29 Indeed, they[a] will be ashamed of the sacred trees
you desired,(A)
and you will be embarrassed because of the garden shrines
you have chosen.(B)
30 For you will become like an oak
whose leaves are withered,
and like a garden without water.(C)
31 The strong one will become tinder,
and his work a spark;
both will burn together,(D)
with no one to extinguish the flames.(E)

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  1. 1:29 Some Hb mss; other Hb mss, Tg read you

29 For [a]they shall be ashamed of the [b]terebinth trees
Which you have desired;
And you shall be embarrassed because of the gardens
Which you have chosen.
30 For you shall be as a terebinth whose leaf fades,
And as a garden that has no water.
31 (A)The strong shall be as tinder,
And the work of it as a spark;
Both will burn together,
And no one shall (B)quench them.

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  1. Isaiah 1:29 So with MT, LXX, Vg.; some Heb. mss., Tg. you
  2. Isaiah 1:29 Sites of pagan worship