The king made silver as common in Jerusalem as stones, and he made cedar as abundant as sycamore in the Judean foothills.
Isaiah 9:10 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised ‘The bricks have fallen, but we will rebuild with cut stones; the sycamores have been cut down, but we will replace them with cedars.’ Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 The bricks are fallen down, but we will build with hewn stones: the sycomores are cut down, but we will change them into cedars. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition The bricks have fallen, but we will build [all the better] with hewn stones; the sycamores have been cut down, but we will put [costlier] cedars in their place. American Standard Version (1901) The bricks are fallen, but we will build with hewn stone; the sycomores are cut down, but we will put cedars in their place. Common English Bible “Bricks have fallen, but let’s rebuild with stones. Sycamores were cut down, but let’s replace them with cedars.” Catholic Public Domain Version "The bricks have fallen, but we will build with squared stones. They have cut down the sycamores, but we will replace them with cedars." Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version The bricks are fallen down, but we will build with square stones: they have cut down the sycamores, but we will change them for cedars. |
The king made silver as common in Jerusalem as stones, and he made cedar as abundant as sycamore in the Judean foothills.
So the king of Assyria listened to him and marched up to Damascus and captured it. He deported its people to Kir but put Rezin to death.
Israel has forgotten his Maker and built palaces; Judah has also multiplied fortified cities. I will send fire on their cities, and it will consume their citadels.
Though Edom says, ‘We have been devastated, but we will rebuild the ruins,’ the Lord of Armies says this: ‘They may build, but I will demolish. They will be called a wicked country and the people the Lord has cursed for ever.
So running ahead, he climbed up a sycamore tree to see Jesus, since he was about to pass that way.