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Isaiah 1:29

King James Version (KJV)

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For they shall be ashamed of the oaks which ye have desired, and ye shall be confounded for the gardens that ye have chosen.

Isaiah 1:29 — KJV

Theological / Devotional

The oaks. Heb. ’elim, trees of some kind, perhaps terebinth.

The gardens. Compare chs. 65:3; 66:17. These gardens were probably cultivated areas around the central tree or grove.

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