Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
For they shall be ashamed of the oaks which ye have desired, and ye shall be confounded for the gardens that ye have chosen.
The oaks
The gardens
Bible References
Ashamed
Isaiah 30:22
Then you will dishonor your silver-plated idols and your gold-covered statues. You will throw them away like clothing ruined by stains. You will say to them: Get out!
Isaiah 31:7
When that day comes, all of you will reject the worthless gods of silver and gold, the idols that your sinful hands have made.
Isaiah 45:16
The makers of idols will be put to shame and disgraced. They will go off into disgrace together.
Ezekiel 16:63
I will forgive all the wrongs you have done, but you will remember them and be too ashamed to open your mouth.' The Lord Jehovah has spoken.
Ezekiel 36:31
Then you will remember your evil ways and the bad things that you did. You will hate yourselves for all these wicked and disgusting things.
Hosea 14:3
Assyria will not save us and we will not ride on horses. We will not say again: Our god, to the work of our hands. In you the orphan finds mercy.
Romans 6:21
You are now ashamed of the fruit you had at that time. For the results of these things is death.
The oaks
Isaiah 57:5
Are you inflaming yourselves with gods under every green tree, slaying the children in the valleys, under the clefts of the rocks?
Hosea 4:13
They sacrifice upon the tops of the mountains! They burn incense upon the hills, under oaks and poplars (storax) and the strong tree, because it has good shade. Your daughters play the harlot, and your brides commit adultery.
The gardens
Isaiah 65:3
a people who continually provoke me to my very face, offering sacrifices in gardens and burning incense on altars of brick.
Isaiah 66:17
People make themselves holy and prepare themselves for their garden rituals. They go into the garden and devour pork, disgusting things, and mice. They will come to an end at the same time, declares Jehovah.
Jeremiah 2:20
Long ago you broke off your yoke, tore off your bonds, and said that you would not be a slave. You lay down and acted like a prostitute on every high hill and under every large tree.
Jeremiah 3:6
During the reign of King Josiah, Jehovah asked me: Did you see what unfaithful Israel did? She went up every high mountain and under every large tree, and she acted like a prostitute there.