Commentaries:
Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown
ashamed— (Romans 6:21).
oaks—Others translate the "terebinth" or "turpentine tree." Groves were dedicated to idols. Our Druids took their name from the Greek for "oaks." A sacred tree is often found in Assyrian sculpture; symbol of the starry hosts, Saba.
gardens—planted enclosures for idolatry; the counterpart of the garden of Eden.
Other Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown entries containing Isaiah 1:29:
Isaiah 1:30
Isaiah 2:13
Isaiah 6:13
Isaiah 57:5
Isaiah 61:3
Isaiah 65:3
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