Isaiah 41:19

“I will put in the wilderness the cedar, the acacia, and the myrtle, and the oil tree; I will set in the Arabah the cypress, the elm, and the box tree together,”

Isaiah 41:19 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Isaiah 41:19, word by word

I will putאֶתֵּןeten

put

To place something somewhere.

Where else “eten” appears
in the wildernessמִּדְבָּרmidbar

wilderness

Dry, unfarmed land where flocks graze.

Where else “midbar” appears
the cedarאֶרֶזerez

cedar

Cedar: a large tree with fragrant, lasting wood.

Where else “erez” appears
the acaciaשִׁטָּהshita

acacia

Acacia: a desert tree with hard, lasting wood.

Where else “shita” appears
and the myrtleהֲדַסhadas

myrtle

Myrtle: a shrub with small, evergreen, fragrant leaves.

Where else “hadas” appears
and the oil treeעֵץets

tree

A tall plant with trunk and branches, giving fruit, shade or timber.

Where else “ets” appears
and the oil treeשָׁמֶןshamen

oil

The fat pressed from olives, for eating, lighting or anointing.

Where else “shamen” appears
I will setאָשִׂיםasim

put

To put something somewhere.

Where else “asim” appears
in the Arabahעֲרָבָהarava

Arabah

The valley of the Jordan and the Dead Sea.

Where else “arava” appears
the cypressבְּרוֹשׁberosh

cypress

Cypress (or a similar tree with good wood); also what is made from that wood: spears or musical instruments.

Where else “berosh” appears
the elmתִּדְהָרtidhar

elm? (a tree, uncertain)

A kind of tree; the identification is uncertain (elm, plane tree or another hardwood).

Where else “tidhar” appears
and the box treeתְאַשּׁוּרteashur

box tree? (uncertain)

A kind of tree; the identification is uncertain (box tree or cypress).

Where else “teashur” appears
togetherיַחְדָּוyachdav

together

Together, at the same time.

Where else “yachdav” appears

Translation note

“Elm” and “box tree” translate two trees that are named only here and in 60:13; it is not known with certainty which they are.

The context

18I will open on the bare heights rivers, and in the midst of the broad valleys springs; I will make the wilderness into a pool of water, and dry land into outlets of water.

19 · This verse (above)

20so that they may see and know, and consider and understand together, that the hand of YHWH has done this, and the Holy One of Israel has created it.

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