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The wilderness and the dry land shall be glad; and the desert shall rejoice, and blossom as the rose.
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A Spiritual Transformation
Commentators agree that the 'wilderness' and 'desert' are powerful symbols. They represent spiritual desolation, whether that's the Gentile world before the gospel, as noted by scholars like Calvin and Gill, or the individual human soul before conversion, as Matthew Henry suggests. The prophecy promises a radical transformation from barrenness to flourishing beauty through God's redemptive work.
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Isaiah
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18th Century
Presbyterian
The wilderness and the solitary place - This is evidently figurative language, such as is often employed by the prophets. The word translate…
19th Century
Anglican
The wilderness and the solitary place shall be glad for them ... —The desolation of the chief enemy of Israel is contrast…
Baptist
The wilderness and the solitary place shall be glad for them;
They shall be so glad that they shall inspire gladness where all was d…
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16th Century
Protestant
The wilderness and the solitary place shall be glad. Here the Prophet describes a wonderful change. Having in the former chapter described…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
The wilderness, and the solitary place, shall be glad for them Either for the wild be…
Judea was prosperous in the days of Hezekiah, but the kingdom of Christ is the great subject intended. Converting grace causes the soul that was a …
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13th Century
Catholic
The land that was desolate and impassable will be glad. In this section, the prophet describes the prosperity that will r…
