29 For they shall be confounded for the [a]oaks, which ye have desired, and ye shall be ashamed of the gardens that ye have chosen,

30 For ye shall be as an oak, whose leaf fadeth: and as a garden that hath no water.

31 And the strong shall be as [b]tow, and the maker thereof as a spark: and they shall both burn together, and none shall quench them.

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 1:29 That is, the trees and pleasant places, where ye commit idolatry, which was forbidden, Deut. 16:22.
  2. Isaiah 1:31 The false god, wherein ye put your confidence, shall be consumed as easily as a piece of tow.

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