Isaiah 55:13

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 will be that goes out from My mouth. It will not return to Me in vain, but will accomplish what I intend, and will succeed in what I sent it for. 12“Yes, you will go out with joy and be led forth with peace. The mountains and the hills will break forth before you singing, and all the trees of the field will clap their hands! Instead of the thorn bush, a cypress will come up, and instead of the brier, a myrtle will come up, and it will be a memorial to Adonai, as an everlasting sign that will never be cut off.”

Isaiah 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, the leopard will lie down with the kid, the calf and the young lion and the yearling together, and a little child will lead them.
• Isaiah 41:19I will plant in the wilderness the cedar and the acacia tree, the myrtle and the olive tree. I will set in the desert the cypress tree and the pine together with the box tree—
• Isaiah 60:13The glory of Lebanon will come to you —cypress, elm and pine together— to beautify the place of My Sanctuary. I will give to the place of My feet glory.
• Isaiah 61:3to console those who mourn in Zion, to give them beauty for ashes, the oil of joy for mourning, the garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness, that they might be called oaks of righteousness, the planting of Adonai, that He may be glorified.
• Micah 7:4The best of them is like a prickly bush, the most upright like a thorn hedge. The day of your watchmen— of your visitation—is coming. Then their confusion will occur.
• Romans 6:19I speak in human terms because of the weakness of your flesh. For just as you yielded your body parts as slaves to uncleanness and lawlessness, leading to more lawlessness, so now yield your body parts as slaves to righteousness, resulting in holiness.
• 1 Corinthians 6:9Or don’t you know that the unrighteous will not inherit the kingdom of God? Don’t be deceived! The sexually immoral, idolaters, adulterers, those who practice homosexuality,
• 2 Corinthians 5:17Therefore if anyone is in Messiah, he is a new creation. The old things have passed away; behold, all things have become new.
• Isaiah 43:21the people I formed for Myself, so they might declare My praise.
• Jeremiah 13:11For just as the waistband clings to a man’s waist, so I will make the whole house of Israel and the whole house of Judah cling to Me,” declares Adonai, “to be to Me a people, a name, a praise and a glory. But they would not obey.”
• Jeremiah 33:9“Then this city will be to Me for a name of joy, praise and glory before all the nations of the earth, which will hear all the good that I do for them, so they will fear and tremble because of all the good and for all the shalom that I do for it.”
• Luke 2:14“Glory to God in the highest, and on earth shalom to men of good will.”
• John 15:8In this My Father is glorified, that you bear much fruit and so prove to be My disciples.”
• Ephesians 3:20Now to Him who is able to do far beyond all that we ask or imagine, by means of His power that works in us,
• 1 Peter 2:9But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for God’s own possession, so that you may proclaim the praises of the One who called you out of darkness into His marvelous light.
• 1 Peter 4:11Whoever speaks, let it be as one speaking the utterances of God. Whoever serves, let it be with the strength that God supplies. So in all things may God be glorified through Messiah Yeshua—all glory and power to Him 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

Topics related to Isaiah 55:13

• Brier
• Church
• Jesus, the Christ
• Myrtle
• Righteousness
• Wicked (People)

In the dictionaries

• Brier
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• Fir
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• Fir; Fir-Tree
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• Myrtle

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