"Behold,¹ the Lord,ª the LORDª of hosts,ª shall lopª° the boughª with terror:ª and the high ones²°¹ of statureª [shall be] hewn down,ª° and the haughtyª shall be humbled.ª° ... And he shall cut downª° the thicketsª of the forestª with iron,ª and Lebanonª shall fallª° by a mighty one.ª" {Isa 10:33-34} + "Yea,¹ the fir treesª rejoiceª° at thee, [and] the cedarsª of Lebanon,ª [saying], Since¹¹ thou art laid down,ª° no¹ fellerª° is come upª° against¹ us." {Isa 14:8} + "Byª thy servantsª hast thou reproachedª° the Lord,ª and hast said,ª° By the multitudeª of my chariotsª am I¹ come upª° to the heightª of the mountains,ª to the sidesª of Lebanon;ª and I will cut downª° the tallª cedarsª thereof, [and] the choiceª fir treesª thereof: and I will enterª° into the heightª of his border,ª [and] the forestª of his Carmel.²¹" {Isa 37:24} + "Behold,¹ the Assyrianª [was] a cedarª in Lebanonª with fairª branches,ª and with a shadowingª° shroud,ª and of an highª stature;ª and his topª was¹ among¹ the thick boughs.ª ... And strangers,ª° the terribleª of the nations,ª have cut him off,ª° and have leftª° him: upon¹ the mountainsª and in all¹ the valleysª his branchesª are fallen,ª° and his boughsª are brokenª° by all¹ the riversª of the land;ª and all¹ the peopleª of the earthª are gone downª° from his shadow,ª¹ and have leftª° him." {Ezk 31:3-12} + "But I will sendª° a fireª upon Judah,ª and it shall devourª° the palacesª of Jerusalem.ª" {Ams 2:5} + "Openª° thy doors,ª O Lebanon,ª that the fireª may devourª° thy cedars.ª ... Howl,ª° fir tree;ª for¹ the cedarª is fallen;ª° because¹ the mightyª are spoiled:ª° howl,ª° O ye oaksª of Bashan;ª for¹ the forestª of the vintageª°²° is come down.ª°" {Zch 11:1-2} |
