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29 For they shall be ashamed of the [a]oaks which ye have desired, and ye shall be confounded for the gardens that ye have chosen. 30 For ye shall be as [b]an oak whose leaf fadeth, and as a garden that hath no water. 31 And the strong shall be as tow, and his work as a spark; and they shall both burn together, and none shall quench them.

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  1. Isaiah 1:29 Or, terebinths
  2. Isaiah 1:30 Or, a terebinth

29 “You will be ashamed(A) because of the sacred oaks(B)
    in which you have delighted;
you will be disgraced because of the gardens(C)
    that you have chosen.
30 You will be like an oak with fading leaves,(D)
    like a garden without water.
31 The mighty man will become tinder
    and his work a spark;
both will burn together,
    with no one to quench the fire.(E)

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