Isaiah 51:3

Expanded Bible

³So the Lord will comfort ·Jerusalem [^LZion; ^Cthe location of the Temple];
    he will ·show mercy to [comfort] ·those who live in [^Lall] her ruins.
He will change her ·deserts [wilderness] into ·a garden like Eden [^LEden];
    he will make her ·empty lands [desert; arid plains] like the garden of the Lord.
·People there will be very happy [^LJoy and gladness will be found in her];
    ·they will give thanks and sing songs [^Lthanksgiving and the voice of song].

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Isaiah 51:3

New International Version

³The Lord will surely comfort^(A) Zion^(B)
    and will look with compassion on all her ruins;^(C)
he will make her deserts like Eden,^(D)
    her wastelands^(E) like the garden of the Lord.
Joy and gladness^(F) will be found in her,
    thanksgiving^(G) and the sound of singing.

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Isaiah 51:3

New King James Version

³For the Lord will ^(A)comfort Zion,
He will comfort all her waste places;
He will make her wilderness like Eden,
And her desert ^(B)like the garden of the Lord;
Joy and gladness will be found in it,
Thanksgiving and the voice of melody.

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Isaiah 51:3

English Standard Version

³For the Lord ^(A)comforts Zion;
    he comforts all her waste places
and makes her wilderness like ^(B)Eden,
    her desert like ^(C)the garden of the Lord;
^(D)joy and gladness will be found in her,
    thanksgiving and the voice of song.