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28 But rebels and sinners alike will be destroyed,
    and those who forsake the Lord will perish.
29 You will be ashamed of the sacred oaks[a]
    which offered you such delight,
and you will blush when you behold the gardens
    which you chose in their stead.
30 You will be like a tree whose leaves are withered,
    like a garden without water.

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 1:29 Sacred oaks: a reference to places of idolatrous worship, which was practiced for the most part in sacred groves on high places.