Isaiah 35:7 - Exposition

The parched ground shall become , etc.; rather, the glistening sand . That hot glow of the parched desert soil, which produces the mirage, shall be replaced by a real lake of cool water. Illusive imitations of goodness shall give way to the display of genuine virtues and excellences. In the habitation of dragons ; or, according to some, of jackals—the driest and most desolate of all places. Shall be grass with reeds and rushes ; i.e. "shall be a luxuriant vegetation, like that on the banks of the Nile" (comp. Isaiah 35:1 , Isaiah 35:2 ).