Verse 3

Behold, the Assyrian{H804} was a cedar{H730} in Lebanon{H3844} with fair{H3303} branches,{H6057} and with a forest-like{H6751} shade,{H2793} and of high{H1362} stature;{H6967} and its top{H6788} was among the thick boughs.{H5688}

Referenced Verses

  • Isa 10:33-34 : 33 Behold, the Lord,{H113} Jehovah{H3068} of hosts,{H6635} will lop{H5586} the boughs{H6288} with terror:{H4637} and the high{H7311} of stature{H6967} shall be hewn down,{H1438} and the lofty{H1364} shall be brought low.{H1438} 34 And he will cut down{H5362} the thickets{H5442} of the forest{H3293} with iron,{H1270} and Lebanon{H3844} shall fall{H5307} by a mighty one.{H117}
  • Dan 4:10 : 10 Thus were the visions{H2376} of my head{H7217} upon{H5922} my bed:{H4903} I saw,{H1934} and, behold,{H431} a tree{H363} in the midst{H1459} of the earth;{H772} and the height{H7314} thereof was great.{H7690}
  • Ezek 17:3-4 : 3 and say,{H559} Thus saith{H559} the Lord{H136} Jehovah:{H3069} A great{H1419} eagle{H5404} with great{H1419} wings{H3671} and long pinions,{H83} full{H4392} of feathers,{H5133} which had divers colors,{H7553} came{H935} unto Lebanon,{H3844} and took{H3947} the top{H6788} of the cedar:{H730} 4 he cropped off{H6998} the topmost{H7218} of the young twigs{H3242} thereof, and carried{H935} it unto a land{H776} of traffic;{H3667} he set{H7760} it in a city{H5892} of merchants.{H7402}
  • Ezek 17:22 : 22 Thus saith{H559} the Lord{H136} Jehovah:{H3069} I will also take{H3947} of the lofty{H7311} top{H6788} of the cedar,{H730} and will set{H5414} it; I will crop off{H6998} from the topmost{H7218} of its young twigs{H3127} a tender one,{H7390} and I will plant{H8362} it upon a high{H1364} and lofty{H8524} mountain:{H2022}
  • Dan 4:20-23 : 20 The tree{H363} that thou sawest,{H2370} which grew,{H7236} and was strong,{H8631} whose height{H7314} reached{H4291} unto heaven,{H8065} and the sight{H2379} thereof to all{H3606} the earth;{H772} 21 whose leaves{H6074} were fair,{H8209} and the fruit{H4} thereof much,{H7690} and in it was food{H4203} for all;{H3606} under{H8460} which the beasts{H2423} of the field{H1251} dwelt,{H1753} and upon whose branches{H6056} the birds{H6853} of the heavens{H8065} had their habitation:{H7932} 22 it is thou,{H607} O king,{H4430} that art grown{H7236} and become strong;{H8631} for thy greatness{H7238} is grown,{H7236} and reacheth{H4291} unto heaven,{H8065} and thy dominion{H7985} to the end{H5491} of the earth.{H772} 23 And whereas the king{H4430} saw{H2370} a watcher{H5894} and a holy one{H6922} coming down{H5182} from{H4481} heaven,{H8065} and saying,{H560} Hew{H1414} down{H1414} the tree,{H363} and destroy{H2255} it; nevertheless{H1297} leave{H7662} the stump{H6136} of the roots{H8330} thereof in the earth,{H772} even with a band{H613} of iron{H6523} and brass,{H5174} in the tender grass{H1883} of the field,{H1251} and let it be wet{H6647} with the dew{H2920} of heaven:{H8065} and let his portion{H2508} be with{H5974} the beasts{H2423} of the field,{H1251} till{H5705} seven{H7655} times{H5732} pass{H2499} over{H5922} him;
  • Judg 9:15 : 15 And the bramble{H329} said{H559} unto the trees,{H6086} If in truth{H571} ye anoint{H4886} me king{H4428} over you, then come{H935} and take refuge{H2620} in my shade;{H6738} and if not, let fire{H784} come out{H3318} of the bramble,{H329} and devour{H398} the cedars{H730} of Lebanon.{H3844}
  • Nah 3:1-9 : 1 Woe{H1945} to the bloody{H1818} city!{H5892} it is all full{H4392} of lies{H3585} and rapine;{H6563} the prey{H2964} departeth{H4185} not. 2 The noise{H6963} of the whip,{H7752} and the noise{H6963} of the rattling{H7494} of wheels,{H212} and prancing{H1725} horses,{H5483} and bounding{H7540} chariots,{H4818} 3 the horseman{H6571} mounting,{H5927} and the flashing{H1300} sword,{H2719} and the glittering{H1300} spear,{H2595} and a multitude{H7230} of slain,{H2491} and a great{H3514} heap of corpses,{H6297} and there is no end{H7097} of the bodies;{H6297} they stumble{H3782} upon their bodies;—{H1472} 4 because of the multitude{H7230} of the whoredoms{H2183} of the well-favored{H2896} harlot,{H2181} the mistress{H1172} of witchcrafts,{H3785} that selleth{H4376} nations{H1471} through her whoredoms,{H2183} and families{H4940} through her witchcrafts.{H3785} 5 Behold, I am against thee, saith{H5002} Jehovah{H3068} of hosts,{H6635} and I will uncover{H1540} thy skirts{H7757} upon thy face;{H6440} and I will show{H7200} the nations{H1471} thy nakedness,{H4626} and the kingdoms{H4467} thy shame.{H7036} 6 And I will cast{H7993} abominable filth{H8251} upon thee, and make thee vile,{H5034} and will set{H7760} thee as a gazing-stock.{H7210} 7 And it shall come to pass, that all they that look{H7200} upon thee shall flee{H5074} from thee, and say,{H559} Nineveh{H5210} is laid waste:{H7703} who will bemoan{H5110} her? whence{H370} shall I seek{H1245} comforters{H5162} for thee? 8 Art thou better{H3190} than No -{H4996} amon,{H527} that was situate{H3427} among the rivers,{H2975} that had the waters{H4325} round about{H5439} her; whose rampart{H2426} was the sea,{H3220} [and] her wall{H2346} was of the sea?{H3220} 9 Ethiopia{H3568} and Egypt{H4714} were her strength,{H6109} and it was infinite;{H369} Put{H6316} and Lubim{H3864} were thy helpers.{H5833} 10 Yet was she carried away,{H1473} she went{H1980} into captivity;{H7628} her young children{H5768} also were dashed in pieces{H7376} at the head{H7218} of all the streets;{H2351} and they cast{H3032} lots{H1486} for her honorable men,{H3513} and all her great men{H1419} were bound{H7576} in chains.{H2131} 11 Thou also shalt be drunken;{H7937} thou shalt be hid;{H5956} thou also shalt seek{H1245} a stronghold{H4581} because of the enemy.{H341} 12 All thy fortresses{H4013} shall be like fig-trees{H8384} with the first-ripe figs:{H1061} if they be shaken,{H5128} they fall{H5307} into the mouth{H6310} of the eater.{H398} 13 Behold, thy people{H5971} in the midst{H7130} of thee are women;{H802} the gates{H8179} of thy land{H776} are set wide{H6605} open{H6605} unto thine enemies:{H341} the fire{H784} hath devoured{H398} thy bars.{H1280} 14 Draw{H7579} thee water{H4325} for the siege;{H4692} strengthen{H2388} thy fortresses;{H4013} go{H935} into the clay,{H2916} and tread{H7429} the mortar;{H2563} make strong{H2388} the brickkiln.{H4404} 15 There shall the fire{H784} devour{H398} thee; the sword{H2719} shall cut thee off;{H3772} it shall devour{H398} thee like the canker-worm:{H3218} make thyself many{H3513} as the canker-worm;{H3218} make thyself many{H3513} as the locust.{H697} 16 Thou hast multiplied{H7235} thy merchants{H7402} above the stars{H3556} of heaven:{H8064} the canker-worm{H3218} ravageth,{H6584} and fleeth away.{H5774} 17 Thy princes{H4502} are as the locusts,{H697} and thy marshals{H2951} as the swarms of grasshoppers,{H1462} which encamp{H2583} in the hedges{H1448} in the cold{H7135} day,{H3117} but when the sun{H8121} ariseth{H2224} they flee away,{H5074} and their place{H4725} is not known{H3045} where{H335} they are. 18 Thy shepherds{H7462} slumber,{H5123} O king{H4428} of Assyria;{H804} thy nobles{H117} are at rest;{H7931} thy people{H5971} are scattered{H6335} upon the mountains,{H2022} and there is none to gather{H6908} them. 19 There is no assuaging{H3545} of thy hurt:{H7667} thy wound{H4347} is grievous:{H2470} all that hear{H8085} the report{H8088} of thee clap{H8628} their hands{H3709} over thee; for upon whom hath not thy wickedness{H7451} passed{H5674} continually?{H8548}
  • Zeph 2:13 : 13 And he will stretch out{H5186} his hand{H3027} against the north,{H6828} and destroy{H6} Assyria,{H804} and will make{H7760} Nineveh{H5210} a desolation,{H8077} and dry{H6723} like the wilderness.{H4057}
  • Zech 11:2 : 2 Wail,{H3213} O fir-tree,{H1265} for the cedar{H730} is fallen,{H5307} because the goodly{H117} ones are destroyed:{H7703} wail,{H3213} O ye oaks{H437} of Bashan,{H1316} for the strong{H1208} forest{H3293} is come down.{H3381}
  • Ezek 31:6 : 6 All the birds{H5775} of the heavens{H8064} made their nests{H7077} in its boughs;{H5589} and under its branches{H6288} did all the beasts{H2416} of the field{H7704} bring forth their young;{H3205} and under its shadow{H6738} dwelt{H3427} all great{H7227} nations.{H1471}
  • Ezek 31:16 : 16 I made the nations{H1471} to shake{H7493} at the sound{H6963} of his fall,{H4658} when I cast him down{H3381} to Sheol{H7585} with them that descend{H3381} into the pit;{H953} and all the trees{H6086} of Eden,{H5731} the choice{H4005} and best{H2896} of Lebanon,{H3844} all that drink{H8354} water,{H4325} were comforted{H5162} in the nether parts{H8482} of the earth.{H776}
  • Dan 4:12 : 12 The leaves{H6074} thereof were fair,{H8209} and the fruit{H4} thereof much,{H7690} and in it was food{H4203} for all:{H3606} the beasts{H2423} of the field{H1251} had shadow{H2927} under{H8460} it, and the birds{H6853} of the heavens{H8065} dwelt{H1753} in the branches{H6056} thereof, and all{H3606} flesh{H1321} was fed{H2110} from it.{H4481}
  • Isa 37:24 : 24 By{H3027} thy servants{H5650} hast thou defied{H2778} the Lord,{H136} and hast said,{H559} With the multitude{H7230} of my chariots{H7393} am I come up{H5927} to the height{H4791} of the mountains,{H2022} to the innermost parts{H3411} of Lebanon;{H3844} and I will cut down{H3772} the tall{H6967} cedars{H730} thereof, and the choice{H4005} fir-trees{H1265} thereof; and I will enter{H935} into its farthest{H7093} height,{H4791} the forest{H3293} of its fruitful field;{H3760}