Yahweh’s trees are well watered, the cedars of Lebanon, which he has planted;
Parallel translations
- KJV The trees of the LORD are full of sap; the cedars of Lebanon, which he hath planted;
- BSB The trees of the LORD have their fill, the cedars of Lebanon that He planted,
- NKJV The trees of the Lord are full of sap, The cedars of Lebanon which He planted,
- NASB The trees of the Lord drink their fill, The cedars of Lebanon which He planted,
- NLT The trees of the Lord are well cared for— the cedars of Lebanon that he planted.
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Cross-references · 4
- Num 24:6As valleys they are spread out, as gardens by the riverside, as aloes which Yahweh has planted, as cedar trees beside the waters.
- Ps 92:2to proclaim your loving kindness in the morning, and your faithfulness every night,
- Ps 29:5Yahweh’s voice breaks the cedars. Yes, Yahweh breaks in pieces the cedars of Lebanon.
- Ezek 17:23I will plant it in the mountain of the height of Israel; and it will produce boughs, and bear fruit, and be a good cedar. Birds of every kind will dwell in the shade of its branches.
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