Lux Domini
For the LORD shall comfort Zion: he will comfort all her waste places; and he will make her wilderness like Eden, and her desert like the garden of the LORD; joy and gladness shall be found therein, thanksgiving, and the voice of melody.

What does Isaiah 51:3 mean?

It is good for those privileged by the new birth, to consider that they were shapen in sin. This should cause low thoughts of ourselves, and high thoughts of Divine grace.

Key themes

Justice and mercyGraceHolinessJudgment

Read with

Keep this verse inside Isaiah 51:1-3 and alongside a few nearby related passages.

Glossary

Eden Place

Biblical garden. Modern identification: Armenia.

Zion Place

Biblical settlement. Modern identification: Jerusalem.