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Reformed 1871 · Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible, Isaiah 1:29

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, on Isa 1:29

Isa 1:29 · Douay-Rheims
“For they shall be confounded for the idols, to which they have sacrificed: and you shall be ashamed of the gardens which you have chosen.”
On this verse:
“ashamed-- (Rom 6:21). oaks--Others translate the "terebinth" or "turpentine tree." Groves were dedicated to idols. Our Druids took their name from the Greek for "oaks." A sacred tree is often found in Assyrian sculpture; symbol of the starry hosts, Saba. gardens--planted enclosures for idolatry; the counterpart of the garden of Eden.”

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