26 To cause it to rain on a land where there is no one,
A wilderness in which there is no man;

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26 to water(A) a land where no one lives,
    an uninhabited desert,(B)

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22 (A)Are there any among (B)the idols of the nations that can cause (C)rain?
Or can the heavens give showers?
(D)Are You not He, O Lord our God?
Therefore we will wait for You,
Since You have made all these.

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22 Do any of the worthless idols(A) of the nations bring rain?(B)
    Do the skies themselves send down showers?
No, it is you, Lord our God.
    Therefore our hope is in you,
    for you are the one who does all this.(C)

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For the earth which drinks in the rain that often comes upon it, and bears herbs useful for those by whom it is cultivated, (A)receives blessing from God; (B)but if it bears thorns and briers, it is rejected and near to being cursed, whose end is to be burned.

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Land that drinks in the rain often falling on it and that produces a crop useful to those for whom it is farmed receives the blessing of God. But land that produces thorns and thistles is worthless and is in danger of being cursed.(A) In the end it will be burned.

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35 (A)He turns a wilderness into pools of water,
And dry land into watersprings.

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35 He turned the desert into pools of water(A)
    and the parched ground into flowing springs;(B)

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19 Behold, I will do a (A)new thing,
Now it shall spring forth;
Shall you not know it?
(B)I will even make a road in the wilderness
And rivers in the desert.
20 The beast of the field will honor Me,
The jackals and the ostriches,
Because (C)I give waters in the wilderness
And rivers in the desert,
To give drink to My people, My chosen.

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19 See, I am doing a new thing!(A)
    Now it springs up; do you not perceive it?
I am making a way in the wilderness(B)
    and streams in the wasteland.(C)
20 The wild animals(D) honor me,
    the jackals(E) and the owls,
because I provide water(F) in the wilderness
    and streams in the wasteland,
to give drink to my people, my chosen,

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The Future Glory of Zion

35 The (A)wilderness and the [a]wasteland shall be glad for them,
And the (B)desert[b] shall rejoice and blossom as the rose;
(C)It shall blossom abundantly and rejoice,
Even with joy and singing.
The glory of Lebanon shall be given to it,
The excellence of Carmel and Sharon.
They shall see the (D)glory of the Lord,
The excellency of our God.

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 35:1 desert
  2. Isaiah 35:1 Heb. arabah

Joy of the Redeemed

35 The desert(A) and the parched land will be glad;
    the wilderness will rejoice and blossom.(B)
Like the crocus,(C) it will burst into bloom;
    it will rejoice greatly and shout for joy.(D)
The glory of Lebanon(E) will be given to it,
    the splendor of Carmel(F) and Sharon;(G)
they will see the glory(H) of the Lord,
    the splendor of our God.(I)

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(A)Who covers the heavens with clouds,
Who prepares rain for the earth,
Who makes grass to grow on the mountains.
(B)He gives to the beast its food,
And (C)to the young ravens that cry.

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He covers the sky with clouds;(A)
    he supplies the earth with rain(B)
    and makes grass grow(C) on the hills.
He provides food(D) for the cattle
    and for the young ravens(E) when they call.

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10 He sends the springs into the valleys;
They flow among the hills.
11 They give drink to every beast of the field;
The wild donkeys quench their thirst.
12 By them the birds of the heavens have their home;
They sing among the branches.
13 (A)He waters the hills from His upper chambers;
The earth is satisfied with (B)the fruit of Your works.

14 (C)He causes the grass to grow for the cattle,
And vegetation for the service of man,
That he may bring forth (D)food from the earth,

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10 He makes springs(A) pour water into the ravines;
    it flows between the mountains.
11 They give water(B) to all the beasts of the field;
    the wild donkeys(C) quench their thirst.
12 The birds of the sky(D) nest by the waters;
    they sing among the branches.(E)
13 He waters the mountains(F) from his upper chambers;(G)
    the land is satisfied by the fruit of his work.(H)
14 He makes grass grow(I) for the cattle,
    and plants for people to cultivate—
    bringing forth food(J) from the earth:

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27 For He (A)draws up drops of water,
Which distill as rain from the mist,

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27 “He draws up the drops of water,(A)
    which distill as rain to the streams[a];(B)

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Footnotes

  1. Job 36:27 Or distill from the mist as rain

18 I will open (A)rivers in desolate heights,
And fountains in the midst of the valleys;
I will make the (B)wilderness a pool of water,
And the dry land springs of water.
19 I will plant in the wilderness the cedar and the acacia tree,
The myrtle and the oil tree;
I will set in the (C)desert the cypress tree and the pine
And the box tree together,

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18 I will make rivers flow(A) on barren heights,
    and springs within the valleys.
I will turn the desert(B) into pools of water,(C)
    and the parched ground into springs.(D)
19 I will put in the desert(E)
    the cedar and the acacia,(F) the myrtle and the olive.
I will set junipers(G) in the wasteland,
    the fir and the cypress(H) together,(I)

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