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19 I will put[a] the cedar, acacia, myrtle, and olive oil tree in the wilderness;
    I will set the cypress, elm, and box tree together in the desert
20 so that they may see and know,
    and take to heart and understand together
that the hand of Yahweh has done this,
    and the holy one of Israel has created it.”
21 “Present your legal case,” says Yahweh.
    “Bring your evidence,” says the king of Jacob.

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 41:19 Literally “give”

19 I 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)
20 so 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.

21 “Present your case,(K)” says the Lord.
    “Set forth your arguments,” says Jacob’s King.(L)

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19 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:

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.

21 Produce your cause, saith the Lord; bring forth your strong reasons, saith the King of Jacob.

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