New Living Translation
Isaiah 2:13
13He will cut down the tall cedars of Lebanon and all the mighty oaks of Bashan.
Isaiah 2:13 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And upon all the cedars of Lebanon, that are high and lifted up, and upon all the oaks of Bashan,
- New International Version (NIV)for all the cedars of Lebanon, tall and lofty, and all the oaks of Bashan,
- English Standard Version (ESV)against all the cedars of Lebanon, lofty and lifted up; and against all the oaks of Bashan;
- New King James Version (NKJV)Upon all the cedars of Lebanon that are high and lifted up, And upon all the oaks of Bashan;
Context of Isaiah 2:13
11Human pride will be brought down, and human arrogance will be humbled. Only the Lord will be exalted on that day of judgment. 12For the Lord of Heaven’s Armies has a day of reckoning. He will punish the proud and mighty and bring down everything that is exalted. He will cut down the tall cedars of Lebanon and all the mighty oaks of Bashan. 14He will level all the high mountains and all the lofty hills. 15He will break down every high tower and every fortified wall.
Read all of Isaiah 2Isaiah 2:13 word by word
וְעַל֙ כָּל־אַרְזֵ֣י הַלְּבָנ֔וֹן הָרָמִ֖ים וְהַנִּשָּׂאִ֑ים וְעַ֖ל כָּל־אַלּוֹנֵ֥י הַבָּשָֽׁן׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Isaiah 2:13
- Isaiah 10:33But look! The Lord, the Lord of Heaven’s Armies, will chop down the mighty tree of Assyria with great power! He will cut down the proud. That lofty tree will be brought down.
- Isaiah 14:8Even the trees of the forest— the cypress trees and the cedars of Lebanon— sing out this joyous song: ‘Since you have been cut down, no one will come now to cut us down!’
- Isaiah 37:24By your messengers you have defied the Lord. You have said, ‘With my many chariots I have conquered the highest mountains— yes, the remotest peaks of Lebanon. I have cut down its tallest cedars and its finest cypress trees. I have reached its farthest heights and explored its deepest forests.
- Ezekiel 31:3You are like mighty Assyria, which was once like a cedar of Lebanon, with beautiful branches that cast deep forest shade and with its top high among the clouds.
- Amos 2:5So I will send down fire on Judah, and all the fortresses of Jerusalem will be destroyed.”
- Zechariah 11:1Open your doors, Lebanon, so that fire may devour your cedar forests.
Commentaries on Isaiah 2:13
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 13And upon all the cedars "Even against all the cedars" - Princes, potentates, rulers, captains, rich men, etc. - So Kimchi. These verses afford us a striking example of that peculiar way of writing, which makes a principal characteristic of the parabolical or poetical style of the Hebrews, and in which the prophets deal so largely, namely, their manner of exhibiting things Divine, spiritual, moral, and political, by a set of images taken from things…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 13And upon all the cedars of Lebanon - This is a beautiful specimen of the poetic manner of writing, so common among the Hebrews, where spiritual and moral subjects are represented by grand or beautiful imagery taken from objects of nature. Mount Lebanon bounded Palestine on the north. It was formerly much celebrated for its large and lofty cedars. These cedars were from thirty-five to forty feet in girth, and very high. They were magnificent trees, and…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 10-22Verses 10-22 The taking of Jerusalem by the Chaldeans seems first meant here, when idolatry among the Jews was done away; but our thoughts are led forward to the destruction of all the enemies of Christ. It is folly for those who are pursued by the wrath of God, to think to hide or shelter themselves from it. The shaking of the earth will be terrible to those who set their affections on things of the earth. Men's haughtiness will be brought down, either…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 13The cedars of Lebanon were valuable trees used to build Solomon’s Temple and palace (1 Kings 5:6) and other important buildings (Ezra 3:7). The cedars symbolized wealth and power (2 Chronicles 25:18; Psalms 92:12; 104:16), but these mighty trees were as nothing before the Lord (Isaiah 10:34; 33:9; see the boast of Sennacherib in 37:24). The oaks of Bashan were also an image of strength and splendor (Ezekiel 27:6). They, too, will disappoint (Isaiah 33:9…Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1313. cedars ... oaks--image for haughty nobles and princes (Am 2:9; Zec 11:1, 2; compare Re 19:18-21). Bashan--east of Jordan, north of the river Jabbok, famous for fine oaks, pasture, and cattle. Perhaps in "oaks" there is reference to their idolatry (Is 1:29).Read the comment
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Commentaries on Isaiah 2
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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