Isaiah 41:19-21

International Standard Version

¹⁹I’ll put cedar trees in the wilderness,
    along with acacia, myrtle, and olive trees.
I’ll plant cypresses in the desert—
    box^[a] trees, and pine trees together—
²⁰all so that people may see and recognize,
    perceive,^[b] consider, and comprehend at the same time,
that the hand of the Lord has done this,
    and that the Holy One of Israel has created it.”

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²¹“Put forward your case!” says the Lord.
“Submit your arguments!” says Jacob’s King.

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Footnotes

Isaiah 41:19 Or elm
Isaiah 41:20 So 1QIsa^a; 1QIsa^a corrector MT LXX read to consider

Isaiah 41:19-21

New International Version

¹⁹I will put in the desert^(A)
    the cedar and the acacia,^(B) the myrtle and the olive.
I will set junipers^(C) in the wasteland,
    the fir and the cypress^(D) together,^(E)
²⁰so that people may see and know,^(F)
    may consider and understand,^(G)
that the hand^(H) of the Lord has done this,
    that the Holy One^(I) of Israel has created^(J) it.