Yesaya 51:3

51:3 Certainly the Lord will console Zion;

he will console all her ruins.

He will make her wilderness like Eden,

her desert like the Garden of the Lord.

Happiness and joy will be restored to ¹  her,

thanksgiving and the sound of music.

Yesaya 41:19-20

41:19 I will make cedars, acacias, myrtles, and olive trees grow in the wilderness;

I will make evergreens, firs, and cypresses grow together in the desert.

41:20 I will do this so ²  people ³  will observe and recognize,

so they will pay attention and understand

that the Lord’s power ⁴  has accomplished this,

and that the Holy One of Israel has brought it into being.” ⁵ 

[51:3]  ¹ tn Heb “found in” (so NAB, NASB, NIV, NRSV).

[41:20]  ² tn The words “I will do this” are supplied in the translation for clarification. The Hebrew text has here simply, “in order that.”

[41:20]  ³ tn Heb “they”; NAB, NRSV “that all may see”; CEV, NLT “Everyone will see.”

[41:20]  ⁴ tn Heb “hand” (so KJV, NASB, NIV, NRSV).

[41:20]  ⁵ tn Or “created it” (KJV, NAB, NASB, NIV, NRSV); TEV “has made it happen.”