Isaiah 2:13
11 The proud look of man will be humbled, and the loftiness of men brought low; the LORD alone will be exalted in that day.
12 For the Day of the LORD of Hosts will come against all the proud and lofty, against all that is exalted— it will be humbled—
against all the cedars of Lebanon, lofty and lifted up, against all the oaks of Bashan,
14 against all the tall mountains, against all the high hills,
15 against every high tower, against every fortified wall,
This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- against all the cedars of Lebanon, lofty and lifted up, against 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,
- WEB
- for all the cedars of Lebanon, that are high and lifted up, for all the oaks of Bashan,
- ASV
- and upon all the cedars of Lebanon, that are high and lifted up, and upon all the oaks of Bashan,
- DARBY
- and upon all the cedars of Lebanon, high and lifted up, and upon all the oaks of Bashan;
- BLB
- and upon all the cedars of Lebanon, those being high and lifted up, and upon all the Oaks of Bashan,
- ÅB
- både over alle Libanons sedrer, de høye og opphøyde, og over alle Basans eker
- OTB
- mot alle Libanons sedrer, høye og stolte, og mot alle Basans eiker,
- B1930
- både over alle Libanons sedrer, de høie og ophøiede, og over alle Basans eker
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Zechariah 11:1–2
Open your doors, O Lebanon, that the fire may consume your cedars!
Read in contextIsaiah 14:8
Even the cypresses and cedars of Lebanon exult over you: “Since you have been laid low, no woodcutter comes against us.”
Read in contextAmos 2:5
So I will send fire upon Judah to consume the citadels of Jerusalem.”
Read in contextIsaiah 37:24
Through your servants you have taunted the Lord, and you have said: “With my many chariots I have ascended to the heights of the mountains, to the remote peaks of Lebanon. I have cut down its tallest cedars, the finest of its cypresses. I have reached its farthest heights, the densest of its forests.
Read in contextEzekiel 31:3–12
Look at Assyria, a cedar in Lebanon, with beautiful branches that shaded the forest. It towered on high; its top was among the clouds.
Read in contextIsaiah 10:33–34
Behold, the Lord GOD of Hosts will lop off the branches with terrifying power. The tall trees will be cut down, the lofty ones will be felled.
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