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Isaiah 41:19

King James Version (KJV)

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Isaiah 41:19

Verse 19 of 29

Scripture focus

I will plant in the wilderness the cedar, the shittah tree, and the myrtle, and the oil tree; I will set in the desert the fir tree, [and] the pine, and the box tree together:

Isaiah 41:19 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Isaiah 41:19

Theological / Devotional

The cedar. This verse continues the thought of v. 18. Regions once barren of God’s grace will blossom as the rose. Beautiful gardens of righteousness will bloom where the truths of God’s Word have once been unknown. The whole earth will be entirely transformed when it hears and receives the message of Christ’s sacrifice and love. See on ch. 35:1; cf. ch. 55:12, 13.

Shittah tree. Literally, “acacia.” “Shittah” is simply a transliteration of the Heb. shittah.

Oil tree. That is, the “olive tree,” the primary source of oil for various uses in ancient Palestine.

Fir. The Phoenician juniper.

Pine. The identity of this tree is uncertain.

Box tree. Probably the Lebanon cypress.

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