The desolate and impassable land will rejoice, and the place of solitude will exult, and it will flourish like the lily. (Is 35:1)
יְשֻׂשׂ֥וּם מִדְבָּ֖ר וְצִיָּ֑ה וְתָגֵ֧ל עֲרָבָ֛ה וְתִפְרַ֖ח כַּחֲבַצָּֽלֶת׃
Lætabitur deserta et invia, et exultabit solitudo, et florebit quasi lilium.
Εὐφράνθητι, ἔρημος διψῶσα, ἀγαλλιάσθω ἔρημος καὶ ἀνθείτω ὡς κρίνον.
Beautiful, certainly, is the view of the desert, which, after the winter rains, begins to turn green, blossom, and smell of spring. Such sights are known in the Holy Land, when the rain has passed, and the sun warms the hills, slopes, and valleys more boldly.
Spring in full bloom is the image of the closeness of God.
