Charles Ellicott Commentary Isaiah 51:3

Charles Ellicott Commentary

Isaiah 51:3

1819–1905
Anglican
Charles Ellicott
Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott Commentary

Isaiah 51:3

1819–1905
Anglican
SCRIPTURE

"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." — Isaiah 51:3 (ASV)

He will make her wilderness like Eden. —Interesting as showing Isaiah’s acquaintance with Genesis 1–3. (Ezekiel 31:16; Ezekiel 36:35; Joel 2:3.) Paradise has already entered into the idea of future restoration (Revelation 2:7).