The wilderness grasslands overflow. The hills are clothed with gladness.
Parallel translations
- KJV They drop upon the pastures of the wilderness: and the little hills rejoice on every side.
- BSB The pastures of the wilderness overflow; the hills are robed with joy.
- NKJV They drop on the pastures of the wilderness, And the little hills rejoice on every side.
- NASB The pastures of the wilderness drip, And the hills encircle themselves with rejoicing.
- NLT The grasslands of the wilderness become a lush pasture, and the hillsides blossom with joy.
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Quick answer
Even the wilderness pastures overflow and the hills are clothed with gladness. It shows creation rejoicing in God's abundant blessing.
Overview
The wild grasslands and hills are personified as overflowing and joyful under God's provision. All creation flourishes by His bounty. Such joy anticipates the renewal of all things when creation is set free in the redemption Christ secures.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 6
- Job 38:26–27To cause it to rain on a land where no man is; on the wilderness, in which there is no man;
- Joel 2:22Don’t be afraid, you animals of the field; for the pastures of the wilderness spring up, for the tree bears its fruit. The fig tree and the vine yield their strength.
- Ps 104:10–13He sends springs into the valleys. They run among the mountains.
- Isa 61:10–11I will greatly rejoice in Yahweh! My soul will be joyful in my God; for he has clothed me with the garments of salvation. He has covered me with the robe of righteousness, as a bridegroom decks himself with a garland, and as a bride adorns herself with her jewels.
- Ps 65:6Who by his power forms the mountains, having armed yourself with strength;
- Isa 55:9–13“For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways, and my thoughts than your thoughts.
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