The Ransomed Return to Zion

35 The wilderness and the dry land will be glad;
the desert will rejoice and blossom like a rose.[a][b](A)

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 35:1 Or meadow saffron
  2. Isaiah 35:1 Not the modern flower but a common wildflower in northern Israel

Joy of the Redeemed

35 The desert(A) and the parched land will be glad;
    the wilderness will rejoice and blossom.(B)
Like the crocus,(C)

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13 Instead of the thornbush, a cypress will come up,
and instead of the brier, a myrtle will come up;(A)
it will make a name for Yahweh(B)
as an everlasting sign that will not be destroyed.

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13 Instead of the thornbush will grow the juniper,
    and instead of briers(A) the myrtle(B) will grow.
This will be for the Lord’s renown,(C)
    for an everlasting sign,
    that will endure forever.”

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13 The glory of Lebanon will come to you(A)
its pine, fir, and cypress together(B)
to beautify the place of My sanctuary,
and I will glorify My dwelling place.[a]

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 60:13 Lit glorify the place of My feet

13 “The glory of Lebanon(A) will come to you,
    the juniper, the fir and the cypress together,(B)
to adorn my sanctuary;(C)
    and I will glorify the place for my feet.(D)

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