- tall cedars thereof, and the choice fir trees thereof:
- Heb. tallness of the cedars thereof and the choice of the fir trees thereof. "And shall consumeª° the gloryª of his forest,ª and of his fruitful field,ª both soulª¹ and body:ª and they shall be¹ as when a standardbearerª° fainteth.ª°" {Isa 10:18} + "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} + "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 ... To¹ whom¹ art thou thus likeª°¹ in gloryª and in greatnessª among the treesª of Eden?ª yet shalt thou be brought downª° with¹ the treesª of Edenª unto¹ the nether partsª of the earth:ª thou shalt lieª° in the midstª of the uncircumcisedª with¹ [them that be] slainª by the sword.ª This¹ [is] Pharaohª and all¹ his multitude,ª saithª° the Lordª GOD.ª" {Ezk 31:3-18} + "But atª the lastª Danielª came in²¹ before¹ me,² whose¹ nameª [was] Belteshazzar,ª according to the nameª of my god,ª and in whom¹ [is] the spiritª of the holyª gods:ª and beforeª him I toldª° the dream,ª [saying], ... He criedª° aloud,ª and saidª° thus,ª Hew downª the tree,ª and cut offª° his branches,ª shake offª° his leaves,ª and scatterª° his fruit:ª let the beastsª get awayª° fromª under¹ it,² and the fowlsª fromª his branches:ª" {Dan 4:8-14} + "The treeª that¹ thou sawest,ª° which¹ grew,ª° and was strong,ª° whose heightª reachedª° unto the heaven,ª and the sightª thereof to allª the earth;ª ... It¹ [is] thou,ª O king,ª that¹ art grownª° and become strong:ª° for thy greatnessª is grown,ª° and reachethª° unto heaven,ª and thy dominionª to the endª of the earth.ª" {Dan 4:20-22} + "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}
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