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I will set junipers in the wasteland, the fir and the cypress together,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/isaiah/41.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />I will plant trees in the barren desert— cedar, acacia, myrtle, olive, cypress, fir, and pine.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/isaiah/41.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />I will put in the wilderness the cedar, the acacia, the myrtle, and the olive. I will set in the desert the cypress, the plane and the pine together,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/isaiah/41.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />I will plant cedars in the wilderness, acacias, myrtles, and olive trees. I will set cypresses in the desert, elms and boxwood together,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/isaiah/41.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />I will plant in the wilderness the cedar, the shittah tree, and the myrtle, and the oil tree; I will set in the desert the fir tree, <i>and</i> the pine, and the box tree together:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/isaiah/41.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />I will plant in the wilderness the cedar and the acacia tree, The myrtle and the oil tree; I will set in the desert the cypress tree <i>and</i> the pine And the box tree together,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/isaiah/41.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />“I will put the cedar in the wilderness, The acacia, the myrtle, and the olive tree; I will place the juniper in the desert, Together with the elm tree and the cypress,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/isaiah/41.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220I will put the cedar in the wilderness, The acacia and the myrtle and the olive tree; I will place the juniper in the desert Together with the box tree and the cypress,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/isaiah/41.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“I will put the cedar in the wilderness, The acacia, and the myrtle, and the olive tree; I will place the juniper in the desert, Together with the box tree and the cypress,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/isaiah/41.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />I will put the cedar in the wilderness, The acacia and the myrtle and the olive tree; I will place the juniper in the desert Together with the box tree and the cypress,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/isaiah/41.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />“I will put the cedar in the wilderness, The acacia, the myrtle and the olive tree; I will place the juniper in the desert Together with the box tree and the cypress,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/isaiah/41.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />I will plant cedar, acacia, myrtle, and olive trees in the wilderness. I will put juniper, elm, and cypress trees together in the desert.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/isaiah/41.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />I will plant cedars in the desert, acacias, myrtles, and olive trees. I will put juniper trees in the desert, elms and cypress trees together, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/isaiah/41.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />I will put in the wilderness the cedar, the acacia, and the myrtle, and the oil-tree; I will set in the desert the fir-tree, the pine, and the box-tree together:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/isaiah/41.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />I will fill the desert with all kinds of trees--cedars, acacias, and myrtles; olive and cypress trees; fir trees and pines. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/isaiah/41.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />I will plant in the wilderness the cedar, the acacia tree, and the myrtle, and the oil tree; I will set in the desert the fir tree, the pine, and the box tree together:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/isaiah/41.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />I will plant cedar, acacia, myrtle, and wild olive trees in the desert. I will place cedar, fir, and cypress trees together in the wilderness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/isaiah/41.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />I will make cedars grow in the desert, and acacias and myrtles and olive trees. Forests will grow in barren land, forests of pine and juniper and cypress. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/isaiah/41.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />I'll put cedar trees in the wilderness, along with acacia, myrtle, and olive trees. I'll plant cypresses in the desert— box trees, and pine trees together—<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/isaiah/41.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />I will plant cedars in the wilderness, acacias, myrtles, and olive trees. I will set cypresses in the desert, elms and boxwood together,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/isaiah/41.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />I will make cedars, acacias, myrtles, and olive trees grow in the wilderness; I will make evergreens, firs, and cypresses grow together in the desert. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/isaiah/41.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />I will put cedar, acacia, myrtle, and oil trees in the wilderness. I will set fir trees, pine, and box trees together in the desert;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/isaiah/41.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />I will plant in the wilderness the cedar, the shittah-tree, and the myrtle, and the oil-tree; I will set in the desert the fir-tree, the pine, and the box-tree together:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/isaiah/41.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />I will put cedar, acacia, myrtle, and oil trees in the wilderness. I will set cypress trees, pine, and box trees together in the desert; <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/isaiah/41.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />I give in a wilderness the cedar, "" Shittah, and myrtle, and oil-tree, "" I set in a desert the fir-pine and box-wood together.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/isaiah/41.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> I give in a wilderness the cedar, Shittah, and myrtle, and oil-tree, I set in a desert the fir-pine and box-wood together.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/isaiah/41.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />I will give in the desert the cedar, the acacia, and the myrtle, and the tree of oil; I will set in the sterile region the the elm and the box tree together.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/isaiah/41.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />I will plant in the wilderness the cedar, and the thorn, and the myrtle, and the olive tree: I will set in the desert the fir tree, the elm, and the box tree together: <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/isaiah/41.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />I will plant the cedar in a deserted place, with the thorn, and the myrtle, and the olive tree. In the desert, I will plant the pine, and the elm, and the box tree together,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/isaiah/41.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />In the wilderness I will plant the cedar, acacia, myrtle, and olive; In the wasteland I will set the cypress, together with the plane tree and the pine, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/isaiah/41.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />I will put in the wilderness the cedar, the acacia, the myrtle, and the olive; I will set in the desert the cypress, the plane and the pine together,<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/isaiah/41.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />I will plant in the wilderness the cedars, the acacia tree, the myrtle, and the olive tree; I will set in the desert the cypress and the pine and the box tree together;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/isaiah/41.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />I shall give cedars and acacia trees in the wilderness, and the myrtle and the tree of oil. I shall put glorious cypresses in the plain together<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/isaiah/41.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />I will plant in the wilderness the cedar, the acacia-tree, And the myrtle, and the oil-tree; I will set in the desert the cypress, the plane-tree, and the larch together;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/isaiah/41.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />I will plant in the dry land the cedar and box, the myrtle and cypress, and white poplar:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/isaiah/41-19.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=8967" 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/41.htm">God's Help to Israel</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">18</span>I will open rivers on the barren heights, and fountains in the middle of the valleys. I will turn the desert into a pool of water, and the dry land into flowing springs. <span class="reftext">19</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/5414.htm" title="5414: ’et·tên (V-Qal-Imperf-1cs) -- To give, put, set. A primitive root; to give, used with greatest latitude of application.">I will plant</a> <a href="/hebrew/730.htm" title="730: ’e·rez (N-ms) -- A cedar. From 'araz; a cedar tree.">cedars</a> <a href="/hebrew/4057.htm" title="4057: bam·miḏ·bār (Prep-b, Art:: N-ms) -- A pasture, a desert, speech. From dabar in the sense of driving; a pasture; by implication, a desert; also speech.">in the wilderness,</a> <a href="/hebrew/7848.htm" title="7848: šiṭ·ṭāh (N-fs) -- Acacia (a tree and a wood). Feminine of a derivative from the same as shotet; the acacia.">acacias,</a> <a href="/hebrew/1918.htm" title="1918: wa·hă·ḏas (Conj-w:: N-ms) -- Myrtle (tree). Of uncertain derivation; the myrtle.">myrtles,</a> <a href="/hebrew/8081.htm" title="8081: šā·men (N-ms) -- Fat, oil. From shaman; grease, especially liquid; figuratively, richness.">and olive</a> <a href="/hebrew/6086.htm" title="6086: wə·‘êṣ (Conj-w:: N-msc) -- Tree, trees, wood. From atsah; a tree; hence, wood.">trees.</a> <a href="/hebrew/7760.htm" title="7760: ’ā·śîm (V-Qal-Imperf-1cs) -- To put, place, set. Or siym; a primitive root; to put.">I will set</a> <a href="/hebrew/1265.htm" title="1265: bə·rō·wōš (N-ms) -- Cypress or fir. Of uncertain derivation; a cypress Tree; hence, a lance or a musical instrument.">cypresses</a> <a href="/hebrew/6160.htm" title="6160: bā·‘ă·rā·ḇāh (Prep-b, Art:: N-fs) -- From arab; a desert; especially the sterile valley of the Jordan and its continuation to the Red Sea.">in the desert,</a> <a href="/hebrew/8410.htm" title="8410: tiḏ·hār (N-ms) -- (name of a tree) probably elm. Apparently from dahar; enduring; a species of hard-wood or lasting tree.">elms</a> <a href="/hebrew/8391.htm" title="8391: ū·ṯə·’aš·šūr (Conj-w:: N-ms) -- Boxtree. From 'ashar; a species of cedar.">and boxwood</a> <a href="/hebrew/3162.htm" title="3162: yaḥ·dāw (Adv) -- Unitedness. From yachad; properly, a unit, i.e. unitedly.">together,</a> </span><span class="reftext">20</span>so that all may see and know, may consider and understand, that the hand of the LORD has done this and the Holy One of Israel has created it.”…<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="/isaiah/55-13.htm">Isaiah 55:13</a></span><br />Instead of the thornbush, the cypress will grow, and instead of the brier, the myrtle will spring up; this will make a name for the LORD, an everlasting sign, never to be destroyed.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/35-1.htm">Isaiah 35:1-2</a></span><br />The wilderness and the dry land will be glad; the desert will rejoice and blossom like a rose. / It will bloom profusely and rejoice with joy and singing. The glory of Lebanon will be given to it, the splendor of Carmel and Sharon. They will see the glory of the LORD, the splendor of our God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/32-15.htm">Isaiah 32:15</a></span><br />until the Spirit is poured out upon us from on high. Then the desert will be an orchard, and the orchard will seem like a forest.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/60-13.htm">Isaiah 60:13</a></span><br />The glory of Lebanon will come to you—its cypress, elm, and boxwood together—to adorn the place of My sanctuary, and I will glorify the place of My feet.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/47-12.htm">Ezekiel 47:12</a></span><br />Along both banks of the river, fruit trees of all kinds will grow. Their leaves will not wither, and their fruit will not fail. Each month they will bear fruit, because the water from the sanctuary flows to them. Their fruit will be used for food and their leaves for healing.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/104-16.htm">Psalm 104:16-17</a></span><br />The trees of the LORD have their fill, the cedars of Lebanon that He planted, / where the birds build their nests; the stork makes her home in the cypresses.<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="/revelation/22-2.htm">Revelation 22:2</a></span><br />down the middle of the main street of the city. On either side of the river stood a tree of life, bearing twelve kinds of fruit and yielding a fresh crop for each month. And the leaves of the tree are for the healing of the nations.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/2-7.htm">Revelation 2:7</a></span><br />He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches. To the one who overcomes, I will grant the right to eat from the tree of life in the Paradise of God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/22-14.htm">Revelation 22:14</a></span><br />Blessed are those who wash their robes, so that they may have the right to the tree of life and may enter the city by its gates.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/36-35.htm">Ezekiel 36:35</a></span><br />Then they will say, ‘This land that was desolate has become like the garden of Eden. The cities that were once ruined, desolate, and destroyed are now fortified and inhabited.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><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="/1_kings/6-29.htm">1 Kings 6:29</a></span><br />Then he carved the walls all around the temple, in both the inner and outer sanctuaries, with carved engravings of cherubim, palm trees, and open flowers.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/6-32.htm">1 Kings 6:32</a></span><br />The double doors were made of olive wood, and he carved into them cherubim, palm trees, and open flowers and overlaid the cherubim and palm trees with hammered gold.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/6-18.htm">1 Kings 6:18</a></span><br />The cedar paneling inside the temple was carved with gourds and open flowers. Everything was cedar; not a stone could be seen.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">I will plant in the wilderness the cedar, the shittah tree, and the myrtle, and the oil tree; I will set in the desert the fir tree, and the pine, and the box tree together:</p><p class="hdg">plant</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/27-6.htm">Isaiah 27:6</a></b></br> He shall cause them that come of Jacob to take root: Israel shall blossom and bud, and fill the face of the world with fruit.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/32-15.htm">Isaiah 32:15</a></b></br> Until the spirit be poured upon us from on high, and the wilderness be a fruitful field, and the fruitful field be counted for a forest.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/37-31.htm">Isaiah 37:31,32</a></b></br> And the remnant that is escaped of the house of Judah shall again take root downward, and bear fruit upward: … </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/deuteronomy/10-3.htm">Acacia</a> <a href="/2_kings/9-3.htm">Box</a> <a href="/isaiah/60-13.htm">Box-Tree</a> <a href="/songs/8-9.htm">Cedar</a> <a href="/isaiah/14-8.htm">Cypress</a> <a href="/isaiah/41-18.htm">Desert</a> <a href="/isaiah/37-24.htm">Fir</a> <a href="/1_kings/6-34.htm">Fir-Tree</a> <a href="/psalms/120-4.htm">Juniper</a> <a href="/ezekiel/27-6.htm">Larch</a> <a href="/nehemiah/8-15.htm">Myrtle</a> <a href="/isaiah/39-2.htm">Oil</a> <a href="/1_kings/6-33.htm">Oil-Tree</a> <a href="/isaiah/24-13.htm">Olive</a> <a href="/isaiah/24-13.htm">Olive-Tree</a> <a href="/isaiah/24-16.htm">Pine</a> <a href="/isaiah/33-9.htm">Pines</a> <a href="/genesis/30-37.htm">Plane</a> <a href="/genesis/30-37.htm">Plane-Tree</a> <a href="/isaiah/37-30.htm">Plant</a> <a href="/isaiah/40-24.htm">Planted</a> <a href="/judges/7-22.htm">Shittah</a> <a href="/isaiah/41-7.htm">Together</a> <a href="/isaiah/40-20.htm">Tree</a> <a href="/isaiah/37-24.htm">Trees</a> <a href="/isaiah/41-18.htm">Waste</a> <a href="/isaiah/41-18.htm">Wilderness</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/exodus/25-5.htm">Acacia</a> <a href="/isaiah/60-13.htm">Box</a> <a href="/isaiah/60-13.htm">Box-Tree</a> <a href="/jeremiah/22-7.htm">Cedar</a> <a href="/isaiah/44-14.htm">Cypress</a> <a href="/isaiah/42-11.htm">Desert</a> <a href="/isaiah/44-14.htm">Fir</a> <a href="/isaiah/44-14.htm">Fir-Tree</a> <a href="/isaiah/60-13.htm">Juniper</a> <a href="/ezekiel/27-6.htm">Larch</a> <a href="/isaiah/55-13.htm">Myrtle</a> <a href="/isaiah/57-9.htm">Oil</a> <a href="/1_kings/6-23.htm">Oil-Tree</a> <a href="/isaiah/57-9.htm">Olive</a> <a href="/jeremiah/11-16.htm">Olive-Tree</a> <a href="/isaiah/44-14.htm">Pine</a> <a href="/jeremiah/15-9.htm">Pines</a> <a href="/isaiah/44-13.htm">Plane</a> <a href="/isaiah/60-13.htm">Plane-Tree</a> <a href="/isaiah/51-16.htm">Plant</a> <a href="/isaiah/44-14.htm">Planted</a> <a href="/judges/7-22.htm">Shittah</a> <a href="/isaiah/41-20.htm">Together</a> <a href="/isaiah/44-14.htm">Tree</a> <a href="/isaiah/44-4.htm">Trees</a> <a href="/isaiah/42-11.htm">Waste</a> <a href="/isaiah/42-11.htm">Wilderness</a><div class="vheading2">Isaiah 41</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/isaiah/41-1.htm">God expostulates with his people, about his mercies to the church.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">10. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/isaiah/41-10.htm">About his promises</a></span><br><span class="reftext">21. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/isaiah/41-21.htm">And about the vanity of idols.</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'; 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The wilderness, typically a place of desolation and barrenness, symbolizes the transformative power of God to bring life and prosperity where there was none. This imagery reflects God's promise to restore and bless His people, turning desolation into a place of beauty and strength.<p><b>acacias, myrtles, and olive trees</b><br>Acacia wood was used in the construction of the Tabernacle (<a href="/exodus/25-10.htm">Exodus 25:10</a>), symbolizing resilience and endurance. The myrtle tree, known for its fragrant leaves and flowers, is a symbol of peace and divine blessing, often associated with the Feast of Tabernacles (<a href="/nehemiah/8-15.htm">Nehemiah 8:15</a>). Olive trees are significant in biblical history, representing peace, prosperity, and the anointing of the Holy Spirit (<a href="/psalms/52-8.htm">Psalm 52:8</a>). Together, these trees signify a diverse and abundant blessing, encompassing spiritual, physical, and communal prosperity.<p><b>I will set cypresses in the desert</b><br>Cypress trees, known for their height and evergreen nature, symbolize eternal life and resurrection. The desert, a place of scarcity, is transformed into a lush environment, indicating God's ability to provide and sustain life even in the most challenging circumstances. This transformation is a metaphor for spiritual renewal and the hope of resurrection, pointing to the ultimate restoration through Christ.<p><b>elms and boxwood together</b><br>Elms and boxwood are less frequently mentioned in Scripture but are known for their hardiness and utility. The inclusion of these trees suggests a comprehensive restoration, where every need is met, and every resource is provided. This reflects the completeness of God's provision and the unity of His creation, as diverse elements come together harmoniously. The imagery of diverse trees growing together in a once barren land underscores the theme of unity and peace among God's people, a foretaste of the harmony found in the Kingdom of God.<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's ministry was primarily to the Kingdom of Judah. He conveyed God's messages of judgment and hope.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/w/wilderness_and_desert.htm">Wilderness and Desert</a></b><br>These represent barren and desolate places, often used metaphorically in the Bible to describe spiritual dryness or lifelessness.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/trees.htm">Trees (Cedars, Acacias, Myrtles, Olive Trees, Pines, Firs, Cypresses)</a></b><br>Each tree has its own significance in the Bible, often symbolizing strength, endurance, and prosperity. Their planting in the wilderness signifies transformation and divine blessing.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/g/god's_promise.htm">God's Promise</a></b><br>The event of God promising to transform the barren places into lush landscapes symbolizes His power to bring life and renewal.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/i/israel.htm">Israel</a></b><br>The primary audience of Isaiah's prophecy, representing God's chosen people who were often in need of spiritual renewal and hope.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_power_to_transform.htm">God's Power to Transform</a></b><br>Just as God can transform a barren desert into a lush forest, He can transform our lives, bringing growth and renewal where there was once desolation.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/symbolism_of_trees.htm">Symbolism of Trees</a></b><br>Each tree mentioned has unique characteristics that can symbolize different aspects of spiritual life, such as strength (cedars), resilience (acacias), and peace (myrtles).<br><br><b><a href="/topical/h/hope_in_desolation.htm">Hope in Desolation</a></b><br>This verse offers hope that no matter how desolate our circumstances may seem, God has the power to bring about change and renewal.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/spiritual_growth.htm">Spiritual Growth</a></b><br>Just as trees grow and flourish, we are called to grow in our faith and bear fruit, even in challenging environments.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_provision.htm">God's Provision</a></b><br>The variety of trees signifies the abundance and diversity of God's provision for His people.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_isaiah_41.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Isaiah 41</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_defines_acacia_wood.htm">What defines acacia wood?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/who_was_ephraim_in_the_bible.htm">Who was Ephraim in the Bible?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/evidence_for_deserts_becoming_forests.htm">Isaiah 41:18-19: Where is the archeological or historical evidence for deserts turning into pools of water and forests suddenly appearing in barren regions?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_did_nomads_craft_gold_cherubim.htm">Exodus 37:1-9: How could ancient desert nomads craft such detailed cherubim from pure gold with the tools and resources supposedly available?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/isaiah/41.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(19) <span class= "bld">I will plant in the wilderness.</span>--A picture as of the Paradise of God (<a href="/isaiah/51-3.htm" title="For the LORD shall comfort Zion: he will comfort all her waste places; and he will make her wilderness like Eden, and her desert like the garden of the LORD; joy and gladness shall be found therein, thanksgiving, and the voice of melody.">Isaiah 51:3</a>), with its groves of stately trees, completes the vision of the future. The two groups of four and three, making up the symbolic seven, may probably have a mystic meaning. The "shittah" is the <span class= "ital">acacia, </span>the "oil tree" the <span class= "ital">wild olive, </span>as distinguished from the cultivated (<a href="/romans/11-17.htm" title="And if some of the branches be broken off, and you, being a wild olive tree, were grafted in among them, and with them partake of the root and fatness of the olive tree;">Romans 11:17</a>), the "fir tree" is probably the <span class= "ital">cypress, </span>the <span class= "ital">"</span>pine" stands for the <span class= "ital">plane, </span>always--as in the opening of Plato's <span class= "ital">Ph?drus, </span>and the story of Xerxes in Herod. vii. 31,--the glory of Eastern scenery and the "box-tree" is perhaps the <span class= "ital">larch, </span>or a variety of cedar. The "myrtle" does not appear elsewhere in the Old Testament till after the exile (<a href="/nehemiah/8-15.htm" title="And that they should publish and proclaim in all their cities, and in Jerusalem, saying, Go forth to the mount, and fetch olive branches, and pine branches, and myrtle branches, and palm branches, and branches of thick trees, to make booths, as it is written.">Nehemiah 8:15</a>; <a href="/zechariah/1-8.htm" title="I saw by night, and behold a man riding on a red horse, and he stood among the myrtle trees that were in the bottom; and behind him were there red horses, speckled, and white.">Zechariah 1:8</a>; <a href="/context/zechariah/1-10.htm" title="And the man that stood among the myrtle trees answered and said, These are they whom the LORD has sent to walk to and fro through the earth.">Zechariah 1:10-11</a>), but then it appears as if indigenous. It supplies the proper name Hadassah (Esther) in <a href="/esther/2-7.htm" title="And he brought up Hadassah, that is, Esther, his uncle's daughter: for she had neither father nor mother, and the maid was fair and beautiful; whom Mordecai, when her father and mother were dead, took for his own daughter.">Esther 2:7</a>. . . . <div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/isaiah/41.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 19.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">I will plant in the wilderness the cedar</span>, etc. The "glory of Lebanon," the "excellency of Carmel and Sharon" (<a href="/isaiah/35-2.htm">Isaiah 35:2</a>), shall be given to the "wilderness," wherein Israel dwells. The trees named are the choicest of Syria and Palestine, viz. the cedar (<span class="accented">erez</span>). the great glory of Libanus; the acacia (<span class="accented">shittah</span>), abundant in the Jordan valley; the myrtle (<span class="accented">hadas</span>),<span class="accented">whieh</span> grew on the hills about Jerusalem (<a href="/nehemiah/8-15.htm">Nehemiah 8:15</a>); the olive, cultivated over the whole country; the fir (<span class="accented">berosh</span>), or juniper. a product of Lebanon (<a href="/2_chronicles/2-8.htm">2 Chronicles 2:8</a>); the plane (<span class="accented">tidhar</span>), a tree far from uncommon in Coele-syria, sometimes growing to a great size; and the sherbin (<span class="accented">teasshur</span>), a sort of cedar, remarkable for the upward tendency of its branches. The list of names shows a writer familiar with the Palestinian region, but not familiar with Babylonia. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/isaiah/41-19.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">I will plant</span><br /><span class="heb">אֶתֵּ֤ן</span> <span class="translit">(’et·tên)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5414.htm">Strong's 5414: </a> </span><span class="str2">To give, put, set</span><br /><br /><span class="word">cedars</span><br /><span class="heb">אֶ֣רֶז</span> <span class="translit">(’e·rez)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_730.htm">Strong's 730: </a> </span><span class="str2">A cedar tree</span><br /><br /><span class="word">in the desert,</span><br /><span class="heb">בַּמִּדְבָּר֙</span> <span class="translit">(bam·miḏ·bār)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4057.htm">Strong's 4057: </a> </span><span class="str2">A pasture, a desert, speech</span><br /><br /><span class="word">acacias,</span><br /><span class="heb">שִׁטָּ֔ה</span> <span class="translit">(šiṭ·ṭāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7848.htm">Strong's 7848: </a> </span><span class="str2">Acacia (a tree and a wood)</span><br /><br /><span class="word">myrtles,</span><br /><span class="heb">וַהֲדַ֖ס</span> <span class="translit">(wa·hă·ḏas)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1918.htm">Strong's 1918: </a> </span><span class="str2">Myrtle (tree)</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and olive</span><br /><span class="heb">שָׁ֑מֶן</span> <span class="translit">(šā·men)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8081.htm">Strong's 8081: </a> </span><span class="str2">Grease, liquid, richness</span><br /><br /><span class="word">trees.</span><br /><span class="heb">וְעֵ֣ץ</span> <span class="translit">(wə·‘êṣ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6086.htm">Strong's 6086: </a> </span><span class="str2">Tree, trees, wood</span><br /><br /><span class="word">I will set</span><br /><span class="heb">אָשִׂ֣ים</span> <span class="translit">(’ā·śîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7760.htm">Strong's 7760: </a> </span><span class="str2">Put -- to put, place, set</span><br /><br /><span class="word">evergreens</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּר֛וֹשׁ</span> <span class="translit">(bə·rō·wōš)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1265.htm">Strong's 1265: </a> </span><span class="str2">A cypress, tree, a lance, a musical instrument</span><br /><br /><span class="word">in the desert,</span><br /><span class="heb">בָּעֲרָבָ֗ה</span> <span class="translit">(bā·‘ă·rā·ḇāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6160.htm">Strong's 6160: </a> </span><span class="str2">Arabah -- a steppe or desert plain, also a desert valley running south from the Sea of Galilee</span><br /><br /><span class="word">elms</span><br /><span class="heb">תִּדְהָ֥ר</span> <span class="translit">(tiḏ·hār)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8410.htm">Strong's 8410: </a> </span><span class="str2">Enduring, a species of hard-wood, lasting tree</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and cypress trees</span><br /><span class="heb">וּתְאַשּׁ֖וּר</span> <span class="translit">(ū·ṯə·’aš·šūr)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8391.htm">Strong's 8391: </a> </span><span class="str2">A species of cedar</span><br /><br /><span class="word">together,</span><br /><span class="heb">יַחְדָּֽו׃</span> <span class="translit">(yaḥ·dāw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3162.htm">Strong's 3162: </a> </span><span class="str2">A unit, unitedly</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/isaiah/41-19.htm">Isaiah 41:19 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/isaiah/41-19.htm">Isaiah 41:19 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/isaiah/41-19.htm">Isaiah 41:19 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/isaiah/41-19.htm">Isaiah 41:19 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/isaiah/41-19.htm">Isaiah 41:19 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/isaiah/41-19.htm">Isaiah 41:19 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/isaiah/41-19.htm">Isaiah 41:19 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/isaiah/41-19.htm">Isaiah 41:19 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/isaiah/41-19.htm">Isaiah 41:19 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/isaiah/41-19.htm">Isaiah 41:19 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/isaiah/41-19.htm">OT Prophets: Isaiah 41:19 I will put cedar acacia myrtle (Isa Isi Is)</a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/isaiah/41-18.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Isaiah 41:18"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Isaiah 41:18" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/isaiah/41-20.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Isaiah 41:20"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Isaiah 41:20" /></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>