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and against allוְעַל כָּלthe cedarsאַרְזֵיof Lebanon,הַלְּבָנוֹןloftyהָרָמִיםand lifted up,וְהַנִּשָּׂאִיםand against allוְעַל כָּלthe oaksאַלּוֹנֵיof Bashan;הַבָּשָׁן
Isaiah 2:13
Study it in the app“and against all the cedars of Lebanon, lofty and lifted up, and against all the oaks of Bashan;”
With the Hebrew beneath
Isaiah 2:13, word by word
- the cedarsאַרְזֵיarze
cedar
Cedar: a large tree with fragrant, lasting wood.
Where else “arze” appears- of Lebanonלְּבָנוֹןlevanon
Lebanon
See it on the mapWhere else “levanon” appears- loftyרָמִיםramim
be high
To be up above, raised in honor.
Where else “ramim” appears- and lifted upנִּשָּׂאִיםnisaim
lift up
To direct the eyes upward, make the voice loud, or put up the hand.
Where else “nisaim” appears- the oaksאַלּוֹנֵיalone
oak
Oak.
Where else “alone” appears- of Bashanבָּשָׁןbashan
Bashan
See it on the mapWhere else “bashan” appears
Places in this verse
1Lebanon
Today: Lebanon (Lebanon and Anti-Lebanon ranges)
A mountain range north of Israel, famous for its cedars; today it gives its name to the country of Lebanon.
Solomon asked for cedar wood from Lebanon to build the temple (1 Kgs 5:6). The Psalms compare the righteous to its cedars (Ps 92:12).
2Bashan
Today: southern Syria and the Golan Heights
A fertile region east of the Sea of Galilee, reaching to Mount Hermon, now southern Syria and northwest Jordan.
Israel defeated King Og there (Num 21:33-35). It was known for its cattle (Ps 22:12).
The context
12For YHWH Tsevaot has a day against all that is proud and lofty, and against all that is lifted up, and it will be brought low;
13 · This verse (above)
14and against all the lofty mountains, and against all the hills that are lifted up;