King James Version

Isaiah 35:7

And the parched ground shall become a pool, and the thirsty land springs of water: in the habitation of dragons, where each lay, shall be grass with reeds and rushes.

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וְהָיָ֤הvehayahand beהָיָהconjunction, verb, qal, sequential perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and be”, a completed action in a sequenceH1961to exist, i.e. be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)beacon, [idiom] altogether, be(-come), accomplished, committed, like), break, cause, come (to pass), do, faint, fall, [phrase] follow, happen, [idiom] have, last, pertain, quit (one-) self, require, [idiom] use.הַשָּׁרָב֙hasharavthe heatשָׁרָבdefinite article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “the heat”, the ordinary formH8273quivering glow (of the air), expectation. the mirageheat, parched ground.לַאֲגַ֔םlaagamto pondאֲגַםpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “to pond”, the ordinary formH98a marsh; hence a rush (as growing in swamps); hence a stockade of reedspond, pool, standing (water).וְצִמָּא֖וֹןvetsimaonand thirsty landצִמָּאוֹןconjunction, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “and thirsty land”, the ordinary formH6774a thirsty place, i.e. desertdrought, dry ground, thirsty land.לְמַבּ֣וּעֵיlemabueto fountainמַבּוּעַpreposition, noun, common, masculine, plural, construct — “to fountain”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH4002a fountainfountain, spring.מָ֑יִםmayimwaterמַיִםnoun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “water”, the ordinary formH4325water; figuratively, juice; by euphemism, urine, semen[phrase] piss, wasting, water(-ing, (-course, -flood, -spring)).בִּנְוֵ֤הbinvehin comelyנָוֶהpreposition, noun, common, both genders, singular, construct — “in comely”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH5116(adjectively) at home; hence (by implication of satisfaction) lovely; also (noun) a home, of God (temple), men (residence), flocks (pasture), or wild animals (den)comely, dwelling (place), fold, habitation, pleasant place, sheepcote, stable, tarried.תַנִּים֙tanimserpentתַּנִּיןnoun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “serpent”, the ordinary formH8577a marine or land monster, i.e. sea-serpent or jackaldragon, sea-monster, serpent, whale.רִבְצָ֔הּrivtsahwhere each layרֵבֶץnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “where each lay”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH7258a couch or place of reposewhere each lay, lie down in, resting place.חָצִ֖ירchatsirgrassחָצִירnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “grass”, the ordinary formH2682grass; also a leek (collectively)grass, hay, herb, leek.לְקָנֶ֥הleqanehto reedקָנֶהpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “to reed”, the ordinary formH7070a reed (as erect); by resemblance a rod (especially for measuring), shaft, tube, stem, the radius (of the arm), beam (of a steelyard)balance, bone, branch, calamus, cane, reed, [idiom] spearman, stalk.וָגֹֽמֶאvagomeand rushגֹּמֶאconjunction, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “and rush”, the ordinary formH1573properly, an absorbent, i.e. the bulrush (from its porosity); specifically the papyrus(bul-) rush.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

And the parched land shall become a pool, and the thirsty ground springs of water; in the habitation of jackals herds shall lie down, it shall be an enclosure for reeds and rushes.

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American Standard Version (1901)

And the glowing sand shall become a pool, and the thirsty ground springs of water: in the habitation of jackals, where they lay, shall be grass with reeds and rushes.

Young’s Literal Translation

And the mirage hath become a pond, And the thirsty land fountains of waters, In the habitation of dragons, Its place of couching down, a court for reed and rush.

World English Bible

The burning sand will become a pool, and the thirsty ground springs of water. Grass with reeds and rushes will be in the habitation of jackals, where they lay.

Darby Translation

And the mirage shall become a pool, and the thirsty land springs of water: in the habitation of wild dogs, where they lay down, shall be grass with reeds and rushes.

Douay-Rheims

And that which was dry land, shall become a pool, and the thirsty land springs of water. In the dens where dragons dwell before, shall rise up the verdure of the reed and the bulrush.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

And the parched land shall become a pool, and the thirsty ground springs of water; in the habitation of jackals herds shall lie down, it shall be an enclosure for reeds and rushes.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And the dry land shall become pools, and a fountain of water shall be poured into the thirsty land; there shall there be a joy of birds, ready habitations and marshes.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ ἔσται ἡ ἄνυδρος εἰς ἕλη, καὶ εἰς τὴν διψῶσαν γῆν πηγὴ ὕδατος ἔσται· ἐκεῖ εὐφροσύνη ὀρνέων, ἐπαύλεις καλάμου καὶ ἕλη.