oaks: the trees resorted to for idolatrous worship (Isaiah 57:5; Isaiah 65:3; Isaiah 66:17; 2 Kings 16:4; 2 Kings 17:10; Ezekiel 6:13).
chosen. Hebrew. bachar. Occurs four times in the "former" portion (here, Isaiah 7:15; Isaiah 7:16; Isaiah 14:1, and sixteen times in the "latter" portion (Isaiah 40:20; Isaiah 41:8; Isaiah 41:9; Isaiah 41:24; Isaiah 43:10; Isaiah 44:1; Isaiah 44:2; Isaiah 48:10; Isaiah 49:7
; Isaiah 56:4; Isaiah 58:5; Isaiah 58:6; Isaiah 65:12; Isaiah 66:3; Isaiah 66:4; Isaiah 66:4).