Christian Standard Bible
Isaiah 55:13
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 55:13 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Instead of the thorn shall come up the fir tree, and instead of the brier shall come up the myrtle tree: and it shall be to the Lord for a name, for an everlasting sign that shall not be cut off.
- New International Version (NIV)Instead of the thornbush will grow the juniper, and instead of briers the myrtle will grow. This will be for the Lord’s renown, for an everlasting sign, that will endure forever.”
- English Standard Version (ESV)Instead of the thorn shall come up the cypress; instead of the brier shall come up the myrtle; and it shall make a name for the Lord, an everlasting sign that shall not be cut off."
- New King James Version (NKJV)Instead of the thorn shall come up the cypress tree, And instead of the brier shall come up the myrtle tree; And it shall be to the Lord for a name, For an everlasting sign that shall not be cut off.”
Context of Isaiah 55:13
11so my word that comes from my mouth will not return to me empty, but it will accomplish what I please and will prosper in what I send it to do.” 12You will indeed go out with joy and be peacefully guided; the mountains and the hills will break into singing before you, and all the trees of the field will clap their hands. Instead 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.
Read all of Isaiah 55Isaiah 55:13 word by word
תַּ֤חַת הַֽנַּעֲצוּץ֙ יַעֲלֶ֣ה בְר֔וֹשׁ וְתַ֥חַת הַסִּרְפַּ֖ד יַעֲלֶ֣ה הֲדַ֑ס וְהָיָ֤ה לַֽיהוָה֙ לְשֵׁ֔ם לְא֥וֹת עוֹלָ֖ם לֹ֥א יִכָּרֵֽת׃ סRead the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- Instead of the thornנַעֲצוּץna‛ătsûts · thorn bushH5285
- shall come upעָלָה‛âlâh · to ascend: riseH5927
- the fir treeבְּרוֹשׁberôsh · cypressH1265
- and instead of the brierסִרְפָּדsarpâd · nettleH5636
- the myrtle treeהֲדַסhădas · myrtleH1918
- and it shall be to the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
- for a nameשֵׁםshêm · nameH8034
- for an everlastingעוֹלָם‛ôlâm ‛ôlâm · forever: enduringH5769
- signאוֹת'ôth · sign: indicatorH226
- shall not be cut offכָּרַתkârath · to cut: eliminateH3772
Cross-references for Isaiah 55:13
- Isaiah 11:6The wolf will dwell with the lamb, and the leopard will lie down with the goat. The calf, the young lion, and the fattened calf will be together, and a child will lead them.
- Isaiah 41:19I will plant cedar, acacia, myrtle, and olive trees in the wilderness. I will put juniper, elm, and cypress trees together in the desert,
- Isaiah 60:13The glory of Lebanon will come to you — its pine, elm, and cypress together — to beautify the place of my sanctuary, and I will glorify my dwelling place.
- 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.
- Micah 7:4The best of them is like a brier; the most upright is worse than a hedge of thorns. The day of your watchmen, the day of your punishment, is coming; at this time their panic is here.
- Romans 6:19I am using a human analogy because of the weakness of your flesh. For just as you offered the parts of yourselves as slaves to impurity, and to greater and greater lawlessness, so now offer them as slaves to righteousness, which results in sanctification.
- 1 Corinthians 6:9Don’t you know that the unrighteous will not inherit God’s kingdom? Do not be deceived: No sexually immoral people, idolaters, adulterers, or males who have sex with males,
- 2 Corinthians 5:17Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; the old has passed away, and see, the new has come!
- Isaiah 43:21The people I formed for myself will declare my praise.
- Jeremiah 13:11Just as underwear clings to one’s waist, so I fastened the whole house of Israel and of Judah to me” — this is the Lord’s declaration — “so that they might be my people for my fame, praise, and glory, but they would not obey.
- Jeremiah 33:9This city will bear on my behalf a name of joy, praise, and glory before all the nations of the earth, who will hear of all the prosperity I will give them. They will tremble with awe because of all the good and all the peace I will bring about for them.
- Luke 2:14Glory to God in the highest heaven, and peace on earth to people he favors!
- John 15:8My Father is glorified by this: that you produce much fruit and prove to be my disciples.
- Ephesians 3:20Now to him who is able to do above and beyond all that we ask or think according to the power that works in us —
- 1 Peter 2:9But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for his possession, so that you may proclaim the praises of the one who called you out of darkness into his marvelous light.
- 1 Peter 4:11If anyone speaks, let it be as one who speaks God’s words; if anyone serves, let it be from the strength God provides, so that God may be glorified through Jesus Christ in everything. To him be the glory and the power forever and ever. Amen.
Commentaries on Isaiah 55:13
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 13Instead of the thorn "Instead of the thorny bushes" - These likewise (see note on Isaiah 55:12, and on Isaiah 54:11; (note)) are general poetical images, expressing a great and happy change for the better. The wilderness turned into a paradise, Lebanon into Carmel: the desert of the Gentiles watered with the heavenly snow and rain, which fail not to have their due effect, and becoming fruitful in piety and righteousness: or, as the Chaldee gives the moral…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 6-13Verses 6-13 Here is a gracious offer of pardon, and peace, and of all happiness. It shall not be in vain to seek God, now his word is calling to us, and his Spirit is striving with us. But there is a day coming when he will not be found. There may come such a time in this life; it is certain that at death and judgment the door will be shut. There must be not only a change of the way, but a change of the mind. We must alter our judgments about persons and…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 13Redemption is like the transformation from desert to forest (see also Isaiah 35:1; 41:19; 60:13). this will make a name for the LORD: God's glory will become increasingly visible to people as his redemption takes effect.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1313. thorn--emblem of the wicked (2Sa 23:6; Mi 7:4). fir tree--the godly (Is 60:13; Psa 92:12). Compare as to the change wrought, Ro 6:19. brier--emblem of uncultivation (Is 5:6). myrtle--Hebrew, Hedes, from which comes Hedassah, the original name of Esther. Type of the Christian Church; for it is a lowly, though beautiful, fragrant, and evergreen shrub (Psa 92:13, 14). for a name ... everlasting sign--a perpetual memorial to the glory of Jehovah (Jr…Read the comment
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Commentaries on Isaiah 55
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- 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
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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