Where once there were thorns, cypress trees will grow. Where nettles grew, myrtles will sprout up. These events will bring great honor to the Lord’s name; they will be an everlasting sign of his power and love.”

松树长出，代替荆棘；番石榴长出，代替蒺藜。这要为耶和华留名，作为永远的证据，不能剪除。”

松树长出，代替荆棘；番石榴长出，代替蒺藜。这要为耶和华留名，作为永不磨灭的证据。

松树长出，代替荆棘；番石榴长出，代替蒺藜。这要为耶和华留名，作为永不磨灭的证据。

曾经的荆棘之地必长出松树，曾经的蒺藜之地必长出番石榴。这便是永远长存的记号，以宣扬耶和华的名。”

松树要长起来代替荆棘，番石榴要长起来代替蒺藜。这要为耶和华留名，作永远不能废掉的记号。”

必有松树长出代替荆棘，必有桃金娘长出代替蒺藜——这要为耶和华扬名，作为永不剪除的标记。”

松樹長出，代替荊棘；番石榴長出，代替蒺藜。這要為耶和華留名，作為永遠的證據，不能剪除。

松樹長出，代替荊棘；番石榴長出，代替蒺藜。這要為耶和華留名，作為永不磨滅的證據。

松樹長出，代替荊棘；番石榴長出，代替蒺藜。這要為耶和華留名，作為永不磨滅的證據。

曾經的荊棘之地必長出松樹，曾經的蒺藜之地必長出番石榴。這便是永遠長存的記號，以宣揚耶和華的名。」

松樹要長起來代替荊棘，番石榴要長起來代替蒺藜。這要為耶和華留名，作永遠不能廢掉的記號。”

必有松樹長起、以代替荊棘；有桃金孃長起、以代替蕁麻：這必為永恆主留名，作為永遠的證據，不能被剪除。』

必有松樹長出代替荊棘，必有桃金娘長出代替蒺藜——這要為耶和華揚名，作為永不剪除的標記。」

松柏挺生、以代荊棘、岡拈秀發、以代蒺藜、是為耶和華名之徵、永為記誌、終不滅絕、

松柏挺生、以代叢棘、岡拈秀發、以代荊榛、我耶和華留其異跡於後、永為記誌、歷世勿替。

松柏將生、以代荊棘、岡拈將生、以代蒺藜、或作於生荊棘處必生松柏於生蒺藜處必生岡拈由此主名顯揚、為主大能之證、永世不替、

Instead of the thornbush will grow the juniper, and instead of briers the myrtle will grow. This will be for the Lord’s renown, for an everlasting sign, that will endure forever.”

Juniper trees will grow where there used to be bushes that had thorns on them. And myrtle trees will grow where there used to be thorns. That will bring me great fame. It will be a lasting reminder of what I can do. It will stand forever.”

Instead of the thorn shall come up the cypress; instead of the brier shall come up the myrtle; and it shall make a name for the Lord, an everlasting sign that shall not be cut off.”

Instead of the thornbush, a cypress will come up, and instead of the brier, a myrtle will come up; this will stand as a monument for the LORD, an everlasting sign that will not be destroyed.

Instead of the thorn bush, the juniper will come up, And instead of the stinging nettle, the myrtle will come up; And it will be a memorial to the Lord, An everlasting sign which will not be eliminated.”

Instead of the thorn shall come up the cypress tree, And instead of the brier shall come up the myrtle tree; And it shall be to the Lord for a name, For an everlasting sign that shall not be cut off.”

Instead of the thorn shall come up the fir- tree; and instead of the brier shall come up the myrtle- tree: and it shall be to Jehovah for a name, for an everlasting sign that shall not be cut off.

Instead of the thornbush, a cypress will come up, and instead of the brier, a myrtle will come up; it will make a name for Yahweh as an everlasting sign that will not be destroyed.

Instead of the thorn shall come up the fir tree, and instead of the brier shall come up the myrtle tree: and it shall be to the LORD for a name, for an everlasting sign[ that] shall not be cut off.

Evergreens will grow in place of thorn bushes, firs will grow in place of nettles; they will be a monument to the LORD, a permanent reminder that will remain.

Instead of the thorn the cypress tree will come up; and instead of the brier the myrtle tree will come up. It will make a name for Yahweh, for an everlasting sign that will not be cut off.”

Now all glory to God, who is able, through his mighty power at work within us, to accomplish infinitely more than we might ask or think.Glory to him in the church and in Christ Jesus through all generations forever and ever! Amen.

I will plant trees in the barren desert— cedar, acacia, myrtle, olive, cypress, fir, and pine.

“ The glory of Lebanon will be yours— the forests of cypress, fir, and pine— to beautify my sanctuary. My Temple will be glorious!

But you are not like that, for you are a chosen people. You are royal priests, a holy nation, God’s very own possession. As a result, you can show others the goodness of God, for he called you out of the darkness into his wonderful light.“ Once you had no identity as a people; now you are God’s people. Once you received no mercy; now you have received God’s mercy.”

Then this city will bring me joy, glory, and honor before all the nations of the earth! The people of the world will see all the good I do for my people, and they will tremble with awe at the peace and prosperity I provide for them.

To all who mourn in Israel, he will give a crown of beauty for ashes, a joyous blessing instead of mourning, festive praise instead of despair. In their righteousness, they will be like great oaks that the Lord has planted for his own glory.

Because of the weakness of your human nature, I am using the illustration of slavery to help you understand all this. Previously, you let yourselves be slaves to impurity and lawlessness, which led ever deeper into sin. Now you must give yourselves to be slaves to righteous living so that you will become holy.

They will ask the way to Jerusalem and will start back home again. They will bind themselves to the Lord with an eternal covenant that will never be forgotten.

This means that anyone who belongs to Christ has become a new person. The old life is gone; a new life has begun!

Do you have the gift of speaking? Then speak as though God himself were speaking through you. Do you have the gift of helping others? Do it with all the strength and energy that God supplies. Then everything you do will bring glory to God through Jesus Christ. All glory and power to him forever and ever! Amen.

Don’t you realize that those who do wrong will not inherit the Kingdom of God? Don’t fool yourselves. Those who indulge in sexual sin, or who worship idols, or commit adultery, or are male prostitutes, or practice homosexuality,or are thieves, or greedy people, or drunkards, or are abusive, or cheat people— none of these will inherit the Kingdom of God.Some of you were once like that. But you were cleansed; you were made holy; you were made right with God by calling on the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and by the Spirit of our God.

Where is the one whose power was displayed when Moses lifted up his hand— the one who divided the sea before them, making himself famous forever?

All your people will be righteous. They will possess their land forever, for I will plant them there with my own hands in order to bring myself glory.

“ Glory to God in highest heaven, and peace on earth to those with whom God is pleased.”

When you produce much fruit, you are my true disciples. This brings great glory to my Father.

As a loincloth clings to a man’s waist, so I created Judah and Israel to cling to me, says the Lord. They were to be my people, my pride, my glory— an honor to my name. But they would not listen to me.

In that day the wolf and the lamb will live together; the leopard will lie down with the baby goat. The calf and the yearling will be safe with the lion, and a little child will lead them all.The cow will graze near the bear. The cub and the calf will lie down together. The lion will eat hay like a cow.The baby will play safely near the hole of a cobra. Yes, a little child will put its hand in a nest of deadly snakes without harm.Nothing will hurt or destroy in all my holy mountain, for as the waters fill the sea, so the earth will be filled with people who know the Lord.

I have made Israel for myself, and they will someday honor me before the whole world.

For the mountains may move and the hills disappear, but even then my faithful love for you will remain. My covenant of blessing will never be broken,” says the Lord, who has mercy on you.

Even the best of them is like a brier; the most honest is as dangerous as a hedge of thorns. But your judgment day is coming swiftly now. Your time of punishment is here, a time of confusion.

I will make it a wild place where the vines are not pruned and the ground is not hoed, a place overgrown with briers and thorns. I will command the clouds to drop no rain on it.