Isaiah 1:29

²⁷ Zion will be redeemed with justice, her repentant ones with righteousness.

²⁸ But rebels and sinners will together be shattered, and those who forsake the LORD will perish.

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.

³⁰ For you will become like an oak whose leaves are withered, like a garden without water.

³¹ The strong man will become tinder and his work will be a spark; both will burn together, with no one to quench the flames.

This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB: 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.
KJV: For they shall be ashamed of the oaks which ye have desired, and ye shall be confounded for the gardens that ye have chosen.
WEB: For they shall be ashamed of the oaks which you have desired, and you shall be confounded for the gardens that you have chosen.
ASV: For they shall be ashamed of the oaks which ye have desired, and ye shall be confounded for the gardens that ye have chosen.
DARBY: For they shall be ashamed of the terebinths that ye have desired, and ye shall blush for the gardens that ye have chosen.
BLB: For they will be ashamed of the Oaks that you⁺ have desired, and you⁺ will be embarrassed by the gardens that you⁺ have chosen.

ÅB: for de skal få skam av de eketrær som er deres lyst, og dere skal bli til skamme ved de haver som dere har så kjær;
OTB: For de skal bli skamfulle over eikene som dere har ønsket, og dere skal bli flaue over hagene som dere har valgt.
B1930: for de skal få skam av de eketrær som er eders lyst, og I skal bli til skamme ved de haver som I har så kjær;

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

Isaiah 65:3
to a people who continually provoke Me to My face, sacrificing in the gardens and burning incense on altars of brick,
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Isaiah 57:5
who burn with lust among the oaks, under every luxuriant tree, who slaughter your children in the valleys, under the clefts of the rocks?
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Isaiah 66:17
“Those who consecrate and purify themselves to enter the groves—to follow one in the center of those who eat the flesh of swine and vermin and rats—will perish together,” declares the LORD.
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Hosea 4:13
They sacrifice on the mountaintops and burn offerings on the hills, under oak, poplar, and terebinth, because their shade is pleasant. And so your daughters turn to prostitution and your daughters-in-law to adultery.
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Ezekiel 16:63
so that when I make atonement for all you have done, you will remember and be ashamed and never again open your mouth because of your disgrace, declares the Lord GOD.”
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Ezekiel 6:13
Then you will know that I am the LORD, when their slain lie among their idols around their altars, on every high hill, on all the mountaintops, and under every green tree and leafy oak—the places where they offered fragrant incense to all their idols.
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Hosea 14:3
Assyria will not save us, nor will we ride on horses. We will never again say, ‘Our gods!’ to the work of our own hands. For in You the fatherless find compassion.”
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Romans 6:21
What fruit did you reap at that time from the things of which you are now ashamed? The outcome of those things is death.
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