Isaiah 55:13
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Isaiah 55:13 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Isaiah 55:13 is a verse from the book of Isaiah in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "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..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Isaiah 55:13 — KJV
“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.”
— Isaiah 55:13 (KJV)
Isaiah 55:13 in Context — About the Book of Isaiah
Isaiah is the prince of prophets — soaring visions of God's holiness, searing warnings, and the Old Testament's clearest portraits of the coming Messiah: born of a virgin, wounded for our transgressions, a man of sorrows. Comfort and strength for the weary run through every chapter.
Cross-References for Isaiah 55:13
“By thy messengers thou hast reproached the Lord, and hast said, With the multitude of my chariots I am come up to the height of the mountains, to the sides of Lebanon, and will cut down the tall cedar trees thereof, and the choice fir trees thereof: and I will enter into the lodgings of his borders, and into the forest of his Carmel. By: Heb. By the hand of tall...: Heb. tallness, etc of his Carmel: or, and his fruitful field”
Shares key themes with Isaiah 55:13: come, fir, tree
“They compassed me about like bees; they are quenched as the fire of thorns: for in the name of the LORD I will destroy them. destroy: Heb. cut down”
Shares key themes with Isaiah 55:13: thorn, fir, lord
“And it shall come to pass in that day, saith the LORD of hosts, that I will cut off the names of the idols out of the land, and they shall no more be remembered: and also I will cause the prophets and the unclean spirit to pass out of the land.”
Shares key themes with Isaiah 55:13: come, lord, name
“By thy servants hast thou reproached the Lord, and hast said, By the multitude of my chariots am I come up to the height of the mountains, to the sides of Lebanon; and I will cut down the tall cedars thereof, and the choice fir trees thereof: and I will enter into the height of his border, and the forest of his Carmel. By thy...: Heb. By the hand of thy servants the tall...: Heb. the tallness of the cedars thereof and the choice of the fir trees thereof the forest...: or, the forest and his fruitful field”
Shares key themes with Isaiah 55:13: come, fir, tree
“And Abraham planted a grove in Beersheba, and called there on the name of the LORD, the everlasting God. grove: or, tree”
Shares key themes with Isaiah 55:13: tree, lord, name
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