King James Version

Isaiah 35:1

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

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יְשֻׂשׂ֥וּםyesusumbe gladשׂוּשׂverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “be glad”, an unfinished actionH7797to be bright, i.e. cheerfulbe glad, [idiom] greatly, joy, make mirth, rejoice.מִדְבָּ֖רmidbardesertמִדְבָּרnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “desert”, the ordinary formH4057a pasture (i.e. open field, whither cattle are driven); by implication, a desert; also speech (including its organs)desert, south, speech, wilderness.וְצִיָּ֑הvetsiyahand barrenצִיָּהconjunction, noun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “and barren”, the ordinary formH6723aridity; concretely, a desertbarren, drought, dry (land, place), solitary place, wilderness.וְתָגֵ֧לvetageland rejoiceגִּילconjunction, verb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “and rejoice”, an unfinished actionH1523properly, to spin round (under the influence of any violent emotion), i.e. usually rejoice, or (as cringing) fearbe glad, joy, be joyful, rejoice.עֲרָבָ֛הaravahdesertעֲרָבָהnoun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “desert”, the ordinary formH6160a desert; especially (with the article prefix) the (generally) sterile valley of the Jordan and its continuation to the Red SeaArabah, champaign, desert, evening, heaven, plain, wilderness. See also H1026 (בֵּית הָעֲרָבָה).וְתִפְרַ֖חvetifrachand flourishפָּרַחconjunction, verb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “and flourish”, an unfinished actionH6524to break forth as a bud, i.e. bloom; generally, to spread; specifically, to fly (as extending the wings); figuratively, to flourish[idiom] abroad, [idiom] abundantly, blossom, break forth (out), bud, flourish, make fly, grow, spread, spring (up).כַּחֲבַצָּֽלֶתkachavatsaletas roseחֲבַצֶּלֶתpreposition, noun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “as rose”, the ordinary formH2261probably meadow-saffronrose.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

The wilderness and the parched land shall be glad; and the desert shall rejoice, and blossom as the rose.

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American Standard Version (1901)

The wilderness and the dry land shall be glad; and the desert shall rejoice, and blossom as the rose.

Young’s Literal Translation

They joy from the wilderness and dry place, And rejoice doth the desert, and flourish as the rose,

World English Bible

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

Darby Translation

The wilderness and the dry land shall be gladdened; and the desert shall rejoice, and blossom as the rose.

Douay-Rheims

The land that was desolate and impassable shall be glad, and the wilderness shall rejoice, and shall flourish like the lily.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

The wilderness and the parched land shall be glad; and the desert shall rejoice, and blossom as the rose.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Be glad, thou thirsty desert: let the wilderness exult, and flower as the lily.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Εὐφράνθητι ἔρημος διψῶσα, ἀγαλλιάσθω ἔρημος, καὶ ἀνθείτω ὡς κρίνον.