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Yesaya 51:3
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Sebab TUHAN menghibur Sion, menghibur segala reruntuhannya; Ia membuat padang gurunnya seperti taman Eden dan padang belantaranya seperti taman TUHAN. Di situ terdapat kegirangan dan sukacita, nyanyian syukur dan lagu yang nyaring.
Karena Tuhan akan menghiburkan Sion dan Iapun akan menghiburkan segala tempatnya yang sudah dirusakkan itu, dan dijadikan-Nya padang tekukurnya seperti Eden dan hutannya seperti taman Tuhan; kesukaan dan keramai-ramaian akan terdapat dalamnya, demikianpun puji-pujian dan nyanyi-nyanyian!
Contextual Overview
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
the Lord: Isaiah 51:12, Isaiah 12:1, Isaiah 40:1, Isaiah 40:2, Isaiah 49:13, Isaiah 54:6-8, Isaiah 61:1-3, Isaiah 66:10-14, Psalms 85:8, Jeremiah 31:12-14, Jeremiah 31:25, Zephaniah 3:14-20, 2 Corinthians 1:3, 2 Corinthians 1:4
all: Isaiah 44:26, Isaiah 49:8, Isaiah 52:9, Isaiah 61:4, Psalms 102:13, Psalms 102:14, Jeremiah 33:12, Jeremiah 33:13
make: Isaiah 35:1, Isaiah 35:2, Isaiah 35:7-10, Isaiah 41:18, Isaiah 41:19
like the: Genesis 2:8, Genesis 2:9, Genesis 13:10, Ezekiel 31:8-10, Joel 2:3
joy: Jeremiah 33:11, 1 Peter 1:8, Revelation 19:1-7
Reciprocal: Psalms 97:8 - Zion Song of Solomon 2:14 - for sweet Song of Solomon 5:1 - come Isaiah 49:19 - thy waste Isaiah 49:20 - The place Isaiah 58:12 - waste Isaiah 65:19 - the voice of weeping Isaiah 66:13 - one Jeremiah 31:13 - for Ezekiel 28:13 - in Eden Ezekiel 36:10 - the wastes Ezekiel 36:35 - like the Hosea 2:14 - and speak Joel 2:22 - for the pastures Zechariah 1:17 - the Lord shall Luke 13:19 - and it Galatians 3:14 - the blessing 2 Thessalonians 2:17 - Comfort Revelation 7:12 - thanksgiving
Gill's Notes on the Bible
For the Lord shall comfort Zion,.... The church, by his Spirit, in the ministration of the word, and administration of ordinances; by the donation of the blessings of grace, and by the application of Gospel promises; by the discoveries of his love; by granting his gracious presence; by blessing his word; and by calling many souls, and adding them to his people: and in order to engage the church and people of God to believe God will do this, and that he can and will bless and increase them when in a low estate, the above instances of calling Abraham alone, and the blessing and increasing him, are produced:
he will comfort all her waste places; by rebuilding them, and restoring them to their former lustre and glory: the church may be said to be "waste" and desolate, and like "a wilderness" and "desert", as in the next clauses, when the doctrines of the Gospel are departed from, the ordinances of public worship are not attended to, and the discipline of it is not kept up; when there are great declensions among the Lord's people, in their faith, love, patience, forbearance, self-denial, spirituality, and heavenly mindedness; when divisions and animosities prevail among them; when there is a negligence in their lives and conversations; and there are but few instances of conversion, and a general unconcernedness about those things; but so it will not always be:
and he will make her wilderness like Eden, and her desert like the garden of the Lord; the church is a "garden", a small spot, in comparison of the world, distinguished and separated by the grace of God from others; in which are many precious souls, comparable to trees, herbs, and plants; and these do not grow up of themselves, but are planted there by the Lord; and much pains are taken by him, the husbandman, to cultivate this garden: for it is his, the garden of the Lord; it is of his planting; it is his property, and enclosed for his rise; it is an Eden, pleasantly situated on a fruitful hill, Christ Jesus, by the river of divine love; is full of pleasant plants, pleasant to the owner of the garden, and to the saints themselves; it becomes fruitful through the dews of divine grace, the rising of Christ, the sun of righteousness, and the blowing of the south wind, the blessed Spirit; and may be said to be in a very comfortable condition, when the word and ordinances are duly ministered; when the graces of the Spirit are in exercise, and many souls are converted: the consequence of which is,
joy and gladness shall be found therein, thanksgiving, and the voice of melody; for the pure preaching of the Gospel; the feast of fat things made in the holy mountain; the presence of God enjoyed; a lively exercise of grace in the saints; and many souls born again. The Targum is,
"joy and rejoicing shall be found in her; they that offer thanksgiving, and the voice of them that praise;''
all hearts filled with joy and gladness.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
For the Lord shall comfort Zion - On the word ‘Zion,’ see the notes at Isaiah 1:8. The meaning here is, that he would again restore it from its ruins. The argument is drawn from the statement in the previous verses. If God had raised up so great a nation from so humble all origin, he had power to restore the waste places of Judea to more than their former beauty and prosperity (see the notes at Isaiah 40:1).
And he will make her wilderness - Judea is here represented as lying waste. It is to be remembered that the time to which the prophet here refers is that of the captivity, and near its close. Of course, as that would have continued seventy years, in so long a period Judea would have become almost an extended wilderness, a wide waste. Any country, that was naturally as fertile as Judea, would in that time be overrun with briers, thorns, and underbrush, and even with a wild and luxuriant growth of the trees of the forest.
Like Eden - Genesis 2:0 Like a cultivated and fertile garden - distinguished not only for its fertility, but for its beauty and order.
Her desert like the garden of the Lord - Like the garden which the Lord planted Genesis 2:8. Septuagint, Ὡς παράδεισον κυρίου Hōs paradeison kuriou - ‘As the paradise of the Lord.’ The idea is. that it should be again distinguished for its beauty and fertility.
Joy and gladness - The sound of rejoicing and praise shall be again heard there, where are now heard the cries of wild beasts.
The voice of melody - Hebrew, ‘A psalm The praises of God shall again be celebrated.