...of the greatest amount of good; the waste places of Sion would speedily be built up; "the Lord would make her wilderness like Eden, and her desert like the garden of the Lord." But oh how frequently is the gentle admonition of the dear Redeemer verified in his church, " The children...

...wine of His grace. The Lordh, as He promises in the lesson for this day, shall yet comfort Zion, and make her wilderness like Eden, and her desert like the garden of the Lord ; and joy and gladness be found therein, thanksgiving and the voice of melody. The arm of the Lord,...

...pouring forth literal waters, removing the curse, and turning this world into a paradise: " Making her wilderness like Eden, And her desert like the garden of the LORD." (Isa. li. 3.) And morally pouring forth His Spirit in such abundance as to fill the whole earth with...

...disappointed (Yeshayahu 49:22-23). For Hashem has brought comfort to Zion, comfort to all her ruins. He shall make her wilderness like Eden and her desert like the garden of Hashem. Happiness and rejoicing shall be found therein, thanksgiving and the sounds of song (ibid....

...taming of the wilderness, on making the desert blossom like the rose as promised by the prophet Isaiah: 'For the Lord shall comfort Zion: he will comfort...Eden, and her desert like the garden of the Lord' (Isaiah 35:1 and 51:3). This view has been implicated in a theology of subjugation that emphasises...

...in the earth. Much later, Isaiah picks up this promise and elicits a word of comfort for Israel. God will make her wilderness like Eden and her desert like the garden of God (51:1-3). But Ezekiel, when he meditates upon this promise, takes it in a quite different way....

...Young's promise that the Lord would help the Saints in this transformation came from lsaiah (5 1:3): "For the Lord shall comfort Zion; he will comfort...wilderness like Eden, and her desert like the Garden of the Lord."9 The opportunity to try these ideas in a Western setting did not come before Joseph Smith's...

...Young's promise that the Lord would help the Saints in this transformation came from Isaiah (51:3):"For the Lord shall comfort Zion; he will comfort all her...wilderness like Eden, and her desert like the Garden of the Lord."9 The opportunity to try these ideas in a Western setting did not come before Joseph Smith's...

...seek after the Lord and all the Gentiles upon whom My name is called " (Acts xv. 14-18). " For Jehovah shall comfort Zion ; He will comfort all her waste...wilderness like Eden, and her desert like the garden of Jehovah ; joy and gladness shall be found therein, thanksgiving and the voice of melody " (Isa. li....

...(Gabaldon 2000; Thomson 1999:18-9,162). In the Book of Moron Young wrote: "For the Lord shall comfort Zion: he will make her wilderness like Eden, and her desert like the Garden of the Lord" (in Williams 1962:119). The fort was abandoned by the Mormons some years later, yet with an influx...