“For Yahweh has comforted Zion. He has comforted all her waste places, and has made her wilderness like Eden, and her desert like the garden of Yahweh. Joy and gladness will be found therein, thanksgiving, and the voice of melody.”
— WEB
Isaiah 51:3
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Translations sourced from the public-domain WEB, KJV, and ASV. See all sources.
“For the LORD shall comfort Zion: he will comfort all her waste places; and he will make her wilderness like Eden, and her desert like the garden of the LORD; joy and gladness shall be found therein, thanksgiving, and the voice of melody.”
— KJV
“For Jehovah hath comforted Zion; he hath comforted all her waste places, and hath made her wilderness like Eden, and her desert like the garden of Jehovah; joy and gladness shall be found therein, thanksgiving, and the voice of melody.”
— ASV
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Commentary
For--See for the argument, see on Isa 51:2. the garden of the Lord--restoration of the primeval paradise (Gen 2:8; Eze 28:13; Rev 2:7). melody--Hebrew, "psalm." God's praises shall again be heard.
— Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Commentary (public domain)
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