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Isaiah 1:29-31 is spoken to the people of Judah and Jerusalem. It is probably God speaking.
the sacred oak trees...gardens
These phrases refer to places where the people of Judah worshiped idols.
embarrassed by
"disgraced because of"
For you will be like an oak whose leaf fades, and like a garden that has no water
The people who were worshiping false gods were being compared to a tree or garden that is dying because it is cut off from what gives it life. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-simile)