Jamieson, Fausset & Brown on Isaiah 55:13

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Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible
Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown · 19th-century historical commentary
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thorn--emblem of the wicked (Sa2 23:6; Mic 7:4). fir tree--the godly (Isa 60:13; Psa 92:12). Compare as to the change wrought, Rom 6:19. brier--emblem of uncultivation (Isa 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 (Psa 92:13-14). for a name . . . everlasting sign--a perpetual memorial to the glory of Jehovah (Jer 13:11; Jer 33:9). Next: Isaiah Chapter 56

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