Ecclesiasticus 35:6

Nova Vulgata

Tunc saliet sicut cervus claudus, et exsultabit lingua mutorum, quia erumpent in deserto aquae, et torrentes in solitudine.

Parallel Translations

Clementine Latin Vulgate (1592)
tunc saliet sicut cervus claudus, et aperta erit lingua mutorum : quia sciss� sunt in deserto aqu�, et torrentes in solitudine ;

Jerome's Latin Vulgate (405)
tunc saliet sicut cervus claudus,
et aperta erit lingua mutorum:
quia sciss� sunt in deserto aqu�,
et torrentes in solitudine;

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

shall the lame: Matthew 11:5, Matthew 15:30, Matthew 15:31, Matthew 21:14, John 5:8, John 5:9, Acts 3:2, Acts 3:6-8, Acts 8:7, Acts 14:8-10

the tongue: Isaiah 32:4, Psalms 51:15, Matthew 9:32, Matthew 9:33, Matthew 12:22, Matthew 15:30, Mark 7:32-37, Mark 9:17-25, Luke 1:64, Luke 11:14, Colossians 3:16

for: Isaiah 41:17, Isaiah 41:18, Isaiah 43:19, Isaiah 43:20, Isaiah 48:21, Isaiah 49:10, Isaiah 49:11, Exodus 17:6, Numbers 20:11, Nehemiah 9:15, Psalms 46:4, Psalms 78:15, Psalms 78:16, Ezekiel 47:1-11, Zechariah 14:8, John 7:37-39, Revelation 22:1, Revelation 22:17

Reciprocal: Genesis 21:19 - General Genesis 24:17 - water of Exodus 4:11 - General Judges 6:39 - dry 2 Kings 3:20 - filled Psalms 66:12 - wealthy Psalms 107:35 - turneth Song of Solomon 2:8 - leaping Isaiah 27:3 - water Isaiah 30:25 - upon every high Isaiah 32:2 - rivers Isaiah 32:3 - General Isaiah 42:11 - Let the wilderness Isaiah 44:3 - floods Jeremiah 31:9 - I will Joel 3:18 - and all Matthew 9:5 - Arise Matthew 12:43 - dry Matthew 20:30 - two Mark 7:35 - General Mark 9:25 - thou Luke 3:5 - valley Luke 6:23 - leap Luke 7:22 - how Luke 14:21 - the halt John 4:10 - living John 10:21 - Can Acts 3:8 - he Acts 14:10 - Stand Hebrews 12:13 - lame Revelation 7:17 - shall lead

Gill's Notes on the Bible

Then shall the lame [man] leap as an hart..... As the lame man did healed by Peter, Acts 3:1 there were many instances of such persons cured by Christ when here on earth, Matthew 15:30 and in a spiritual sense this was verified in many who were impotent to that which is good; had neither will nor power to go to Christ for life and salvation, nor to walk by faith in him, nor to walk in his ways; who yet, by the mighty power of the Spirit and grace of God, became able and willing to go to him, and venture their souls on him; walked on in him as they had received him; and not only walked in his ways, but ran in the ways of his commandments, and leaped for joy for what they saw and heard of him, and received from him; and innumerable will be the instances of such mighty grace at the spiritual coming and reign of Christ:

and the tongue of the dumb shall sing; this had its accomplishment, in a literal sense, at the first coming of Christ, Matthew 9:32

Matthew 12:22 and, in a spiritual sense, in many who before had nothing to say to God in prayer, nor in praise; nothing to say of Christ, or for him; or of the blessed Spirit, and his divine operations; but now, by divine grace, are made to speak unto God, both in a petitionary way, and in a way of thankfulness; and of Christ, and of the blessed Spirit; and of the great things each have done for them; and even to sing for joy, because of the wondrous blessings of grace they were made partakers of; and many more such there will be in the latter day, when the Spirit is poured down from on high. Kimchi interprets all this of the Israelites, who were in captivity as blind, deaf, lame, and dumb. So the Targum of this and the preceding verse Isaiah 35:5,

"then shall the eyes of the house of Israel be opened, who were as blind men as to the law; and the ears of them that are as deaf men, to attend to the words of the prophets shall hear; then when they shall see the captives of Israel gathered to go up to their own land as the swift harts, and not tarry,'' c.

but it may be better applied to their present state, and to their case when they shall be turned to the Lord in the latter day:

for in the wilderness shall waters break out, and streams in the desert; not literally, but mystically; and may be understood both of the doctrines of the Gospel breaking out in the ministry of them, in such places as were like unto the wilderness and desert, quite barren, and destitute of the knowledge, grace, and fear of God; see Joel 3:18 and of the abundance of grace, and the efficacy of it, making the word effectual to the conversion and fruitfulness of multitudes of souls, bringing along with it a vast variety of spiritual blessings; see John 7:37 to both which, the one as the means, and the other as the cause, all the above wonderful things are owing.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Then shall the lame man leap - This was literally fulfilled after the coming of the Messiah Acts 14:10; Acts 3:8. It is an emblem of the general joy which the coming of the Messiah would impart, and is an instance of the blessings which it would convey.

As an hart - The word used here denotes the stag, or male deer. In Arabic it denotes the wild, or mountain-goat. The word sometimes refers to any species of deer or antelope, and this is referred to here from its quick and sprightly nature.

And the tongue of the dumb sing - Shall be able to sing, and to praise God. On the restoration of the dumb to the benefits of language, see Matthew 9:32-33; Matthew 12:22; Matthew 15:30-31; Mark 9:17; Luke 11:14.

For in the wilderness shall waters break out - The joy shall be as great, and the blessings as numerous and refreshing, as if running fountains should suddenly break out in the desert, and the thirsty and weary traveler should be thus unexpectedly and fully supplied. The world, in regard to its real comforts without the gospel, may be not unaptly compared to g vast waste of pathless sands and arid plains. Nothing will more strongly express the blessings of the gospel than the idea of cool, refreshing, abundant fountains and streams bursting forth in such pathless wastes. This is an image which would be very expressive to those who were accustomed to cross such deserts, and it is one which is frequently employed by the sacred writers, and especially by Isaiah (see Isaiah 43:19-20; Isaiah 48:21; Isaiah 49:10-11; Isaiah 55:1; Isaiah 58:11). ‘Lameness and dumbness are the uniform effects of long walking in a desert; the sand and gravel produce the former, fatigue the latter. In such cases some of us have walked hours together without uttering a sentence; and all walked as if crippled, from the sand and gravel getting into the shoes; but the sight of water, especially if unexpected, unloosed every tongue, and gave agility to every limb; men, oxen, goats, sheep, and dogs, ran with speed and expressions of joy to the refreshing element.’ (Campbell’s Travels in Africa.) The Chaldee Paraphrast understands this as referring entirely to the return from the captivity at Babylon. ‘Then shall they see the exiles of Israel assembled, ascend to their own land as the swift stags, so that they shall not be hindered.’