And it will be against all the cedars of Lebanon that are lofty and lifted up, Against all the oaks of Bashan,
Parallel translations
- WEB For all the cedars of Lebanon, that are high and lifted up, for all the oaks of Bashan,
- KJV And upon all the cedars of Lebanon, that are high and lifted up, and upon all the oaks of Bashan,
- BSB against all the cedars of Lebanon, lofty and lifted up, against all the oaks of Bashan,
- NKJV Upon all the cedars of Lebanon that are high and lifted up, And upon all the oaks of Bashan;
- NLT He will cut down the tall cedars of Lebanon and all the mighty oaks of Bashan.
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Quick answer
Judgment will fall on the towering cedars of Lebanon and oaks of Bashan. These majestic trees symbolize lofty human pride that God will fell.
Overview
The cedars and oaks were proverbial for height and strength, fitting images of human grandeur. All that seems immovable and exalted will be brought down before God. The list illustrates that nothing proud can stand in the day of the LORD.
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- Isa 14:8Yes, the cypress trees rejoice with you, with the cedars of Lebanon, saying, “Since you are humbled, no lumberjack has come up against us.”
- Zech 11:1–2Open your doors, Lebanon, that the fire may devour your cedars.
- Ezek 31:3–12Behold, the Assyrian was a cedar in Lebanon with beautiful branches, and with a forest-like shade, and of high stature; and its top was among the thick boughs.
- Isa 10:33–34Behold, the Lord, Yahweh of Armies, will lop the boughs with terror. The tall will be cut down, and the lofty will be brought low.
- Amos 2:5But I will send a fire on Judah, and it will devour the palaces of Jerusalem.”
- Isa 37:24By your servants, have you defied the Lord, and have said, “With the multitude of my chariots I have come up to the height of the mountains, to the innermost parts of Lebanon. I will cut down its tall cedars and its choice cypress trees. I will enter into its farthest height, the forest of its fruitful field.
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