Isaiah 9:10

9:10 “The bricks have fallen,

but we will rebuild with chiseled stone;

the sycamore fig trees have been cut down,

but we will replace them with cedars.” ¹ 

Isaiah 65:3

65:3 These people continually and blatantly offend me ² 

as they sacrifice in their sacred orchards ³ 

and burn incense on brick altars. ⁴ 

[9:10]  ¹ sn Though judgment (see v. 8) had taken away the prosperity they did have (symbolized by the bricks and sycamore fig trees), they arrogantly expected the future to bring even greater prosperity (symbolized by the chiseled stone and cedars).

[65:3]  ² tn Heb “the people who provoke me to anger to my face continually.”

[65:3]  ³ tn Or “gardens” (KJV, NASB, NIV, NRSV, NLT).

[65:3]  ⁴ tn Or perhaps, “on tiles.”