Isaiah 41:19

“I will plant in the wilderness the cedar, the shittah tree, &c.] Where such trees had not used to grow, but in Lebanon, and such like places. The “shittah tree” is thought to be a kind of cedar; it is the same of which is the “shittim wood” mentioned in (<022505>Exodus 25:5 35:7,24) and is so called by the Targum here: and the myrtle, and the oil tree; about the former there is no difficulty, and one would think there should be none about the latter, and that the olive tree is meant; but Kimchi thinks that is not certain, and supposes the pine tree is meant; and observes that the olive tree is distinguished from this oil tree in (<160815>Nehemiah 8:15), as indeed it is; and is by our…”

“(Isa 32:15; Isa 55:13). shittah--rather, the "acacia," or Egyptian thorn, from which the gum Arabic is obtained [LOWTH]. oil tree--the olive. fir tree--rather, the "cypress": grateful by its shade. pine--GESENIUS translates, "the holm." box tree--not the shrub used for bordering flower beds, but [GESENIUS] a kind of cedar, remarkable for the smallness of its cones, and the upward direction of its branches.”

“I will plant in the wilderness - The image in this verse is one that is frequent in Isaiah. It is designed to show that God would furnish for his people abundant consolations, and that he would furnish unanticipated sources of comfort, and would remove from them their anticipated trials and calamities. The image refers to the return of the exiles to their own land. That journey lay through Arabia Deserta - a vast desert - where they would naturally expect to meet with nothing but barren hills, naked rocks, parched plains, and burning sands. God says that he would bless them in the same manner as if in that desolate wilderness he should plant the cedar, the acacia, the myrtle, and the…”

“The box tree - Trees which are both useful and pleasant to the eye, and giving a good shadow to the traveller. But what particular trees these Hebrew words signify, is not certainly known. Isaiah 41:22”

“plant: Isa 27:6, Isa 32:15, Isa 37:31, Isa 37:32, Isa 51:3, Isa 55:13, Isa 60:21, Isa 61:3, Isa 61:11; Psa 92:13, Psa 92:14; Eze 17:22-24, Eze 47:12 Isaiah 41:20”