Isaiah Chapter 2 verse 13 Holy Bible
and upon all the cedars of Lebanon, that are high and lifted up, and upon all the oaks of Bashan,
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And on all the high trees of Lebanon, and on all the strong trees of Bashan;
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and upon all the cedars of Lebanon, high and lifted up, and upon all the oaks of Bashan;
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And upon all the cedars of Lebanon, that are high and lifted up, and upon all the oaks of Bashan,
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For all the cedars of Lebanon, that are high and lifted up, For all the oaks of Bashan,
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And for all cedars of Lebanon, The high and the exalted ones, And for all oaks of Bashan,
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Pulpit Commentary
Pulpit CommentaryVerse 13. - Upon all the cedars of Lebanon. It is usual to take this metaphorically; and no doubt men are often compared to trees in Scripture (Psalm 1:3; Jeremiah 17:8; Job 8:16, 17), and "cedars of Lebanon" especially are symbols of the great and proud ones (Ezekiel 31:3). But it has been well observed that either all the details of the description in the text must be taken literally, or all of them metaphorically, and that the mention of such objects as "ships of Tarshish" and "pleasant pictures" pleads strongly for a literal interpretation. The day of the Lord was upon the cedars when Sennacherib "with chariots upon chariots came up to the height of the mountains, to the sides of Lebanon, and cut down the tall cedars thereof, and the choice fir trees thereof" (Isaiah 37:24); and similar devastation accompanied, it is probable, the other invasions of the Assyrians (see 'Ancient Monarchies,' vol. 1. pp. 474, 475). Upon all the oaks of Bashan. The "oaks of Bashan" are celebrated also by Ezekiel (Ezekiel 27:6) and by Zechariah (Zechariah 11:2). It is quite likely that the Assyrians cut timber in Bashan, as they did in Lebanon and Amanus.
Ellicott's Commentary
Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(13) Upon all the cedars of Lebanon . . .--The words find a striking parallel in the passage from Herodotus just referred to. In that storm which is about to burst over the land, the cedars and the oaks, and, we may add, those who were as the cedars and the oaks, in their pride and glory, should all alike be shattered.
