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Isaiah 51:3

For the LORD will comfort Zion and will look with compassion on all her ruins; He will make her wilderness like Eden and her desert like the garden of the LORD. Joy and gladness will be found in her, thanksgiving and melodious song.

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ASV

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.

KJV

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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20 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
כִּֽי־ki-forH3588 →
נִחַ֨םni.Chamhe will comfortH5162 →
יְהוָ֜הYah.wehYahwehH3068 →
צִיּ֗וֹןtzi.YonZionH6726 →
נִחַם֙ni.Chamhe will comfortH5162 →
כָּל־kol-allH3605 →
חָרְבֹתֶ֔יהָcha.re.vo.Tei.hawaste places itsH2723 →
וַיָּ֤שֶׂםvai.Ya.semand he madeH7760 →
מִדְבָּרָהּ֙mid.ba.Rahwilderness itsH4057 →
כְּעֵ֔דֶןke.'E.denlike EdenH5731 →
וְעַרְבָתָ֖הּve.'ar.va.Tahand desert plain itsH6160 →
כְּגַן־ke.gan-like [the] garden ofH1588 →
יְהוָ֑הYah.wehYahwehH3068 →
שָׂשׂ֤וֹןsa.SonjoyH8342 →
וְשִׂמְחָה֙ve.sim.Chahand gladnessH8057 →
יִמָּ֣צֵאyi.Ma.tze'it will be foundH4672 →
בָ֔הּVahin it
תּוֹדָ֖הto.DahthanksgivingH8426 →
וְק֥וֹלve.Koland [the] sound ofH6963 →
זִמְרָֽה׃ סzim.RahmusicH2172 →

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Isaiah 40:1“Comfort, comfort My people,” says your God.Isaiah 35:1The wilderness and the land will be glad; the desert will rejoice and blossom like a rose.Isaiah 66:13As a mother comforts her son, so will I comfort you, and you will be consoled over Jerusalem.”Isaiah 49:13Shout for joy, O heavens; rejoice, O earth; break forth in song, O mountains! For the LORD has comforted His people, and He will have compassion on His afflicted ones.Jeremiah 31:13Then the maidens will rejoice with dancing, young men and old as well. I will turn their mourning into joy, and give them comfort and joy for their sorrow.Joel 2:3Before them a fire devours, and behind them a flame scorches. The land before them is like the Garden of Eden, but behind them, it is like a desert wasteland—surely nothing will escape them.Isaiah 52:9Break forth in joy, sing together, O ruins of Jerusalem, for the LORD has comforted His people; He has redeemed Jerusalem.Zechariah 1:17Proclaim further that this is what the LORD of Hosts says: ‘My cities will again overflow with prosperity; the LORD will again comfort Zion and choose Jerusalem.’”Isaiah 58:12Your people will rebuild the ancient ruins; you will restore the age-old foundations; you will be called Repairer of the Breach, Restorer of the Streets of Dwelling.Isaiah 41:19I will plant cedars in the wilderness, acacias, myrtles, and olive trees. I will set cypresses in the desert, elms and boxwood together,Ezekiel 36:35Then they will say, ‘This land that was desolate has become like the garden of Eden. The cities that were once ruined, desolate, and destroyed are now fortified and inhabited.’2 Corinthians 1:4who comforts us in all our troubles, so that we can comfort those in any trouble with the comfort we ourselves have received from God.Revelation 7:12saying, “Amen! Blessing and glory and wisdom and thanks and honor and power and strength be to our God forever and ever! Amen.”Jeremiah 33:11–13the sounds of joy and gladness, the voices of the bride and bridegroom, and the voices of those bringing thank offerings into the house of the LORD, saying: ‘Give thanks to the LORD of Hosts, for the LORD is good; His loving devotion endures forever.’ For I will restore the land from captivity as in former times, says the LORD.Zephaniah 3:14–20Sing for joy, O Daughter of Zion; shout aloud, O Israel! Be glad and rejoice with all your heart, O Daughter of Jerusalem!Jeremiah 31:25for I will refresh the weary soul and replenish all who are weak.”Genesis 13:10And Lot looked out and saw that the whole plain of the Jordan, all the way to Zoar, was well watered like the garden of the LORD, like the land of Egypt. (This was before the LORD destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah.)1 Peter 1:8Though you have not seen Him, you love Him; and though you do not see Him now, you believe in Him and rejoice with an inexpressible and glorious joy,

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The Prophet Isaiah — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
The Prophet Isaiah — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
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