The Lord’s voice breaks great cedar trees\par into little pieces.\par The Lord breaks the great cedar trees\par of Lebanon.\par
Isaiah 2:13 - Easy To Read Version \{Those proud people are like\} tall cedar trees from Lebanon. {\cf2\super [23]} \{They are like\} great oak trees from Bashan. {\cf2\super [24]} \{But God will punish those people\}. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 and upon all the cedars of Lebanon, that are high and lifted up, and upon all the oaks of Bashan, Amplified Bible - Classic Edition [The wrath of God will begin by coming down] against all the cedars of Lebanon [west of the Jordan] that are high and lifted up, and against all the oaks of Bashan [east of the Jordan], American Standard Version (1901) and upon all the cedars of Lebanon, that are high and lifted up, and upon all the oaks of Bashan, Common English Bible against all the cedars of Lebanon, high and lofty; against all the oaks of Bashan; Catholic Public Domain Version and over all the straight and tall cedars of Lebanon, and over all the oaks of Bashan; Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And upon all the tall and lofty cedars of Libanus, and upon all the oaks of Basan. |
The Lord’s voice breaks great cedar trees\par into little pieces.\par The Lord breaks the great cedar trees\par of Lebanon.\par
You were an evil king,\par and now you are finished.\par Even the pine trees are happy.\par The cedar trees of Lebanon are happy.\par The trees say,\par “The king chopped us down.\par But now the king has fallen,\par and he will never stand again.”\par
The land is sick and dying. Lebanon {\cf2\super [302]} is dying and Sharon Valley {\cf2\super [303]} is dry and empty. Bashan {\cf2\super [304]} and Carmel {\cf2\super [305]} once grew beautiful plants—but now those plants have stopped growing.
You sent your officers\par to insult the Lord my Master.\par You said,\par ‘\{I am very powerful!\}\par I have many, many chariots. {\cf2\super [354]} \par \{With my power I defeated Lebanon.\}\par I climbed the highest mountains\par of Lebanon. {\cf2\super [355]} \par I cut down all the great trees (armies)\par of Lebanon.\par I have been to the highest mountain\par and into the deepest part of that forest.\par
They used oak trees from Bashan\par to make your oars.\par They used pine trees from Cyprus\par to make the cabin on your deck. {\cf2\super [219]} \par They decorated that shelter with ivory.\par
So I will start a fire in Judah. And that fire will destroy the high towers of Jerusalem.”