"The glowing sand shall become a pool, and the thirsty ground springs of water" (Isa 35:7); the [[King James Version]] has "parched ground" and the [[Revised Version]] margin "mirage." The same Hebrew word is also used in Isa 49:10, "Neither shall the heat (margin "mirage") nor sun smite them." These are the only uses of the word in the Scriptures, although mirages are very common in the drier parts of the country. However, the context in both cases seems to justify the translation usually given, rather than "mirage."

Alfred H. Joy

Mirage