Isaiah 55:13

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.

Cross-reference

Isaiah 11:6-9 describes a peaceable kingdom where nature is transformed—paralleling the replacement of thorns with trees in Isaiah 55:13.

Isaiah 61:3 Parallel

Isaiah 61:3 gives beauty for ashes and calls them oaks of righteousness—mirroring the exchange of thorns for trees in Isaiah 55:13.

Isaiah 60:13 brings juniper and other trees to adorn the sanctuary—fulfilling the enduring sign of renewal from Isaiah 55:13.

Isaiah 41:19 lists the same trees (myrtle, juniper) planted in the desert—directly echoing the transformation promised in Isaiah 55:13.

Isaiah 54:10 Related theme

Isaiah 54:10 promises God's covenant of peace will not depart, paralleling the everlasting sign that shall not be cut off in Isaiah 55:13.

Isaiah 29:17 prophesies Lebanon becoming a fruitful field — the same transformation of barren land into abundance as here.

Isaiah 35:2 Parallel

Isaiah 35:2 adds the glory of Lebanon and seeing God’s majesty — the same restoration theme with the same geographical reference.

Isaiah 35:1 Parallel

Isaiah 35:1 promises the desert will blossom — directly parallel to the thorn‑to‑cypress transformation of barren ground.

Isaiah 43:21 Related theme

Isaiah 43:21 says God formed a people to show His praise — the same purpose as the transformed trees becoming a name/sign for the Lord.

Jeremiah 13:11 uses identical phrasing 'for a name, for a praise' — linking Israel's clinging to God with the trees becoming a sign.

Jeremiah 33:9 promises a restored Jerusalem will be 'a name of joy, a praise' — the same divine purpose seen in the transformed landscape.

Ezekiel 17:24 uses similar tree transformation imagery — God making the dry tree flourish, echoing the replacement of thorns with fruitful trees in Isaiah 55:13.

Ezekiel 28:24 directly parallels the removal of thorns and briers from Israel, matching the transformation in Isaiah 55:13 where thorns become fruitful trees.

Hosea 14:8 Allusion

Hosea 14:8 uses the same 'fir tree' imagery — God compares himself to a green fir tree, directly echoing the fir tree in Isaiah 55:13.

Zechariah 1:8 features myrtle trees in a vision, directly linking to the myrtle tree that replaces the brier in Isaiah 55:13.

1 Peter 2:9 Allusion

1 Peter 2:9 describes believers as a chosen people called to proclaim God's praises, echoing the everlasting sign for the Lord in Isaiah 55:13.

1 Peter 2:10 highlights transformation from not a people to God's people, mirroring the thorn-to-tree transformation in Isaiah 55:13 as a sign of mercy.