Yesaya 1:29
Konteks1:29 Indeed, they 1 will be ashamed of the sacred trees
you 2 find so desirable;
you will be embarrassed because of the sacred orchards 3
where you choose to worship.
Yesaya 29:17
Konteks29:17 In just a very short time 4
Lebanon will turn into an orchard,
and the orchard will be considered a forest. 5
[1:29] 1 tc The Hebrew text (and the Qumran scroll 1QIsaa) has the third person here, though a few Hebrew
[1:29] 2 tn The second person pronouns in vv. 29-30 are masculine plural, indicating that the rebellious sinners (v. 28) are addressed.
[1:29] 3 tn Or “gardens” (so KJV, NASB, NIV, NRSV); NAB “groves.”
[29:17] 4 tn The Hebrew text phrases this as a rhetorical question, “Is it not yet a little, a short [time]?”
[29:17] 5 sn The meaning of this verse is debated, but it seems to depict a reversal in fortunes. The mighty forest of Lebanon (symbolic of the proud and powerful, see 2:13; 10:34) will be changed into a common orchard, while the common orchard (symbolic of the oppressed and lowly) will grow into a great forest. See J. N. Oswalt, Isaiah (NICOT), 1:538.