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The glowing sand shall become a pool, and the thirsty ground springs of water: in the habitation of jackals, where they lay, shall be grass with reeds and rushes.
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From Illusion to Reality
Several scholars explain that the Hebrew for "glowing sand" refers to a mirage—a deceptive image of water in the desert. The prophecy, therefore, is not just that dry land gets water, but that a tantalizing illusion becomes a life-giving reality. This powerfully illustrates how the false hopes of the world are replaced by the true, satisfying, and never-failing promises found in Christ.
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Isaiah
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18th Century
Presbyterian
And the parched ground shall become a pool - The idea here is the same as in the previous verse: that under the Messiah, there woul…
19th Century
Anglican
The parched ground ... —The Hebrew word is essentially what we know as the mirage, or fata morgana, the…
Baptist
The greenest spots your eye ever rested upon are just there where the grass is so rooted in the morass that it is always green with a delicate ting…
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16th Century
Protestant
The dry place shall be changed into a pool. He confirms the former statement, that Christ will come in order to enrich his people with all…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And the parched ground shall become a pool, and the thirstyland springs of water Such…
When Christ comes to set up His kingdom in the world, then wonders, great wonders, will be performed on human souls. By the word and Spirit of Chri…
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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…
