Isaiah 2:13
And upon all the tall and lofty cedars of Libanus, and upon all the oaks of Basan.
Douay-Rheims Bible (Challoner, 1752)
In The King James Version
And upon all the cedars of Lebanon, that are high and lifted up, and upon all the oaks of Bashan,
In Context
14And upon all the high mountains and upon all the elevated hills.
Cross References
Psalms 29:5Sing to the Lord, O ye his saints: and give praise to the memory of his holiness.
Isaiah 14:8The fir trees also have rejoiced over thee, and the cedars of Libanus, saying: Since thou hast slept, there hath none come up to cut us down.
Ezekiel 31:3Behold, the Assyrian like a cedar in Libanus, with fair branches, and full of leaves, of a high stature, and his top was elevated among the thick boughs.
Zechariah 11:1Open thy gates, O Libanus, and let fire devour thy cedars. O Libanus... So Jerusalem, and more particularly the temple, is called by the prophets, from its height, and from its being built of the cedars of Libanus.-Ibid. Thy cedars... Thy princes and chief men.
Matthew Henry on Isaiah 2:11-22
The Doom of Idolaters. ( b. c. 758.) 10 Enter into the rock, and hide thee in the dust, for fear of the Lord , and for the glory of his majesty. 11 The lofty looks of man shall be humbled, and the haughtiness of men shall be bowed down, and the Lord alone shall be exalted in that day. 12 For the day of the Lord of hosts shall be upon every one that is proud and lofty, and upon every one that is lifted up; and he shall be brought low: 13 And upon all the cedars of Lebanon, that are high and lifted up, and upon all… Read the whole commentary →