King James Version

Isaiah 1:29

For they shall be ashamed of the oaks which ye have desired, and ye shall be confounded for the gardens that ye have chosen.

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כִּ֣יkiassuredכִּיconjunction — “assured”H3588(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexedand, + (forasmuch, inasmuch, where-) as, assured(-ly), + but, certainly, doubtless, + else, even, + except, for, how, (because, in, so, than) that, + nevertheless, now, rightly, seeing, since, surely, then, therefore, + (al-) though, + til…יֵבֹ֔שׁוּyevoshvbe confoundedבּוּשׁverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “be confounded”, an unfinished actionH954properly, to pale, i.e. by implication to be ashamed; also (by implication) to be disappointed or delayed(be, make, bring to, cause, put to, with, a-) shamed(-d), be (put to) confounded(-fusion), become dry, delay, be long.מֵאֵילִ֖יםmeeylimfrom oakאַיִלpreposition, noun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “from oak”, the ordinary formH352properly, strength; hence, anything strong; specifically a chief (politically); also a ram (from his strength); a pilaster (as a strong support); an oak or other strong treemighty (man), lintel, oak, post, ram, tree.אֲשֶׁ֣רasherbecauseאֲשֶׁרparticle, relative — “because”H834who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.[idiom] after, [idiom] alike, as (soon as), because, [idiom] every, for, [phrase] forasmuch, [phrase] from whence, [phrase] how(-soever), [idiom] if, (so) that ((thing) which, wherein), [idiom] though, [phrase] until, [phrase] whatsoever,…חֲמַדְתֶּ֑םchamadtemdelightחָמַדverb, qal, perfect, 2nd person, masculine, plural — “delight”, a completed actionH2530to delight inbeauty, greatly beloved, covet, delectable thing, ([idiom] great) delight, desire, goodly, lust, (be) pleasant (thing), precious (thing).וְתַ֨חְפְּר֔וּvetachpervand be ashamedחָפֵרconjunction, verb, qal, imperfect, 2nd person, masculine, plural — “and be ashamed”, an unfinished actionH2659to blush; figuratively, to be ashamed, disappointed; causatively, to shame, reproachbe ashamed, be confounded, be brought to confusion (unto shame), come (be put to) shame, bring reproach.מֵהַגַּנּ֖וֹתmehaganotfrom the gardenגַּנָּהpreposition, definite article, noun, common, feminine, plural, absolute — “from the garden”, the ordinary formH1593a gardengarden.אֲשֶׁ֥רasherbecauseאֲשֶׁרparticle, relative — “because”H834who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.[idiom] after, [idiom] alike, as (soon as), because, [idiom] every, for, [phrase] forasmuch, [phrase] from whence, [phrase] how(-soever), [idiom] if, (so) that ((thing) which, wherein), [idiom] though, [phrase] until, [phrase] whatsoever,…בְּחַרְתֶּֽםbechartemacceptableבָּחַרverb, qal, perfect, 2nd person, masculine, plural — “acceptable”, a completed actionH977properly, to try, i.e. (by implication) selectacceptable, appoint, choose (choice), excellent, join, be rather, require.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

For they shall be ashamed of the terebinths which ye have desired, and ye shall be confounded for the gardens that ye have chosen.

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American Standard Version (1901)

For they shall be ashamed of the oaks which ye have desired, and ye shall be confounded for the gardens that ye have chosen.

Young’s Literal Translation

For [men] are ashamed because of the oaks That ye have desired, And ye are confounded because of the gardens That ye have chosen.

World English Bible

For they shall be ashamed of the oaks which you have desired, and you shall be confounded for the gardens that you have chosen.

Darby Translation

For they shall be ashamed of the terebinths that ye have desired, and ye shall blush for the gardens that ye have chosen.

Douay-Rheims

For they shall be confounded for the idols, to which they have sacrificed: and you shall be ashamed of the gardens which you have chosen.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

For they shall be ashamed of the terebinths which ye have desired, and ye shall be confounded for the gardens that ye have chosen.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

For they shall be ashamed of their idols, which they delighted in, and they are made ashamed of the gardens which they coveted.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Διότι αἰσχυνθήσονται ἀπὸ τῶν εἰδώλων αὐτῶν ἃ αὐτοὶ ἠβούλοντο, καὶ ᾐσχύνθησαν ἐπὶ τοῖς κήποις, ἃ ἐπεθύμησαν.