The ultimate object of this miracle is the demonstration of the creative power of the true God; see ch. Isaiah 40:5; Isaiah 55:13. The verse seems to shew that the previous description is not merelyfigurative, but that an actual physical transformation of the desert is contemplated.

That they(men in general) may … consider Lit. "lay (to heart)," a common ellipsis. togetherbinds the four verbs of the sentence.

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