Isa 55:13 | JFB | STEP | 13. thorn-- emblem of the wicked ( ; ). fir tree-- the godly ( ; ). Compare as to the change wrought, . brier-- emblem of uncultivation ( ). 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 ( , ). for a name ... everlasting sign-- a perpetual memorial to the glory of Jehovah ( ; ).

‏ Isaiah 55:13

13. thorn--emblem of the wicked (2Sa 23:6; Mi 7:4).

fir tree--the godly (Is 60:13; Psa 92:12). Compare as to the change wrought, Ro 6:19.

brier--emblem of uncultivation (Is 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 (Jr 13:11; 33:9).