Isaiah 41:19

Isaiah 41:19 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)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:
• New International Version (NIV)I will put in the desert the cedar and the acacia, the myrtle and the olive. I will set junipers in the wasteland, the fir and the cypress together,
• English Standard Version (ESV)I will put in the wilderness the cedar, the acacia, the myrtle, and the olive. I will set in the desert the cypress, the plane and the pine together,
• New King James Version (NKJV)I will plant in the wilderness the cedar and the acacia tree, The myrtle and the oil tree; I will set in the desert the cypress tree and the pine And the box tree together,

Context of Isaiah 41:19

17The poor and the needy seek water, but there is none; their tongues are parched with thirst. I will answer them. I am the Lord, the God of Israel. I will not abandon them. 18I will open rivers on the barren heights, and springs in the middle of the plains. I will turn the desert into a pool and dry land into springs. I will plant cedar, acacia, myrtle, and olive trees in the wilderness. I will put juniper, elm, and cypress trees together in the desert, 20so that all may see and know, consider and understand, that the hand of the Lord has done this, the Holy One of Israel has created it. 21“Submit your case,” says the Lord. “Present your arguments,” says Jacob’s King.

Isaiah 41:19 word by word

אֶתֵּ֤ן בַּמִּדְבָּר֙ אֶ֣רֶז שִׁטָּ֔ה וַהֲדַ֖ס וְעֵ֣ץ שָׁ֑מֶן אָשִׂ֣ים בָּעֲרָבָ֗ה בְּר֛וֹשׁ תִּדְהָ֥ר וּתְאַשּׁ֖וּר יַחְדָּֽו׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• I will plantנָתַןnâthan · to give: putH5414
• in the wildernessמִדְבָּרmidbâr · wildernessH4057
• the cedarאֶ֫רֶז'erez · cedarH730
• the shittah treeשִׁטָּהshiţţâh shiţţîym · acaciaH7848
• and the myrtleהֲדַסhădas · myrtleH1918
• and the oilשֶׁ֫מֶןshemen · oilH8081
• treeעֵץ‛êts · treeH6086
• I will setשׂוּםώûm ώîym · to set: makeH7760
• in the desertעֲרָבָה‛ărâbâh · plainH6160
• the fir treeבְּרוֹשׁberôsh · cypressH1265
• the pineתִּדְהָרtidhâr · elmH8410
• and the box treeתְּאַשּׁוּרte'ashshûr · boxtreeH8391
• togetherיָחְדָּוyachad · togetherH3162

Cross-references for Isaiah 41:19

• Isaiah 27:6In days to come, Jacob will take root. Israel will blossom and bloom and fill the whole world with fruit.
• Isaiah 32:15until the Spirit from on high is poured out on us. Then the desert will become an orchard, and the orchard will seem like a forest.
• Isaiah 37:31The surviving remnant of the house of Judah will again take root downward and bear fruit upward.
• Isaiah 51:3For the Lord will comfort Zion; he will comfort all her waste places, and he will make her wilderness like Eden, and her desert like the garden of the Lord. Joy and gladness will be found in her, thanksgiving and melodious song.
• Isaiah 55:13Instead of the thornbush, a cypress will come up, and instead of the brier, a myrtle will come up; this will stand as a monument for the Lord, an everlasting sign that will not be destroyed.
• Isaiah 60:21All your people will be righteous; they will possess the land forever; they are the branch I planted, the work of my hands, so that I may be glorified.
• Isaiah 61:3to provide for those who mourn in Zion; to give them a crown of beauty instead of ashes, festive oil instead of mourning, and splendid clothes instead of despair. And they will be called righteous trees, planted by the Lord to glorify him.
• Psalms 92:13Planted in the house of the Lord, they thrive in the courts of our God.
• Ezekiel 17:22“‘This is what the Lord God says: I will take a sprig from the lofty top of the cedar and plant it. I will pluck a tender sprig from its topmost shoots, and I will plant it on a high towering mountain.
• Ezekiel 47:12All kinds of trees providing food will grow along both banks of the river. Their leaves will not wither, and their fruit will not fail. Each month they will bear fresh fruit because the water comes from the sanctuary. Their fruit will be used for eating and their leaves for healing.”

Commentaries on Isaiah 41:19

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 19I will plant in the wilderness the cedar - The two preceding verses express God's mercy to them in their passage through the dry deserts, in supplying them with abundant water, when distressed with thirst, in allusion to the exodus. This verse expresses the relief afforded to them, fainting with heat in their journey through that hot country, destitute of shelter, by causing shady trees, and those of the tallest and most beautiful kinds, to spring up for…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 19I will plant in the wilderness - The image in this verse is one that is frequent in Isaiah. It is designed to show that God would furnish for his people abundant consolations, and that he would furnish unanticipated sources of comfort, and would remove from them their anticipated trials and calamities. The image refers to the return of the exiles to their own land. That journey lay through Arabia Deserta - a vast desert - where they would naturally expect…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 10-20Verses 10-20 God speaks with tenderness; Fear thou not, for I am with thee: not only within call, but present with thee. Art thou weak? I will strengthen thee. Art thou in want of friends? I will help thee in the time of need. Art thou ready to fall? I will uphold thee with that right hand which is full of righteousness, dealing forth rewards and punishments. There are those that strive with God's people, that seek their ruin. Let not God's people render…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1919. (Is 32:15; 55:13). shittah--rather, the "acacia," or Egyptian thorn, from which the gum Arabic is obtained [Lowth]. oil tree--the olive. fir tree--rather, the "cypress": grateful by its shade. pine--Gesenius translates, "the holm." box tree--not the shrub used for bordering flower beds, but [Gesenius] a kind of cedar, remarkable for the smallness of its cones, and the upward direction of its branches.Read the comment

Topics related to Isaiah 41:19

• Box Tree
• Church
• Myrtle
• Pine
• Shittim

In the dictionaries

• Box-Tree
• Oil Tree
• Acacia
• Boxtree
• Desert
• Myrtle
• Oiltree
• Pine tree
• Produce
• Shittahtree

Commentaries on Isaiah 41

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings