Isaiah 35:1

The wilderness and the dry land will be glad;
the desert will rejoice and blossom like a rose.

Isaiah 51:3

For the Lord will 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 will be found in her,
thanksgiving and melodious song.

Isaiah 55:12-13

You will indeed go out with joy
and be peacefully guided;
the mountains and the hills will break into singing before you,
and all the trees of the field will clap their hands.

Psalm 48:11

Mount Zion is glad.
The towns of Judah rejoice
because of Your judgments.

Psalm 97:8

Zion hears and is glad,
and the towns of Judah rejoice
because of Your judgments, Lord.

Isaiah 4:2

On that day the Branch of the Lord will be beautiful and glorious, and the fruit of the land will be the pride and glory of Israel’s survivors.

Isaiah 27:6

In days to come, Jacob will take root.
Israel will blossom and bloom
and fill the whole world with fruit.

Isaiah 27:10

For the fortified city will be deserted,
pastures abandoned and forsaken like a wilderness.
Calves will graze there,
and there they will spread out and strip its branches.

Isaiah 29:17

Isn’t it true that in just a little while
Lebanon will become an orchard,
and the orchard will seem like a forest?

Isaiah 32:15-16

until the Spirit from heaven is poured out on us.
Then the desert will become an orchard,
and the orchard will seem like a forest.

Isaiah 40:3

A voice of one crying out:

Prepare the way of the Lord in the wilderness;
make a straight highway for our God in the desert.

Isaiah 41:18-19

I will open rivers on the barren heights,
and springs in the middle of the plains.
I will turn the desert into a pool of water
and dry land into springs of water.

Isaiah 52:9-10

Be joyful, rejoice together,
you ruins of Jerusalem!
For the Lord has comforted His people;
He has redeemed Jerusalem.

Isaiah 61:10-11

I greatly rejoice in the Lord,
I exult in my God;
for He has clothed me with the garments of salvation
and wrapped me in a robe of righteousness,
as a groom wears a turban
and as a bride adorns herself with her jewels.

Isaiah 66:10-14

Be glad for Jerusalem and rejoice over her,
all who love her.
Rejoice greatly with her,
all who mourn over her—

Ezekiel 36:35

Then 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.’

Hosea 14:5-6

I will be like the dew to Israel;
he will blossom like the lily
and take root like the cedars of Lebanon.

Revelation 19:1-7

After this I heard something like the loud voice of a vast multitude in heaven, saying:

Hallelujah!
Salvation, glory, and power belong to our God,

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

The wilderness and the solitary place shall be glad for them; and the desert shall rejoice, and blossom as the rose.

General references

Bible References

Wilderness

Isaiah 29:17
Isn’t it true that in just a little while
Lebanon will become an orchard,
and the orchard will seem like a forest?
Isaiah 32:15
until the Spirit from heaven is poured out on us.
Then the desert will become an orchard,
and the orchard will seem like a forest.
Isaiah 40:3
A voice of one crying out:

Prepare the way of the Lord in the wilderness;
make a straight highway for our God in the desert.
Isaiah 51:3
For the Lord will 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 will be found in her,
thanksgiving and melodious song.
Isaiah 52:9
Be joyful, rejoice together,
you ruins of Jerusalem!
For the Lord has comforted His people;
He has redeemed Jerusalem.
Ezekiel 36:35
Then 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.’

Be

Psalm 48:11
Mount Zion is glad.
The towns of Judah rejoice
because of Your judgments.
Psalm 97:8
Zion hears and is glad,
and the towns of Judah rejoice
because of Your judgments, Lord.
Revelation 19:1
After this I heard something like the loud voice of a vast multitude in heaven, saying:

Hallelujah!
Salvation, glory, and power belong to our God,

Desert

Isaiah 4:2
On that day the Branch of the Lord will be beautiful and glorious, and the fruit of the land will be the pride and glory of Israel’s survivors.
Isaiah 27:6
In days to come, Jacob will take root.
Israel will blossom and bloom
and fill the whole world with fruit.
Isaiah 55:12
You will indeed go out with joy
and be peacefully guided;
the mountains and the hills will break into singing before you,
and all the trees of the field will clap their hands.
Isaiah 61:10
I greatly rejoice in the Lord,
I exult in my God;
for He has clothed me with the garments of salvation
and wrapped me in a robe of righteousness,
as a groom wears a turban
and as a bride adorns herself with her jewels.
Isaiah 66:10
Be glad for Jerusalem and rejoice over her,
all who love her.
Rejoice greatly with her,
all who mourn over her—
Hosea 14:5
I will be like the dew to Israel;
he will blossom like the lily
and take root like the cedars of Lebanon.

General references

Acts 8:8
So there was great joy in that city.

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