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href="/bsb/isaiah/1.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/isaiah/1.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />You will be like an oak with fading leaves, like a garden without water.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/isaiah/1.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />You will be like a great tree with withered leaves, like a garden without water.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/isaiah/1.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />For you shall be like an oak whose leaf withers, and like a garden without water.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/isaiah/1.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />For you will become like an oak whose leaves are withered, like a garden without water.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/isaiah/1.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />For ye shall be as an oak whose leaf fadeth, and as a garden that hath no water.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/isaiah/1.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />For you shall be as a terebinth whose leaf fades, And as a garden that has no water.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/isaiah/1.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />For you will be like an oak whose leaf withers away, Or like a garden that has no water.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/isaiah/1.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />For you will be like an oak whose leaf fades away Or as a garden that has no water.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/isaiah/1.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />For you will be like an oak whose leaf fades away, Or as a garden that has no water.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/isaiah/1.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />For you will be like an oak whose leaf withers away Or as a garden that has no water.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/isaiah/1.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />For you will be like an oak whose leaf withers <i>and</i> dies And like a garden that has no water.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/isaiah/1.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />For you will become like an oak whose leaves are withered, and like a garden without water.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/isaiah/1.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />For you will become like an oak whose leaves are withered, and like a garden without water. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/isaiah/1.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />For ye shall be as an oak whose leaf fadeth, and as a garden that hath no water.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/isaiah/1.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />You will be like a grove of trees dying in a drought. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/isaiah/1.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />For ye shall be as an oak whose leaf fadeth, and as a garden that hath no water.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/isaiah/1.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />You will be like an oak whose leaves wither and like a garden without water.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/isaiah/1.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />You will wither like a dying oak, like a garden that no one waters. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/isaiah/1.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />You'll be like an oak whose leaf is withering, like an unwatered garden.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/isaiah/1.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />For you will become like an oak whose leaves are withered, like a garden without water.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/isaiah/1.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />For you will be like a tree whose leaves wither, like an orchard that is unwatered. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/isaiah/1.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />For you shall be as an oak whose leaf fades, and as a garden that has no water.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/isaiah/1.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />For ye shall be as an oak whose leaf fadeth, and as a garden that hath no water.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/isaiah/1.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />For you shall be as an oak whose leaf fades, and as a garden that has no water. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/isaiah/1.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />For you are as an oak whose leaf is fading, "" And as a garden that has no water.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/isaiah/1.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> For ye are as an oak whose leaf is fading, And as a garden that hath no water.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/isaiah/1.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />For ye shall be as an oak the leaf withering, and as a garden which there no water to it.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/isaiah/1.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />When you shall be as an oak with the leaves falling off, and as a garden without water. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/isaiah/1.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />when you were like an oak with falling leaves, and like a garden without water.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/isaiah/1.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />You shall become like a terebinth whose leaves wither, like a garden that has no water. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/isaiah/1.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />For you shall be like an oak whose leaf withers, and like a garden without water.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/isaiah/1.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />For they shall be like an oak whose leaves have fallen, and like a garden that has no water.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/isaiah/1.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />Because they will be as the oak that sheds its leaves and like a garden that has no water<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/isaiah/1.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />For ye shall be as a terebinth whose leaf fadeth, And as a garden that hath no water.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/isaiah/1.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />For they shall be as a turpentine tree that has cast its leaves, and as a garden that has no water.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/isaiah/1-30.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Xv9bHT-nr9s?start=323" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/isaiah/1.htm">The Corruption of Zion</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">29</span>Surely you will be ashamed of the sacred oaks in which you have delighted; you will be embarrassed by the gardens that you have chosen. <span class="reftext">30</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: kî (Conj) -- That, for, when. ">For</a> <a href="/hebrew/1961.htm" title="1961: ṯih·yū (V-Qal-Imperf-2mp) -- To fall out, come to pass, become, be. A primitive root; to exist, i.e. Be or become, come to pass.">you will become</a> <a href="/hebrew/424.htm" title="424: kə·’ê·lāh (Prep-k:: N-fs) -- A terebinth. Feminine of 'ayil; an oak or other strong tree.">like an oak</a> <a href="/hebrew/5929.htm" title="5929: ‘ā·le·hā (N-msc:: 3fs) -- Leaf, leafage. From alah; a leaf; collectively, foliage.">whose leaves</a> <a href="/hebrew/5034.htm" title="5034: nō·ḇe·leṯ (V-Qal-Prtcpl-fsc) -- A primitive root; to wilt; generally, to fall away, fail, faint; figuratively, to be foolish or wicked; causatively, to despise, disgrace.">are withered,</a> <a href="/hebrew/1593.htm" title="1593: ū·ḵə·ḡan·nāh (Conj-w, Prep-k:: N-fs) -- A garden. Feminine of gan; a garden.">like a garden</a> <a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="834: ’ă·šer- (Pro-r) -- Who, which, that. A primitive relative pronoun; who, which, what, that; also when, where, how, because, in order that, etc."></a> <a href="/hebrew/369.htm" title="369: ’ên (Adv) -- As if from a primitive root meaning to be nothing or not exist; a non-entity; generally used as a negative particle.">without</a> <a href="/hebrew/lāh (Prep:: 3fs) -- "></a> <a href="/hebrew/4325.htm" title="4325: ma·yim (N-mp) -- Waters, water. Dual of a primitive noun; water; figuratively, juice; by euphemism, urine, semen.">water.</a> </span><span class="reftext">31</span>The strong man will become tinder and his work will be a spark; both will burn together, with no one to quench the flames.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/17-8.htm">Jeremiah 17:8</a></span><br />He is like a tree planted by the waters that sends out its roots toward the stream. It does not fear when the heat comes, and its leaves are always green. It does not worry in a year of drought, nor does it cease to produce fruit.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/1-3.htm">Psalm 1:3</a></span><br />He is like a tree planted by streams of water, yielding its fruit in season, whose leaf does not wither, and who prospers in all he does.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/17-24.htm">Ezekiel 17:24</a></span><br />Then all the trees of the field will know that I am the LORD. I bring the tall tree down and make the low tree tall. I dry up the green tree and make the withered tree flourish. I, the LORD, have spoken, and I have done it.’”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hosea/9-16.htm">Hosea 9:16</a></span><br />Ephraim is struck down; their root is withered; they cannot bear fruit. Even if they bear children, I will slay the darlings of their wombs.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/21-19.htm">Matthew 21:19</a></span><br />Seeing a fig tree by the road, He went up to it but found nothing on it except leaves. “May you never bear fruit again!” He said. And immediately the tree withered.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/13-6.htm">Luke 13:6-9</a></span><br />Then Jesus told this parable: “A man had a fig tree that was planted in his vineyard. He went to look for fruit on it but did not find any. / So he said to the keeper of the vineyard, ‘Look, for the past three years I have come to search for fruit on this fig tree and haven’t found any. Therefore cut it down! Why should it use up the soil?’ / ‘Sir,’ the man replied, ‘leave it alone again this year, until I dig around it and fertilize it. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/11-16.htm">Jeremiah 11:16</a></span><br />The LORD once called you a flourishing olive tree, beautiful with well-formed fruit. But with a mighty roar He will set it on fire, and its branches will be consumed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/19-12.htm">Ezekiel 19:12</a></span><br />But it was uprooted in fury, cast down to the ground, and the east wind dried up its fruit. Its strong branches were stripped off and they withered; the fire consumed them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/job/8-11.htm">Job 8:11-13</a></span><br />Does papyrus grow where there is no marsh? Do reeds flourish without water? / While the shoots are still uncut, they dry up more quickly than grass. / Such is the destiny of all who forget God; so the hope of the godless will perish.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/92-12.htm">Psalm 92:12-14</a></span><br />The righteous will flourish like a palm tree, and grow like a cedar in Lebanon. / Planted in the house of the LORD, they will flourish in the courts of our God. / In old age they will still bear fruit; healthy and green they will remain,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/7-19.htm">Matthew 7:19</a></span><br />Every tree that does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/15-6.htm">John 15:6</a></span><br />If anyone does not remain in Me, he is like a branch that is thrown away and withers. Such branches are gathered up, thrown into the fire, and burned.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/mark/11-20.htm">Mark 11:20-21</a></span><br />As they were walking back in the morning, they saw the fig tree withered from its roots. / Peter remembered it and said, “Look, Rabbi! The fig tree You cursed has withered.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/6-9.htm">Jeremiah 6:9</a></span><br />This is what the LORD of Hosts says: “Glean the remnant of Israel as thoroughly as a vine. Pass your hand once more like a grape gatherer over the branches.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/31-3.htm">Ezekiel 31:3-14</a></span><br />Look at Assyria, a cedar in Lebanon, with beautiful branches that shaded the forest. It towered on high; its top was among the clouds. / The waters made it grow; the deep springs made it tall, directing their streams all around its base and sending their channels to all the trees of the field. / Therefore it towered higher than all the trees of the field. Its branches multiplied, and its boughs grew long as it spread them out because of the abundant waters. ...</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">For you shall be as an oak whose leaf fades, and as a garden that has no water.</p><p class="hdg">ye shall be</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/5-6.htm">Isaiah 5:6</a></b></br> And I will lay it waste: it shall not be pruned, nor digged; but there shall come up briers and thorns: I will also command the clouds that they rain no rain upon it.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/17-5.htm">Jeremiah 17:5,6</a></b></br> Thus saith the LORD; Cursed <i>be</i> the man that trusteth in man, and maketh flesh his arm, and whose heart departeth from the LORD… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ezekiel/17-9.htm">Ezekiel 17:9,10,24</a></b></br> Say thou, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Shall it prosper? shall he not pull up the roots thereof, and cut off the fruit thereof, that it wither? it shall wither in all the leaves of her spring, even without great power or many people to pluck it up by the roots thereof… </p><p class="hdg">garden</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/58-11.htm">Isaiah 58:11</a></b></br> And the LORD shall guide thee continually, and satisfy thy soul in drought, and make fat thy bones: and thou shalt be like a watered garden, and like a spring of water, whose waters fail not.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/31-12.htm">Jeremiah 31:12</a></b></br> Therefore they shall come and sing in the height of Zion, and shall flow together to the goodness of the LORD, for wheat, and for wine, and for oil, and for the young of the flock and of the herd: and their soul shall be as a watered garden; and they shall not sorrow any more at all.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ezekiel/31-4.htm">Ezekiel 31:4</a></b></br> The waters made him great, the deep set him up on high with her rivers running round about his plants, and sent out her little rivers unto all the trees of the field.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/proverbs/17-22.htm">Dry</a> <a href="/ecclesiastes/12-4.htm">Fades</a> <a href="/psalms/1-3.htm">Fadeth</a> <a href="/proverbs/7-9.htm">Fading</a> <a href="/isaiah/1-8.htm">Garden</a> <a href="/proverbs/11-28.htm">Leaf</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/10-12.htm">Oak</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/10-12.htm">Terebinth</a> <a href="/songs/8-5.htm">Tree</a> <a href="/isaiah/1-22.htm">Water</a> <a href="/psalms/129-6.htm">Withers</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/isaiah/5-13.htm">Dry</a> <a href="/isaiah/24-4.htm">Fades</a> <a href="/isaiah/24-4.htm">Fadeth</a> <a href="/isaiah/28-1.htm">Fading</a> <a href="/isaiah/5-7.htm">Garden</a> <a href="/isaiah/34-4.htm">Leaf</a> <a href="/isaiah/6-13.htm">Oak</a> <a href="/isaiah/6-13.htm">Terebinth</a> <a href="/isaiah/6-13.htm">Tree</a> <a href="/isaiah/3-1.htm">Water</a> <a href="/isaiah/24-4.htm">Withers</a><div class="vheading2">Isaiah 1</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/isaiah/1-1.htm">Isaiah complains of Judah for her rebellion</a></span><br><span class="reftext">5. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/isaiah/1-5.htm">He laments her judgments</a></span><br><span class="reftext">10. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/isaiah/1-10.htm">He upbraids their whole service</a></span><br><span class="reftext">16. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/isaiah/1-16.htm">He exhorts to repentance, with promises and threats</a></span><br><span class="reftext">21. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/isaiah/1-21.htm">Bewailing their wickedness, he denounces God's judgments</a></span><br><span class="reftext">25. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/isaiah/1-25.htm">He promises grace</a></span><br><span class="reftext">28. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/isaiah/1-28.htm">And threatens destruction to the wicked</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/isaiah/1.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/isaiah/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/isaiah/1.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>For you will become like an oak</b><br>The oak tree is often a symbol of strength and endurance in the Bible. However, in this context, it represents something that was once strong but is now deteriorating. The oak's decline symbolizes the spiritual and moral decay of the people of Judah. This imagery is used to convey the consequences of turning away from God. The oak's strength is compromised, reflecting the nation's weakened state due to sin and rebellion.<p><b>whose leaves are withered</b><br>Withered leaves indicate a lack of life and vitality. In the biblical context, leaves often symbolize prosperity and blessing (<a href="/psalms/1-3.htm">Psalm 1:3</a>). The withering of the leaves suggests a loss of divine favor and the resulting spiritual barrenness. This imagery serves as a warning of the consequences of forsaking God's commandments and the resulting judgment. It also reflects the broader theme of Israel's unfaithfulness and the resulting desolation.<p><b>like a garden without water</b><br>A garden without water is a powerful image of desolation and neglect. Water is essential for life and growth, symbolizing the sustenance that comes from God. In the arid climate of the Near East, water is a precious resource, and its absence leads to barrenness. This phrase underscores the spiritual drought experienced by the people due to their disobedience. It echoes other biblical passages where water represents the Holy Spirit and God's provision (<a href="/john/4-14.htm">John 4:14</a>, <a href="/isaiah/44-3.htm">Isaiah 44:3</a>). The lack of water signifies the absence of God's presence and blessing, leading to spiritual desolation.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/i/isaiah.htm">Isaiah</a></b><br>A major prophet in the Old Testament, Isaiah is the author of the book that bears his name. He prophesied to the Kingdom of Judah during a time of moral and spiritual decline.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/j/judah.htm">Judah</a></b><br>The southern kingdom of Israel, which Isaiah addresses in his prophecies. Judah was experiencing social injustice and idolatry, leading to God's judgment.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/o/oak_tree.htm">Oak Tree</a></b><br>In this context, the oak symbolizes strength and stability. However, a withered oak represents decay and loss of vitality, reflecting the spiritual state of Judah.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/g/garden.htm">Garden</a></b><br>Gardens are typically symbols of life and abundance. A garden without water signifies barrenness and desolation, illustrating the spiritual drought in Judah.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/g/god's_judgment.htm">God's Judgment</a></b><br>The overarching event in this passage is God's impending judgment on Judah for their unfaithfulness and rebellion.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/s/spiritual_vitality_requires_nourishment.htm">Spiritual Vitality Requires Nourishment</a></b><br>Just as a garden needs water, our spiritual lives require the living water of God's Word and Spirit. Without it, we wither spiritually.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_danger_of_superficial_faith.htm">The Danger of Superficial Faith</a></b><br>Like a withered oak, a faith that is not deeply rooted in God will not withstand trials. We must cultivate a deep, genuine relationship with God.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/consequences_of_spiritual_neglect.htm">Consequences of Spiritual Neglect</a></b><br>Ignoring our spiritual health leads to desolation and judgment, as seen in Judah's example. We must prioritize our relationship with God to avoid spiritual drought.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/r/repentance_and_restoration.htm">Repentance and Restoration</a></b><br>Isaiah's message is not just one of judgment but also of hope. God calls His people to repentance, promising restoration and renewal.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/community_and_accountability.htm">Community and Accountability</a></b><br>Just as a garden thrives with care, our spiritual growth is supported by community and accountability within the body of Christ.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_isaiah_1.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Isaiah 1</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_stress_about_tomorrow_now.htm">Why did God's vineyard produce only wild grapes?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_did_jesus_learn_obedience.htm">How did Jesus learn obedience through suffering?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_do_theological_paradoxes_make_sense.htm">How do paradoxes in theology (e.g., omnipotence vs. free will) make logical sense?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_did_some_jews_thrive_in_babylon.htm">If the Babylonian Exile was as devastating as described, why do some records suggest many Jews prospered in Babylon?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/isaiah/1.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(30) <span class= "bld">Ye shall be </span>. . .--Men were to think of the pleasant places that had tempted them, not as they had seen them, fresh and green, but as burnt up and withered, and then were to see in that desolation a parable of their own future. The word for "strong" occurs only in <a href="/amos/2-9.htm" title="Yet destroyed I the Amorite before them, whose height was like the height of the cedars, and he was strong as the oaks; yet I destroyed his fruit from above, and his roots from beneath.">Amos 2:9</a>, where we find "strong as the oaks."<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/isaiah/1.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 30.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Ye shall be as an oak</span>, etc. Contrast the case of the godly, whose "leaf shall not wither" (<a href="/psalms/1-3.htm">Psalm 1:3</a>). <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/isaiah/1-30.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">For</span><br /><span class="heb">כִּ֣י</span> <span class="translit">(kî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> </span><span class="str2">A relative conjunction</span><br /><br /><span class="word">you will become</span><br /><span class="heb">תִֽהְי֔וּ</span> <span class="translit">(ṯih·yū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1961.htm">Strong's 1961: </a> </span><span class="str2">To fall out, come to pass, become, be</span><br /><br /><span class="word">like an oak</span><br /><span class="heb">כְּאֵלָ֖ה</span> <span class="translit">(kə·’ê·lāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-k | Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_424.htm">Strong's 424: </a> </span><span class="str2">An oak, other strong tree</span><br /><br /><span class="word">whose leaves</span><br /><span class="heb">עָלֶ֑הָ</span> <span class="translit">(‘ā·le·hā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct | third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5929.htm">Strong's 5929: </a> </span><span class="str2">A leaf, foliage</span><br /><br /><span class="word">are withered,</span><br /><span class="heb">נֹבֶ֣לֶת</span> <span class="translit">(nō·ḇe·leṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Participle - feminine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5034.htm">Strong's 5034: </a> </span><span class="str2">To wilt, to fall away, fail, faint, to be foolish, wicked, to despise, disgrace</span><br /><br /><span class="word">like a garden</span><br /><span class="heb">וּֽכְגַנָּ֔ה</span> <span class="translit">(ū·ḵə·ḡan·nāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw, Preposition-k | Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1593.htm">Strong's 1593: </a> </span><span class="str2">A garden</span><br /><br /><span class="word">without</span><br /><span class="heb">אֵ֥ין</span> <span class="translit">(’ên)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_369.htm">Strong's 369: </a> </span><span class="str2">A non-entity, a negative particle</span><br /><br /><span class="word">water.</span><br /><span class="heb">מַ֖יִם</span> <span class="translit">(ma·yim)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4325.htm">Strong's 4325: </a> </span><span class="str2">Water, juice, urine, semen</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/isaiah/1-30.htm">Isaiah 1:30 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/isaiah/1-30.htm">Isaiah 1:30 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/isaiah/1-30.htm">Isaiah 1:30 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/isaiah/1-30.htm">Isaiah 1:30 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/isaiah/1-30.htm">Isaiah 1:30 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/isaiah/1-30.htm">Isaiah 1:30 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/isaiah/1-30.htm">Isaiah 1:30 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/isaiah/1-30.htm">Isaiah 1:30 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/isaiah/1-30.htm">Isaiah 1:30 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/isaiah/1-30.htm">Isaiah 1:30 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/isaiah/1-30.htm">OT Prophets: Isaiah 1:30 For you shall be as an oak (Isa Isi Is)</a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/isaiah/1-29.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Isaiah 1:29"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Isaiah 1:29" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/isaiah/1-31.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Isaiah 1:31"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Isaiah 1:31" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>