Isaiah 51:12 explicitly states 'I am he that comforteth you,' directly linking to the comfort promised in verse 3.

Isaiah 54:6-8 portrays God's compassion after forsaking, mirroring the comfort to waste places in Isaiah 51:3—both emphasize restoration after desolation.

Isaiah 66:10-14 uses maternal comfort and abundant joy for Jerusalem, echoing the comfort and gladness of Isaiah 51:3.

In Isaiah 35:1, the same promise of desert blooming with joy echoes this restoration theme.

Isaiah 35:2 adds that the desert will blossom with joy and see God's glory, reinforcing this Edenic restoration.

Isaiah 35:7-10 describes the transformed wilderness with springs and a highway for the redeemed, expanding on this new Eden.

Isaiah 40:1 opens the same comfort theme—God commands comfort for His people, which Isaiah 51:3 expands with Eden-like restoration.

Isaiah 40:2 specifies comfort as forgiveness and double payment for sins, while Isaiah 51:3 shows the resulting transformation of the land.

In Isaiah 41:18, God promises rivers in the wilderness and springs in dry valleys, mirroring this transformation.

Isaiah 41:19 adds specific trees planted in the desert, further describing the garden-like restoration.

Isaiah 52:9 uses the same language: 'waste places of Jerusalem' and 'the LORD hath comforted his people,' directly echoing this verse.

Isaiah 61:1-3 describes comfort for mourners and beauty for ashes, directly paralleling the joy and Eden-like renewal of Isaiah 51:3.

Isaiah 49:13 calls for joy because the Lord comforts His afflicted—a direct echo of the comfort and gladness promised in Isaiah 51:3.

Isaiah 58:12 promises rebuilding of old waste places — directly paralleling the comfort of waste places and restoration in Isaiah 51:3.

Isaiah 49:19 directly mentions 'waste and desolate places' being restored — the same image of waste places made fruitful in Isaiah 51:3.

Isaiah 66:13 uses the same maternal comfort imagery to promise Jerusalem's restoration, reinforcing the theme of divine consolation.

Isaiah 61:4 describes rebuilding old wastes and raising up former desolations, reinforcing the restoration theme of this verse.

Isaiah 49:8 speaks of inheriting desolate heritages, paralleling the transformation of wilderness into Eden here.

Isaiah 44:26 promises to raise up decayed places, matching the restoration of waste places in this verse.

Isaiah 65:17 announces new heavens and new earth — a greater transformation echoing the Eden-like restoration of waste places in Isaiah 51:3.

In Genesis 13:10, the phrase 'garden of the LORD' describes the well-watered Jordan plain, similar to this promise.

Jeremiah 31:12-14 promises a watered garden, joy for sorrow, and comfort—directly matching the Eden-like transformation and gladness in Isaiah 51:3.

Zephaniah 3:14-20 calls for joy and restoration of Zion, closely paralleling the comfort and gladness in Isaiah 51:3.

Genesis 2:8 records the original garden of the LORD in Eden, which this restoration explicitly mirrors.

Ezekiel 36:35 explicitly says the desolate land becomes like the garden of Eden — a direct verbal and thematic parallel to Isaiah 51:3.

Zechariah 1:17 directly states the Lord will again comfort Zion, using the same phrase as Isaiah 51:3, reaffirming the promise.

Jeremiah 33:12 promises that desolate places will again have shepherds and flocks, echoing the restoration of waste places in this verse.

Joel 2:3 says the land was like Eden before devastation, while here wilderness becomes Eden—opposite trajectories using the same image.

Psalm 102:13 anticipates God's mercy on Zion at the set time, similarly focusing on God's restoration of Zion.

Jeremiah 31:13 echoes the turning of mourning to joy and God's comfort, paralleling the joy and gladness in Zion's restoration.

Ezekiel 36:10 speaks of rebuilding ruined cities, directly matching the restoration of waste places, though without the joy/comfort emphasis.