Isaiah 2:13

He will cut down the cedars of Lebanon, tall and high, and all the great 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,

In Context

12The Lord has set aside a day when he will deal with the proud and arrogant. He will end all self-glorification, bringing it down.

14He will bring down the tall mountains and the high hills.

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Cross References

Psalms 29:5the Lord's voice shatters the cedars, even breaking the cedars of Lebanon.

Isaiah 14:8The cypress and cedar trees are glad you're gone. They sing, ‘Since you were cut down no woodcutters are coming to cut us down!’

Ezekiel 31:3Look at Assyria. It was like a cedar in Lebanon, with its beautiful branches providing shade in the forest. It was so high that its top reached the clouds.

Zechariah 11:1Open your doors, Lebanon, so that fire can burn up your cedars!

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 →

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