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The voiceקוֹלof YHWHיְהוָהbreaksשֹׁבֵרcedars;אֲרָזִיםand YHWHוַ יְהוָהbreaksיְשַׁבֵּרthe cedarsאֶת אַרְזֵיof Lebanon.הַלְּבָנוֹן
Psalms 29:5
Study it in the app“The voice of YHWH breaks cedars; and YHWH breaks the cedars of Lebanon.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Psalms 29:5, word by word
- The voiceקוֹלkol
voice
What is heard when someone speaks or sings; also the voice of God.
Where else “kol” appears- of YHWHיְהוָהyehva
YHWH
The personal name of the God of Israel, written in Hebrew with four letters, Y-H-W-H, without vowels. Out of reverence Jews stopped pronouncing it and read "Adonai" (Lord), so many Bibles put "the LORD" or "Jehovah". This translation keeps the four letters. The name is related to the verb "to be" (Exodus 3:14-15). He is not a god other than Elohim: "YHWH Elohim" is the same Creator God, called by his name.
Where else “yehva” appears- breaksשֹׁבֵרshover
break
To break something to pieces.
Where else “shover” appears- cedarsאֲרָזִיםarazim
cedar
Cedar: a large tree with fragrant, lasting wood.
Where else “arazim” appears- of Lebanonלְּבָנוֹןlevanon
Lebanon
See it on the mapWhere else “levanon” appears
Places in this verse
Lebanon
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).
The context
4The voice of YHWH is with power; the voice of YHWH is with majesty.
5 · This verse (above)
6He makes them skip like a calf, Lebanon and Sirion like a young wild ox.