Isaiah 1:29
For ye shall be ashamed of the terebinths in which ye delighted; Ye shall blush for the gardens which ye loved;
Noyes Bible
In The King James Version
In Context
30And ye shall be as a terebinth-tree whose leaves are withered, And as a garden in which is no water.
Cross References
Isaiah 31:7silver and his idols of gold, Which your hands have made for sin.
Isaiah 57:5Burning with lust for idols Under every green tree, Slaying children in the valleys, Under the clefts of the rocks?
Isaiah 66:17They who sanctify and purify themselves in the groves, Following one in the midst, Who eat swine's flesh, and the abomination, and the mouse. They shall all perish together, saith Jehovah.
Jeremiah 3:6Jehovah said to me, in the time of King Josiah, Hast thou heard what rebellious Israel hath done? She hath gone upon every high mountain and under every green tree, and there hath played the harlot.
Ezekiel 16:63that thou mayst remember and be confounded, and not open thy mouth any more for shame, when I forgive thee all which thou hast done, saith the Lord Jehovah.
Hosea 4:13On the tops of the mountains they sacrifice, And on the hills they burn incense, Under the oak, and the poplar, and the terebinth, Because their shade is pleasant. Therefore your daughters commit fornication, And your daughters-in-law commit adultery;
Matthew Henry on Isaiah 1:22-31
The Degeneracy of Jerusalem; Reformation of the Church. ( b. c. 738.) 21 How is the faithful city become a harlot! it was full of judgment; righteousness lodged in it; but now murderers. 22 Thy silver is become dross, thy wine mixed with water: 23 Thy princes are rebellious, and companions of thieves: every one loveth gifts, and followeth after rewards: they judge not the fatherless, neither doth the cause of the widow come unto them. 24 Therefore saith the Lord, the Lord of hosts, the mighty One of Israel, Ah, I… Read the whole commentary →