Commentary for Isaiah 41:19
אֶתֵּ֤ן בַּמִּדְבָּר֙ אֶ֣רֶז שִׁטָּ֔ה וַהֲדַ֖ס וְעֵ֣ץ שָׁ֑מֶן אָשִׂ֣ים בָּעֲרָבָ֗ה בְּר֛וֹשׁ תִּדְהָ֥ר וּתְאַשּׁ֖וּר יַחְדָּֽו׃
I will plant in the wilderness the cedar, the acacia-tree, And the myrtle, and the oil-tree; I will set in the desert the cypress, the plane-tree, and the larch together;
Rashi on Isaiah
I will give in the desert cedars, acacia trees all kinds of civilization. Even in them will I give all kinds of wisdom, goodness, and peace.
Ask RabbiBookmarkShareCopy
Ibn Ezra on Isaiah
ארז שטה The cedar, the shittah tree. Asyndeton, like ירח שמש the sun, the moon (Hab. 3:10),
Ask RabbiBookmarkShareCopy
Rashi on Isaiah
firs and cypresses Names of trees that do not produce fruit, used for building.
Ask RabbiBookmarkShareCopy
Ibn Ezra on Isaiah
תדהר ותאשור. Names of trees. All these trees grow about rivers; they do not grow where there is a want of water.
Ask RabbiBookmarkShareCopy