Isaiah 2:13

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“against all the cedars of Lebanon, lofty and lifted up, against all the oaks of Bashan,”

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BSBPD

“against all the cedars of Lebanon, lofty and lifted up, against all the oaks of Bashan,”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“And upon all the cedars of Lebanon, that are high and lifted up, and upon all the oaks of Bashan,”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“and upon all the cedars of Lebanon, that are high and lifted up, and upon all the oaks of Bashan,”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“And for all cedars of Lebanon, The high and the exalted ones, And for all oaks of Bashan,”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Isaiah 2:13 — 8 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Psalms 29:5The voice of the LORD breaks the cedars; the LORD shatters the cedars of Lebanon.
  2. Isaiah 10:33Behold, 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.
  3. Isaiah 14:8Even the cypresses and cedars of Lebanon exult over you: “Since you have been laid low, no woodcutter comes against us.”
  4. Isaiah 37:24Through 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.
  5. Ezekiel 31:3Look at Assyria, a cedar in Lebanon, with beautiful branches that shaded the forest. It towered on high; its top was among the clouds.
  6. Amos 2:5So I will send fire upon Judah to consume the citadels of Jerusalem.”
  7. Zechariah 11:1Open your doors, O Lebanon,that the fire may consume your cedars!
  8. Zechariah 11:2Wail, O cypress, for the cedar has fallen;the majestic trees are ruined!Wail, O oaks of Bashan,for the dense forest has been cut down!

Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).

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