Isaiah 14:8

Indeed, the cypress trees rejoice over thee, 1 and the cedars of Levanon, saying, 1 Since thou art laid down, 1 no hakoret ([forest] cutter) is come up against us. 1

Orthodox Jewish Bible

In The King James Version

Yea, the fir trees rejoice at thee, and the cedars of Lebanon, saying, Since thou art laid down, no feller is come up against us.

In Context

7Kol ha'aretz is at rest, and is quiet; 1 they break forth into rinnah (joyful shouts). 1

9Sheol from beneath is astir for thee 1 to meet thee at thy coming; 1 it stirreth up the refa'im for thee, 1 even all the attudei aretz (he-goat world leaders); 1 it hath raised up from their kise'ot (thrones) 1 all the melachim of the Goyim. 1

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Cross References

Isaiah 55:12For ye shall go out with simcha, 1 and be led back with shalom; 1 the harim and the geva'ot (hills) 1 shall break forth into singing before you, 1 and kol atzei hasadeh shall clap their hands. 1

Zechariah 11:2Wail, O cypress, for the cedar is fallen; 1 the mighty is despoiled; 1 wail, O ye oaks of Bashan; 1 for the dense forest is toppled. 1

Matthew Henry on Isaiah 14:5-24

The Doom of the King of Babylon. ( b. c. 739.) 4 That thou shalt take up this proverb against the king of Babylon, and say, How hath the oppressor ceased! the golden city ceased! 5 The Lord hath broken the staff of the wicked, and the sceptre of the rulers. 6 He who smote the people in wrath with a continual stroke, he that ruled the nations in anger, is persecuted, and none hindereth. 7 The whole earth is at rest, and is quiet: they break forth into singing. 8 Yea, the fir trees rejoice at thee, and the cedars of… Read the whole commentary →

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