Isaiah 1:29
“For they shall be ashamed of the okes which yee haue desired, and yee shalbe confounded for the gardens that yee haue chosen.”
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Isaiah 1:29 Context
27Zion shall be redeemed with iudgement, and her conuerts with righteousnesse. 28¶ And the destruction of the transgressours and of the sinners shall be together: and they that forsake the Lord shall be consumed. 29For they shall be ashamed of the okes which yee haue desired, and yee shalbe confounded for the gardens that yee haue chosen. 30For yee shall be as an oke whose leafe fadeth, and as a garden that hath no water. 31And the strong shall be as towe, and the maker of it as a sparke, and they shall both burne together, and none shall quench them.
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Other Translations for Isaiah 1:29
For they shall be ashamed of the oaks which ye have desired, and ye shall be confounded for the gardens that ye have chosen.
- King James Version
Surely you will be ashamed of the oaks which you have desired, And you will be embarrassed at the gardens which you have chosen.
- New American Standard Version (1995)
For they shall be ashamed of the oaks which ye have desired, and ye shall be confounded for the gardens that ye have chosen.
- American Standard Version (1901)
For you will be put to shame because of the trees of your desire, and because of the gardens of your pleasure.
- Basic English Bible
For they shall be ashamed of the terebinths that ye have desired, and ye shall blush for the gardens that ye have chosen.
- Darby Bible
For they shall be ashamed of the oaks which ye have desired, and ye shall be confounded for the gardens that ye have chosen.
- Webster's Bible
For they shall be ashamed of the oaks which you have desired, and you shall be confounded for the gardens that you have chosen.
- World English Bible
For [men] are ashamed because of the oaks That ye have desired, And ye are confounded because of the gardens That ye have chosen.
- Youngs Literal Bible
For they shall be ashamed of the terebinths which ye have desired, and ye shall be confounded for the gardens that ye have chosen.
- Jewish Publication Society Bible
Wesley's Notes for Isaiah 1:29
1:29 The oaks - Which, after the manner of the Heathen, you have consecrated to idolatrous uses. Gardens - In which, as well is in the groves, they committed idolatry.