ISAIAH 51:3

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“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.”

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Isaiah 51:3 Translation & Meaning

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For כִּֽי (by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed For
the Lord יְהוָ֜ה (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God Lord
shall comfort נִחַ֨ם Properly, to sigh, i.e., breathe strongly; by implication, to be sorry, i.e., (in a favorable sense) to pity, console or (reflexively) rue; or (unfavorably) to avenge (oneself) comfort
Zion: צִיּ֗וֹן Tsijon (as a permanent capital), a mountain of Jerusalem Zion
he will comfort נִחַם֙ Properly, to sigh, i.e., breathe strongly; by implication, to be sorry, i.e., (in a favorable sense) to pity, console or (reflexively) rue; or (unfavorably) to avenge (oneself) comfort
all כָּל Properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense) all
her waste places; חָרְבֹתֶ֔יהָ Properly, drought, i.e., (by implication) a desolation waste places
and he will make וַיָּ֤שֶׂם To put (used in a great variety of applications, literal, figurative, inferentially, and elliptically) make
her wilderness מִדְבָּרָהּ֙ A pasture (i.e., open field, whither cattle are driven); also speech (including its organs) wilderness
like Eden, כְּעֵ֔דֶן Eden, the region of Adam's home like Eden
and her desert וְעַרְבָתָ֖הּ A desert; especially (with the article prefix) the (generally) sterile valley of the Jordan and its continuation to the Red Sea desert
like the garden כְּגַן A garden (as fenced) like garden
of the Lord; יְהוָ֑ה (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God Lord
joy שָׂשׂ֤וֹן Cheerfulness; specifically, welcome joy
and gladness וְשִׂמְחָה֙ Blithesomeness or glee, (religious or festival) gladness
shall be found יִמָּ֣צֵא Properly, to come forth to, i.e., appear or exist; transitively, to attain, i.e., find or acquire; figuratively, to occur, meet or be present found
therein, thanksgiving, תּוֹדָ֖ה Properly, an extension of the hand, i.e., (by implication) avowal, or (usually) adoration; specifically, a choir of worshippers therein thanksgiving
and the voice וְק֥וֹל A voice or sound voice
of melody. זִמְרָֽה׃ A musical piece or song to be accompanied by an instrument melody

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  • 1  Hearken to me, ye that follow after righteousness, ye that seek the Lord: look unto the rock whence ye are hewn, and to the hole of the pit whence ye are digged.

  • 2  Look unto Abraham your father, and unto Sarah that bare you: for I called him alone, and blessed him, and increased him.

  • 3  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.

  • 4  Hearken unto me, my people; and give ear unto me, O my nation: for a law shall proceed from me, and I will make my judgment to rest for a light of the people.

  • 5  My righteousness is near; my salvation is gone forth, and mine arms shall judge the people; the isles shall wait upon me, and on mine arm shall they trust.




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