15 until (A)the Spirit is poured upon us from on high,
    and (B)the wilderness becomes a fruitful field,
    and the fruitful field is deemed a forest.

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15 This will continue until God gives us his Spirit from above. Then the desert will become rich farmland and the farmland will be like thick forests.

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(A)For I will pour water on the thirsty land,
    and streams on the dry ground;
I will pour my Spirit upon your offspring,
    and my blessing on your descendants.

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“I will pour water for thirsty people, and streams will flow through the desert. I will pour my Spirit on your children, and I will bless[a] your family.

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 44:3 bless This is a wordplay. This Hebrew word sounds like the word meaning “pool.”