Isaiah 9:10

Tilestones fell down (or The bricks fell down), but we shall build with square stones; they have cut down (the) sycamores, but we shall (ex)change (them for) cedars.

Wycliffe Modern Spelling

In The King James Version

The bricks are fallen down, but we will build with hewn stones: the sycomores are cut down, but we will change them into cedars.

In Context

9And all the people of Ephraim shall know, and they that dwell in Samaria (or and they who live in Samaria), saying in the pride and greatness of heart,

11And the Lord shall raise (up) the enemies of Rezin on him, and he shall turn the enemies of him into noise; (And the Lord shall raise up Rezin’s enemies against him, and his enemies shall attack him;)

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Cross References

1 Kings 7:9He made all things of precious stones, that were sawed at a rule and measure, both within and withoutforth, from the foundament unto the highness of [the] walls (or from the foundation to the top of the walls), and within and till to the great street, either court (yard).

2 Kings 16:9and he assented to his will. Soothly the king of Assyrians went up into Damascus, and wasted it, and translated the dwellers thereof to Kir (or and carried away all of its inhabitants to Kir); soothly he killed Rezin.

Matthew Henry on Isaiah 9:9-21

Threatenings against Judah; Threatenings against Israel. ( b. c. 740.) 8 The Lord sent a word into Jacob, and it hath lighted upon Israel. 9 And all the people shall know, even Ephraim and the inhabitant of Samaria, that say in the pride and stoutness of heart, 10 The bricks are fallen down, but we will build with hewn stones: the sycomores are cut down, but we will change them into cedars. 11 Therefore the Lord shall set up the adversaries of Rezin against him, and join his enemies together; 12 The Syrians… Read the whole commentary →

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