Isaiah 41:19

I will plant in the midbar the cedar, 1 the acacia, and the myrtle, and the etz shemen; 1 I will set in the Aravah the cypress, 1 and the fir, and the box tree together; 1

Orthodox Jewish Bible

In The King James Version

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:

In Context

18I will open neharot on the hilltops, 1 and springs in the midst of the valleys; 1 I will make the midbar a pool of mayim, 1 and the dry land sources of mayim. 1

20So that they may see, and know, 1 and consider, and understand together, 1 that the Yad Hashem hath done this, 1 and the Kadosh Yisroel hath created it. 1

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Cross References

Isaiah 27:6He shall cause them that come of Ya'akov to take root; 1 Yisroel shall blossom and bud, 1 and fill with fruit the face of the tevel. 1

Isaiah 35:1The Midbar (desert) and the Tziyyah (dry land) shall be glad over them; + 35:1 the redeemed of Hashem, see 35:9 1 and the Aravah shall rejoice, 1 and blossom like the khavatzelet (lily). 1

Isaiah 51:3For Hashem shall comfort Tziyon; 1 He will comfort all her ruins; 1 and He will make her midbar like Eden, 1 and her ruins like the Gan (Garden) of Hashem; 1 sasson and simchah shall be found therein, 1 todah, and the kol zimrah (the sound of singing). 1

Isaiah 60:13The kavod HaLevanon shall come unto thee, 1 the juniper tree, the box tree, and the cypress together, 1 to beautify the makom (place) of My Mikdash; 1 and I will make the makom of My raglayim glorious. 1

Isaiah 61:3To grant unto Avelei Tziyon (Mourners of Zion), 1 giving unto them a flower wreath instead of ashes, 1 the shemen sasson (oil of joy) instead of avel (mourning), 1 the garment of tehillah (praise) for the ruach of keheh (fainting, a heavy spirit); 1 that they might be called Eilei HaTzedek (Oaks of Righteousness), 1 the planting of Hashem, that He might be glorified. 1

Ezekiel 17:22Thus saith Adonoi Hashem: I will also take of the highest branch of the high cedar, and will plant it; I will break off from the top of its young twigs a tender one, and will plant it upon a high mountain and prominent;

Matthew Henry on Isaiah 41:11-21

Israel Encouraged. ( b. c. 708.) 10 Fear thou not; for I am with thee: be not dismayed; for I am thy God: I will strengthen thee; yea, I will help thee; yea, I will uphold thee with the right hand of my righteousness. 11 Behold, all they that were incensed against thee shall be ashamed and confounded: they shall be as nothing; and they that strive with thee shall perish. 12 Thou shalt seek them, and shalt not find them, even them that contended with thee: they that war against thee shall be as nothing, and as a… Read the whole commentary →

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