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Isaiah 55:13

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13Instead of the thornbush will grow the juniper,

and instead of briersz the myrtlea will grow.

This will be for the Lord’s renown,b

for an everlasting sign,

that will endure forever.”

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Cross references

  1. zSee Nu 33:55; See Isa 5:6
  2. aIsa 41:19
  3. bSee Ps 102:12; Isa 63:12; Jer 32:20; 33:9

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

Instead of the thorn shall come up the cypress;

instead of the brier shall come up the myrtle;

and it shall make a name for the Lord,

an everlasting sign that shall not be cut off.”

CSBChristian Standard Bible

Instead of the thornbush, a cypress will come up,

and instead of the brier, a myrtle will come up;

this will stand as a monument for the Lord,

an everlasting sign that will not be destroyed.

NLTNew Living Translation

Where once there were thorns, cypress trees will grow.

Where nettles grew, myrtles will sprout up.

These events will bring great honor to the Lord’s name;

they will be an everlasting sign of his power and love.”

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

Instead of the thorn bush, the juniper shall go up;

instead of the brier, the myrtle shall go up,

and it shall serve as a memorial to Yahweh,

for an everlasting sign that shall not be cut off.”

KJV 1900King James Version

Instead of the thorn shall come up the fir tree,

And instead of the brier shall come up the myrtle tree:

And it shall be to the Lord for a name,

For an everlasting sign that shall not be cut off.