The pastures of the wilderness overflow; the hills are robed with joy.
Parallel translations
- WEB The wilderness grasslands overflow. The hills are clothed with gladness.
- KJV They drop upon the pastures of the wilderness: and the little hills rejoice on every side.
- 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 bring rain on a barren land, on a desert where no man lives,
- Joel 2:22Do not be afraid, O beasts of the field, for the open pastures have turned green, the trees bear their fruit, and the fig tree and vine yield their best.
- Ps 104:10–13He sends forth springs in the valleys; they flow between the mountains.
- Isa 61:10–11I will rejoice greatly in the LORD, my soul will exult in my God; for He has clothed me with garments of salvation and wrapped me in a robe of righteousness, as a bridegroom wears a priestly headdress, as a bride adorns herself with her jewels.
- Ps 65:6You formed the mountains by Your power, having girded Yourself with might.
- Isa 55:9–13“For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so My ways are higher than your ways and My thoughts than your thoughts.
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