Isaiah 35:2

“It shall blossom abundantly, and rejoice even with joy and singing, &c.] A redundancy of words, to express the very flourishing estate of the church, and the great joy there shall be on that occasion, as well as because of the destruction of their enemies, and deliverance from them: the glory of Lebanon shall be given unto it; a mountain in Judea, famous for its choice and tall cedars, which were the glory of it; signifying hereby, that the church of God, which had been in a desolate condition, should abound with choice and excellent Christians, comparable to the cedars of Lebanon. Jarchi interprets it of the sanctuary or temple; which may be so called, because built of the wood of Lebanon.…”

“glory of Lebanon--its ornament, namely, its cedars (Isa 10:34). excellency of Carmel--namely, its beauty. Sharon--famed for its fertility. see . . . glory of the Lord . . . excellency-- (Isa 40:5, Isa 40:9). While the wilderness which had neither "glory" nor "excellency" shall have both "given to it," the Lord shall have all the "glory" and "excellency" ascribed to Him, not to the transformed wilderness (Mat 5:16).”

“It shall blossom abundantly - Hebrew, ‘Blossoming it shall blossom’ - a common mode of expression in Hebrew, denoting certainty, abundance, fullness - similar to the expression Genesis 2:17, ‘Dying thou shalt die,’ that is, thou shalt surely die. The sense here is, it shall blossom in abundance. And rejoice even with joy - Strong figurative language, denoting the greatness of the blessings; as great as if in the waste wilderness there should be heard the voice of joy and rejoicing. The Septuagint renders this: ‘The deserts of Jordan also bloom and rejoice;’ and Jerome applies this to the preaching of John in the wilderness adjacent to Jordan. The Septuagint evidently read ירדן yaredēn…”

“The excellency - The wilderness shall be as pleasant and fruitful as Lebanon, and Carmel, and Sharon. They - The inhabitants of the wilderness aforesaid. The glory - The glorious discoveries of God's power and goodness. Isaiah 35:3”

“35:2 Lebanon . . . Mount Carmel . . . Sharon: There will be a reversal of earlier judgments (see 2:13; 10:34; 29:17; 33:9). • glory . . . splendor of our God: See also 6:3; 40:5.”

“and rejoice: Isa 42:10-12, Isa 49:13, Isa 55:12, Isa 55:13; Ch1 16:33; Psa 65:12, Psa 65:13, Psa 89:12, Psa 96:11-13; Psa 98:7-9, Psa 148:9-13; Zac 10:7; Rom 10:15, Rom 15:10 the glory: Isa 33:9, Isa 41:19, Isa 60:13, Isa 60:21, Isa 61:3, Isa 65:8-10; Psa 72:16; Hos 14:6, Hos 14:7 the excellency: Isa 60:13; Eze 34:25, Eze 34:26; Amo 9:13-15; Mic 7:14, Mic 7:15; Zep 3:19, Zep 3:20; Zac 14:20, Zac 14:21; Act 4:32, Act 4:33 they shall: Isa 6:3, Isa 40:5, Isa 60:1-3, Isa 60:19, Isa 66:18, Isa 66:19; Exo 33:18, Exo 33:19; Psa 50:2, Psa 72:19, Psa 97:6; Psa 102:15, Psa 102:16; Hab 2:14; Joh 12:41, Joh 17:24; Co2 3:18, Co2 4:6; Rev 21:23 Isaiah 35:3”