Bible Strands
Isaiah 2:13
against all the cedars of Lebanon, lofty and lifted up, against all the oaks of Bashan,
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The prophet declares Yahweh’s judgment on the Day of the Lord, targeting the proud and exalted.
The words — אַרְזֵי (ar.Zei) = cedars and הָרָמִים (ha.ra.Mim) = lofty describe the specific targets of divine opposition.
The thread — This judgment expands to tall mountains and high hills (Isaiah 2:14), while other passages show cedars of Lebanon either rejoicing over fallen rulers (Isaiah 14:8) or facing divine fire (Zechariah 11:1). The Lord similarly lops off tall trees with terrifying power (Isaiah 10:33).
Why it lands — The text states that natural grandeur and human pride share the same fate under coming judgment, requiring readers to abandon self-exaltation.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
And upon all the cedars of Lebanon, that are high and lifted up, and upon all the oaks of Bashan,
Cross-references
- Isaiah 14:8 Even the cypresses and cedars of Lebanon exult over you: “Since you have been laid low, no woodcutter comes against us.”
- Zechariah 11:1 Open your doors, O Lebanon, that the fire may consume your cedars!
- Isaiah 10:33 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.
- Isaiah 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.
- Ezekiel 31:3 Look at Assyria, a cedar in Lebanon, with beautiful branches that shaded the forest. It towered on high; its top was among the clouds.
- Amos 2:5 So I will send fire upon Judah to consume the citadels of Jerusalem.”