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Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges

Isaiah 35:4

Cf. Isaiah 40:9-10. them that are of a fearful heart Lit. "the hasty of heart." The phrase occurs with a different sense in ch. Isaiah 32:4.

behold, your God … recompence Better (as R.V. marg.): behold your God! vengeance cometh, the recompence of God; He Himself, &c.

5, 6 a. The removal of bodily infirmities. How far the language is to be taken figuratively it may be difficult to say. Comp. ch. Isaiah 29:18; Isaiah 32:3-4.

6 b, 7. The transformation of the desert. Cf. ch. Isaiah 43:19-20; Isaiah 48:21; Isaiah 49:10.

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