Isaiah 41:19

41:18 I will open rivers in high places, and fountains in the midst of the valleys: I will make the wilderness a pool of water, and the dry land springs of water.

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:

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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;

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:

41:20 That they may see, and know, and consider, and understand together, that the hand of the LORD hath done this, and the Holy One of Israel hath created it.

What does Isaiah 41:19 mean?

Isaiah 41:19 is a verse in the book of Isaiah, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include נָתַן (nâthan), מִדְבָּר (midbâr), אֶרֶז (ʼerez). It connects to 9 cross-referenced passages elsewhere in Scripture.

Hebrew interlinear

will

plantנָתַןnâthan/naw-than'/H5414to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)

the

wildernessמִדְבָּרmidbâr/mid-bawr'/H4057a pasture (i.e. open field, whither cattle are driven); by implication, a desert; also speech (including its organs)

the

cedar,אֶרֶזʼerez/eh-rez'/H730a cedar tree (from the tenacity of its roots)

the

shittah

tree,שִׁטָּהshiṭṭâh/shit-taw'/H7848the acacia (from its scourging thorns)

and

the

myrtle,הֲדַסhădaç/had-as'/H1918the myrtle

and

the

oilשֶׁמֶןshemen/sheh'-men/H8081grease, especially liquid (as from the olive, often perfumed); figuratively, richness

tree;עֵץʻêts/ates/H6086a tree (from its firmness); hence, wood (plural sticks)

will

setשׂוּםsûwm/soom/H7760to put (used in a great variety of applications, literal, figurative, inferentially, and elliptically)

the

desertעֲרָבָהʻărâbâh/ar-aw-baw'/H6160a desert; especially (with the article prefix) the (generally) sterile valley of the Jordan and its continuation to the Red Sea

the

fir

tree,בְּרוֹשׁbᵉrôwsh/ber-osh'/H1265a cypress (?) tree; hence, a lance or a musical instrument (as made of that wood)

and

the

pine,תִּדְהָרtidhâr/tid-hawr'/H8410enduring; a species of hard-wood or lasting tree (perhaps oak)

and

the

box

treeתְּאַשּׁוּרtᵉʼashshûwr/teh-ash-shoor'/H8391a species of cedar (from its erectness)

together:יַחַדyachad/yakh'-ad/H3162properly, a unit, i.e. (adverb) unitedly

Commentary on Isaiah 41:19

HENRY_FULL · Isaiah 41:19

22" Note, 1. True merit does not go by dignity. All agree that the son in the family is more worthy than the servant ( John viii. 35 ), and yet sometimes it so happens that the servant is wise, and a blessing and credit to the family, when the son is a fool, and a burden and shame to the family. Eliezer of Damascus, though Abram could not bear to think that he should be his heir, was a stay to the family, when he obtained a wife for Isaac; whereas Ishmael, a son, was a shame to it, when he mocked Isaac. 2. True dignity will go by merit. If a servant be wise, and manage things well, he shall be further trusted, and not only have rule with, but rule over a son that causes shame; for God and nature have designed that the fool shall be servant to the wise in heart. Nay, a prudent servant may perhaps come to have such an interest in his master as to be taken in for a child's share of the estate and to have part of the inheritance among the brethren. 3 The fining pot is for silver, and the furnace for gold: but the Lord trieth the hearts.

Cross-references

Related passages from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

1 Samuel 22:7

Then Saul said unto his servants that stood about him, Hear now, ye Benjamites; will the son of Jesse give every one of you fields and vineyards, and make you all captains of thousands, and captains of hundreds;

1 Kings 22:6

Then the king of Israel gathered the prophets together, about four hundred men, and said unto them, Shall I go against Ramothgilead to battle, or shall I forbear? And they said, Go up; for the Lord shall deliver it into the hand of the king.

Isaiah 28:4

And the glorious beauty, which is on the head of the fat valley, shall be a fading flower, and as the hasty fruit before the summer; which when he that looketh upon it seeth, while it is yet in his hand he eateth it up. eateth: Heb. swalloweth

Isaiah 30:10

Which say to the seers, See not; and to the prophets, Prophesy not unto us right things, speak unto us smooth things, prophesy deceits:

Jeremiah 5:31

The prophets prophesy falsely, and the priests bear rule by their means; and my people love to have it so: and what will ye do in the end thereof? bear: or, take into their hands

2 Timothy 4:3

For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine; but after their own lusts shall they heap to themselves teachers, having itching ears;

2 Timothy 4:4

And they shall turn away their ears from the truth, and shall be turned unto fables.

1 John 4:5

They are of the world: therefore speak they of the world, and the world heareth them.

Revelation 13:3

And I saw one of his heads as it were wounded to death; and his deadly wound was healed: and all the world wondered after the beast. wounded: Gr. slain

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Verses like this

Other verses that share key original-language words with Isaiah 41:19.

Genesis 21:14

And Abraham rose up early in the morning, and took bread, and a bottle of water, and gave it unto Hagar, putting it on her shoulder, and the child, and sent her away: and she departed, and wandered in the wilderness of Beersheba.

Exodus 25:10

And they shall make an ark of shittim wood: two cubits and a half shall be the length thereof, and a cubit and a half the breadth thereof, and a cubit and a half the height thereof.

Exodus 25:13

And thou shalt make staves of shittim wood, and overlay them with gold.

Exodus 25:23

Thou shalt also make a table of shittim wood: two cubits shall be the length thereof, and a cubit the breadth thereof, and a cubit and a half the height thereof.

Exodus 25:28

And thou shalt make the staves of shittim wood, and overlay them with gold, that the table may be borne with them.

Exodus 25:5

And rams' skins dyed red, and badgers' skins, and shittim wood,

Exodus 26:15

And thou shalt make boards for the tabernacle of shittim wood standing up.

Exodus 26:26

And thou shalt make bars of shittim wood; five for the boards of the one side of the tabernacle,

Frequently asked questions

What does Isaiah 41:19 say?

Isaiah 41:19 (King James Version) reads: "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:"

Is Isaiah 41:19 in the Old or New Testament?

Isaiah 41:19 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Isaiah.

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