They will say,‘ This land was completely destroyed. But now it’s like the Garden of Eden. The cities were full of broken- down buildings. They were destroyed and empty. But now they have high walls around them. And people live in them.’

他们必说：‘这先前为荒废之地，现在成如伊甸园；这荒废凄凉、毁坏的城邑现在坚固有人居住。’

他们必说：‘这荒芜之地，现在成了像伊甸园一样；这荒凉、荒废、毁坏的城镇，现今坚固，有人居住。’

他们必说：‘这荒芜之地，现在成了像伊甸园一样；这荒凉、荒废、毁坏的城镇，现今坚固，有人居住。’

他们会说，以前的荒凉之地如今竟变得像伊甸园，被毁坏废弃的荒凉城邑已经设防，有人居住。

他们必说：“先前这荒凉之地，现在竟像伊甸园一样；这些废弃、荒凉、毁坏了的城市，现在却成了坚固城，有人居住了。”

他們必說：『這先前為荒廢之地，現在成如伊甸園；這荒廢淒涼、毀壞的城邑現在堅固有人居住。』

他們必說：『這荒蕪之地，現在成了像伊甸園一樣；這荒涼、荒廢、毀壞的城鎮，現今堅固，有人居住。』

他們必說：『這荒蕪之地，現在成了像伊甸園一樣；這荒涼、荒廢、毀壞的城鎮，現今堅固，有人居住。』

他們會說，以前的荒涼之地如今竟變得像伊甸園，被毀壞廢棄的荒涼城邑已經設防，有人居住。

他們必說：“先前這荒涼之地，現在竟像伊甸園一樣；這些廢棄、荒涼、毀壞了的城市，現在卻成了堅固城，有人居住了。”

人們必說：「這先前荒涼之地、如今已像伊甸園了；這些荒廢淒涼毁壞的城市、如今已有堡壘、有人居住了。」

人必曰、昔也斯土荒蕪、今則若伊甸囿、荒涼寂寞傾毀之邑、今有垣墉居民、

旁觀者必曰、昔也、斯土荒蕪、今則若埃田之囿、斯邑傾圮、今則建造、有人居處、

人必曰、斯地昔為荒蕪、今成如伊甸之園、邑昔傾圮、荒蕪拆毀、今復建為鞏固之城、有人居處、

They will say,“ This land that was laid waste has become like the garden of Eden; the cities that were lying in ruins, desolate and destroyed, are now fortified and inhabited.”

And they will say,‘ This land that was desolate has become like the garden of Eden, and the waste and desolate and ruined cities are now fortified and inhabited.’

And when I bring you back, people will say,‘ This former wasteland is now like the Garden of Eden! The abandoned and ruined cities now have strong walls and are filled with people!’

They will say,“ This land that was desolate has become like the garden of Eden. The cities that were once ruined, desolate, and demolished are now fortified and inhabited.”

And they will say,‘ This desolated land has become like the Garden of Eden; and the waste, desolated and ruined cities are fortified and inhabited.’

So they will say,‘ This land that was desolate has become like the garden of Eden; and the wasted, desolate, and ruined cities are now fortified and inhabited.’

And they shall say, This land that was desolate is become like the garden of Eden; and the waste and desolate and ruined cities are fortified and inhabited.

Then they will say,‘ This land that was desolate has become like the garden of Eden. The cities that were once ruined, desolate, and destroyed are now fortified and inhabited.’

And they shall say, This land that was desolate is become like the garden of Eden; and the waste and desolate and ruined cities[ are become] fenced,[ and] are inhabited.

They will say,“ This desolate land has become like the garden of Eden; the ruined, desolate, and destroyed cities are now fortified and inhabited.”

They will say,‘ This land that was desolate has become like the garden of Eden. The waste, desolate, and ruined cities are fortified and inhabited.’

You can be sure that I will comfort Zion’s people. I will look with loving concern on all their destroyed buildings. I will make their deserts like Eden. I will make their dry and empty land like the garden of the Lord. Joy and gladness will be there. People will sing and give thanks to me.

Like fire they eat up everything in their path. Behind them it looks as if flames have burned the land. In front of them the land is like the Garden of Eden. Behind them it is a dry and empty desert. Nothing escapes them.

All people will respect God. They will tell about his works. They will think about what he has done.

So I will open up your graves and bring you out of them. Then you will know that I am the Lord. You are my people.

Our mouths were filled with laughter. Our tongues sang with joy. Then the people of other nations said,“ The Lord has done great things for them.”

The Lord God had planted a garden in the east in Eden. He put in the garden the man he had formed.The Lord God made every kind of tree grow out of the ground. The trees were pleasing to look at. Their fruit was good to eat. There were two trees in the middle of the garden. One of them had fruit that let people live forever. The other had fruit that let people tell the difference between good and evil.

Lot looked around. He saw that the whole Jordan River valley toward the town of Zoar had plenty of water. It was like the garden of the Lord, like the land of Egypt. This was before the Lord destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah.

Then people will say,“ The godly will get their reward. There really is a God who judges the earth.”

Then this city will bring me fame, joy, praise and honor. All the nations on earth will hear about the good things I do for this city. They will see the great success and peace I give it. Then they will be filled with wonder. And they will tremble with fear.”