the orchard will seem like a forest</b><br>The progression from an orchard to a forest indicates exponential growth and flourishing. Forests, with their dense and diverse vegetation, represent maturity and richness. This imagery suggests not only restoration but also an overflow of blessings and spiritual maturity. The transformation signifies the expansive work of the Spirit, leading to a community that thrives in righteousness and justice. This growth can be seen as a type of the Kingdom of God, which starts small but grows into something vast and encompassing, as Jesus describes in the parable of the mustard seed (<a href="/matthew/13-31.htm">Matthew 13:31-32</a>). The forest imagery also points to the eschatological hope of a renewed creation, where God's presence brings life and abundance.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/i/isaiah.htm">Isaiah</a></b><br>A major prophet in the Old Testament, Isaiah is the author of the book bearing his name. He prophesied during a time of great turmoil and change in Israel and Judah, calling the people back to faithfulness to God.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_spirit.htm">The Spirit</a></b><br>Refers to the Holy Spirit, the third person of the Trinity, who is promised to be poured out from on high, signifying a divine intervention and transformation.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_desert.htm">The Desert</a></b><br>Symbolizes barrenness and desolation, often used in Scripture to represent spiritual dryness or a lack of God's presence and blessing.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/f/fertile_field.htm">Fertile Field</a></b><br>Represents abundance and fruitfulness, a metaphor for spiritual renewal and the blessings that come from God's presence.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/f/forest.htm">Forest</a></b><br>Implies even greater abundance and growth, suggesting a transformation that exceeds expectations, symbolizing the fullness of life in the Spirit.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_promise_of_transformation.htm">The Promise of Transformation</a></b><br>The outpouring of the Spirit signifies a profound transformation from barrenness to fruitfulness. Believers can expect God to bring renewal and growth in their spiritual lives.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/d/dependence_on_the_holy_spirit.htm">Dependence on the Holy Spirit</a></b><br>Just as the desert relies on rain to become fertile, Christians must rely on the Holy Spirit for spiritual vitality and growth.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/h/hope_in_god's_timing.htm">Hope in God's Timing</a></b><br>The word "until" suggests a period of waiting. Believers are encouraged to trust in God's perfect timing for His promises to be fulfilled.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/spiritual_abundance.htm">Spiritual Abundance</a></b><br>The transformation from a fertile field to a forest illustrates the abundant life promised in Christ. Believers are called to live in the fullness of the Spirit.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/community_renewal.htm">Community Renewal</a></b><br>The outpouring of the Spirit is not just for individual renewal but for the transformation of communities and nations, leading to justice and righteousness.<a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/isaiah/32.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(15) <span class= "bld">Until the spirit be poured upon us from on high . . .</span>--There was, then, a fixed limit of the desolation then described. Isaiah dwelt, as Joel (<a href="/joel/2-28.htm" title="And it shall come to pass afterward, that I will pour out my spirit on all flesh; and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, your old men shall dream dreams, your young men shall see visions:">Joel 2:28</a>) had dwelt before him, on the outpouring of the Spirit which should sweep away the frivolities of a profligate luxury and lead to a nobler life. The effect of that outpouring is described in symbolic language which had been used before (see Note on <a href="/isaiah/29-17.htm" title="Is it not yet a very little while, and Lebanon shall be turned into a fruitful field, and the fruitful field shall be esteemed as a forest?">Isaiah 29:17</a>), the "wilderness" taking the place of Lebanon.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/isaiah/32.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 15.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Until</span>. The expression "until" modifies the previous "forever," showing that the desolation was <span class="accented">not</span> always to continue. <span class="cmt_word">The Spirit be poured upon us from on high.</span> An effluence from the Holy Spirit of God on individuals of eminence, prophets, kings, artificers, to fit them for their tasks, is recognized in many of the earlier books of Scripture, and especially in the Davidical psalms. But a general effluence of the Spirit of holiness on a nation, to produce a change of heart, seems to be first announced by Isaiah. The nearly contemporary prophecy of Joel (<a href="/joel/2-28.htm">Joel 2:28, 29</a>) is, perhaps, as wide in its scope, but limited to the prophetic gift, which is not necessarily conjoined with spiritual-minded-ness or holiness of life. Isaiah, the "evangelical prophet," first teaches that the conversion of a nation is God's work, effected by the Holy Spirit, and effectual to the entire change of the heart of a people. <span class="cmt_word">And the wilderness be a fruitful</span> <span class="cmt_word">field</span>; <span class="accented">i.e.</span> "the community long cursed with barrenness of good works" (ver. 10) "becomes once more fruitful of them." <span class="cmt_word">And the fruitful field be counted for a forest</span>. An order of climax seems to be here intended. The <span class="accented">midbar</span>, the bare pasturage-ground, becomes a Carmel, <span class="accented">i.e.</span> carefully cultivated; the Carmel becomes like Lebanon, a rich and luxurious forest. There is no close parallel between this verse and ver. 17 of <a href="/isaiah/29.htm">Isaiah 29</a>. The prophet is not tied down by his previous metaphors. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/isaiah/32-15.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">until</span><br /><span class="heb">עַד־</span> <span class="translit">(‘aḏ-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5704.htm">Strong's 5704: </a> </span><span class="str2">As far as, even to, up to, until, while</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the Spirit</span><br /><span class="heb">ר֖וּחַ</span> <span class="translit">(rū·aḥ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7307.htm">Strong's 7307: </a> </span><span class="str2">Wind, breath, exhalation, life, anger, unsubstantiality, a region of the sky, spirit</span><br /><br /><span class="word">is poured out</span><br /><span class="heb">יֵ֨עָרֶ֥ה</span> <span class="translit">(yê·‘ā·reh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6168.htm">Strong's 6168: </a> </span><span class="str2">To be, bare, to empty, pour out, demolish</span><br /><br /><span class="word">upon us</span><br /><span class="heb">עָלֵ֛ינוּ</span> <span class="translit">(‘ā·lê·nū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | first person common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5921.htm">Strong's 5921: </a> </span><span class="str2">Above, over, upon, against</span><br /><br /><span class="word">from on high.</span><br /><span class="heb">מִמָּר֑וֹם</span> <span class="translit">(mim·mā·rō·wm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4791.htm">Strong's 4791: </a> </span><span class="str2">Altitude</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Then the desert</span><br /><span class="heb">מִדְבָּר֙</span> <span class="translit">(miḏ·bār)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4057.htm">Strong's 4057: </a> </span><span class="str2">A pasture, a desert, speech</span><br /><br /><span class="word">will be</span><br /><span class="heb">וְהָיָ֤ה</span> <span class="translit">(wə·hā·yāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1961.htm">Strong's 1961: </a> </span><span class="str2">To fall out, come to pass, become, be</span><br /><br /><span class="word">an orchard,</span><br /><span class="heb">לַכַּרְמֶ֔ל</span> <span class="translit">(lak·kar·mel)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l, Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3759.htm">Strong's 3759: </a> </span><span class="str2">A plantation, garden land, fruit, garden growth</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and the orchard</span><br /><span class="heb">וְהַכַּרְמֶ֖ל</span> <span class="translit">(wə·hak·kar·mel)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3759.htm">Strong's 3759: </a> </span><span class="str2">A plantation, garden land, fruit, garden growth</span><br /><br /><span class="word">will seem</span><br /><span class="heb">יֵחָשֵֽׁב׃</span> <span class="translit">(yê·ḥā·šêḇ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2803.htm">Strong's 2803: </a> </span><span class="str2">To think, account</span><br /><br /><span class="word">like a forest.</span><br /><span class="heb">לַיַּ֥עַר</span> <span class="translit">(lay·ya·‘ar)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l, Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3293.htm">Strong's 3293: </a> </span><span class="str2">A copse of bushes, a forest, honey in the comb</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/isaiah/32-15.htm">Isaiah 32:15 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/isaiah/32-15.htm">Isaiah 32:15 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/isaiah/32-15.htm">Isaiah 32:15 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/isaiah/32-15.htm">Isaiah 32:15 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/isaiah/32-15.htm">Isaiah 32:15 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/isaiah/32-15.htm">Isaiah 32:15 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/isaiah/32-15.htm">Isaiah 32:15 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/isaiah/32-15.htm">Isaiah 32:15 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/isaiah/32-15.htm">Isaiah 32:15 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/isaiah/32-15.htm">Isaiah 32:15 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/isaiah/32-15.htm">OT Prophets: Isaiah 32:15 Until the Spirit is poured on us (Isa Isi Is)</a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/isaiah/32-14.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Isaiah 32:14"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Isaiah 32:14" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/isaiah/32-16.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Isaiah 32:16"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Isaiah 32:16" /></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>