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Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown

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Isaiah 55:13

thorn—emblem of the wicked (II Samuel 23:6; Micah 7:4).

fir tree—the godly (Isaiah 60:13; Psalms 92:12). Compare as to the change wrought, Romans 6:19.

brier—emblem of uncultivation (Isaiah 5:6).

myrtle—Hebrew, Hedes, from which comes Hedassah, the original name of Esther. Type of the Christian Church; for it is a lowly, though beautiful, fragrant, and evergreen shrub (Psalms 92:13-14).

for a name . . . everlasting sign—a perpetual memorial to the glory of Jehovah (Jeremiah 13:11; Jeremiah 33:9).

Other Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown entries containing Isaiah 55:13:

Isaiah 41:19
Isaiah 55:1
Isaiah 55:11
Micah 7:4

 

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