29 For they shall be confounded for the [a]oaks, which ye have desired, and ye shall be ashamed of the gardens that ye have chosen,

30 For ye shall be as an oak, whose leaf fadeth: and as a garden that hath no water.

31 And the strong shall be as [b]tow, and the maker thereof as a spark: and they shall both burn together, and none shall quench them.

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 1:29 That is, the trees and pleasant places, where ye commit idolatry, which was forbidden, Deut. 16:22.
  2. Isaiah 1:31 The false god, wherein ye put your confidence, shall be consumed as easily as a piece of tow.

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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