Isaiah 14:8
Even the cypresses rejoice over you, and the cedars of Lebanon, saying, 'Since you were laid low, no woodcutter comes against us.'
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King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)
Yea, the fir trees rejoice at thee, and the cedars of Lebanon, saying, Since thou art laid down, no feller is come up against us.
KJV1611 – Modern English
Yes, the pine trees rejoice over you, and the cedars of Lebanon, saying, Since you are laid down, no woodcutter comes up against us.
King James Version 1611 (Original)
Yea, the fir trees rejoice at thee, and the cedars of Lebanon, saying, Since thou art laid down, no feller is come up against us.
American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers
Yea, the fir-trees{H1265} rejoice{H8055} at thee, [and] the cedars{H730} of Lebanon,{H3844} [saying], Since thou art laid low,{H7901} no hewer{H3772} is come up{H5927} against us.
King James Version with Strong's Numbers
Yea, the fir trees{H1265} rejoice{H8055}{(H8804)} at thee, and the cedars{H730} of Lebanon{H3844}, saying, Since thou art laid down{H7901}{(H8804)}, no feller{H3772}{(H8802)} is come up{H5927}{(H8799)} against us.
Coverdale Bible (1535)
Yee euen the Fyrre trees and Cedres of Libanus reioyse at thy fall, sayenge: Now yt thou art layde downe, there come no mo vp to destroye vs.
Geneva Bible (1560)
Also the firre trees reioyced of thee, and the cedars of Lebanon, saying, Since thou art laid downe, no hewer came vp against vs.
Bishops' Bible (1568)
Yea euen the Firre trees and Cedars of Libanus reioyce at thy fall, saying: Nowe that thou art layde downe, there come no mo vp to hewe downe vs.
Authorized King James Version (1611)
Yea, the fir trees rejoice at thee, [and] the cedars of Lebanon, [saying], Since thou art laid down, no feller is come up against us.
Webster's Bible (1833)
Yes, the fir trees rejoice at you, [and] the cedars of Lebanon, [saying], Since you are laid low, no lumberjack is come up against us.
Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)
Even firs have rejoiced over thee, Cedars of Lebanon -- `saying': Since thou hast lain down, The hewer cometh not up against us.
American Standard Version (1901)
Yea, the fir-trees rejoice at thee, `and' the cedars of Lebanon, `saying', Since thou art laid low, no hewer is come up against us.
American Standard Version (1901)
Yea, the fir-trees rejoice at thee, [and] the cedars of Lebanon, [saying], Since thou art laid low, no hewer is come up against us.
Bible in Basic English (1941)
Even the trees of the wood are glad over you, the trees of Lebanon, saying, From the time of your fall no wood-cutter has come up against us with an axe.
World English Bible (2000)
Yes, the fir trees rejoice with you, with the cedars of Lebanon, saying, "Since you are humbled, no lumberjack has come up against us."
NET Bible® (New English Translation)
The evergreens also rejoice over your demise, as do the cedars of Lebanon, singing,‘Since you fell asleep, no woodsman comes up to chop us down!’
Referenced Verses
- Ezek 31:16 : 16 I made the nations quake at the sound of its fall when I brought it down to Sheol along with those who descend to the pit. Then all the trees of Eden, the choicest and best of Lebanon, all that drink water, were comforted in the lower earth.
- Zech 11:2 : 2 Wail, O cypress, for the cedar has fallen, because the majestic trees are destroyed! Wail, oaks of Bashan, for the dense forest has come down!
- Isa 55:12-13 : 12 For you will go out in joy and be led forth in peace; the mountains and hills will burst into song before you, and all the trees of the field will clap their hands. 13 In place of the thornbush, the cypress will grow; and instead of the nettle, the myrtle will rise. This will be for the LORD's renown, an everlasting sign that will not be destroyed.
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7 The whole earth is at rest and at peace; they break forth into singing.
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12 Foreigners, the most ruthless of nations, cut it down and abandoned it. Its branches fell on the mountains and in all the valleys; its boughs were broken in all the ravines of the earth, and all the nations of the earth left its shade.
13 All the birds of the sky rested on its fallen trunk, and all the wild animals were among its branches.
14 This happened so that no trees beside the abundant waters may grow tall enough to reach the clouds, nor lift their tops among the thick branches, and no trees that drink water will stand before them in their height. For they have all been consigned to death, to the lower earth, among the sons of men, with those who go down to the pit.
15 This is what the Lord GOD says: On the day it went down to Sheol, I caused mourning; I covered the deep because of it, restrained its rivers, and held back the abundant waters. I clothed Lebanon in gloom because of it, and all the trees of the field withered away over it.
16 I made the nations quake at the sound of its fall when I brought it down to Sheol along with those who descend to the pit. Then all the trees of Eden, the choicest and best of Lebanon, all that drink water, were comforted in the lower earth.
17 They too went down to Sheol with it, to join the slain by the sword, along with its supporters who had lived in its shadow among the nations.
18 To whom can you be compared in glory and greatness among the trees of Eden? Yet you too will be brought down to the lower earth, lying among the uncircumcised, with those slain by the sword. This is Pharaoh and all his hordes, declares the Lord GOD.
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9 Sheol below stirs up to meet you at your coming; it rouses the spirits of the dead—all the leaders of the earth—and raises from their thrones all the kings of the nations.
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1 Open your gates, O Lebanon, so that fire may consume your cedars.
2 Wail, O cypress, for the cedar has fallen, because the majestic trees are destroyed! Wail, oaks of Bashan, for the dense forest has come down!
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6 All the birds of the sky nested in its branches, every beast of the field gave birth under its boughs, and all the great nations lived in its shade.
7 It was majestic in its size, with long branches, because its roots reached abundant waters.
8 The cedars in God's garden could not rival it; the cypresses could not compare to its branches, and the plane trees were not like its boughs. No tree in the garden of God was equal to it in beauty.
9 I made it beautiful with its many branches, and all the trees of Eden, which were in the garden of God, envied it.
10 Therefore, this is what the Lord GOD says: Because it grew tall, lifting its top among the clouds, and its heart became arrogant because of its height,
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13 It will come against all the cedars of Lebanon, tall and lofty, and against all the oaks of Bashan.
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13 The glory of Lebanon will come to you—cypress, pine, and box tree together—to beautify the place of my sanctuary, and I will glorify the place of my feet.
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16 The trees of the LORD are well watered, the cedars of Lebanon that He planted.
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34 He will cut down the thickets of the forest with an axe, and Lebanon will fall by the Mighty One.
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10 You cleared the ground for it; it took root and filled the land.
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24 Through your servants you have mocked the Lord. You have said, "With my many chariots I have ascended the heights of the mountains, the utmost parts of Lebanon. I have cut down its tallest cedars and its choicest cypress trees. I have reached its remotest heights, the densest of its forests.
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8 Even if its roots grow old in the ground and its stump dies in the soil,
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23 By your messengers you have mocked the Lord, saying, 'With my many chariots I have ascended the heights of the mountains, the utmost heights of Lebanon. I will cut down its tallest cedars and its choicest junipers. I will go to its farthest heights, its most fruitful forest.'
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9 you mountains and all hills, fruit trees and all cedars,
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10 Then the trees said to the fig tree, 'You come and reign over us.'
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11 Your pride has been brought down to Sheol, along with the music of your harps. Beneath you is a bed of maggots, and worms cover you.
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3 Behold, Assyria was a cedar in Lebanon, with beautiful branches, dense shade, and towering height, its top reaching among the thick clouds.
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22 This is what the Lord GOD says: ‘I Myself will take a branch from the top of a lofty cedar and plant it. I will break off a tender sprig from its topmost shoots, and I will plant it on a high and lofty mountain.
23 I will plant it on the high mountain of Israel. It will bear branches and produce fruit and become a noble cedar. Every bird of every kind will nest under it, taking shelter in the shade of its branches.
24 Then all the trees of the field will know that I, the LORD, bring down the tall tree and make the low tree grow tall. I dry up the green tree and make the dry tree flourish. I, the LORD, have spoken, and I will do it.’
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14 He cuts down cedars or chooses a cypress or an oak. He lets it grow strong among the trees of the forest. He plants a pine, and the rain makes it grow.
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12 For you will go out in joy and be led forth in peace; the mountains and hills will burst into song before you, and all the trees of the field will clap their hands.
13 In place of the thornbush, the cypress will grow; and instead of the nettle, the myrtle will rise. This will be for the LORD's renown, an everlasting sign that will not be destroyed.
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7 I will send destroyers against you, each with his weapons. They will cut down your choice cedars and throw them into the fire.
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9 The land mourns and languishes; Lebanon is ashamed and withers. Sharon has become like a desert; Bashan and Carmel shake off their leaves.
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6 I will be like the dew to Israel; he will blossom like a lily and take root like the cedars of Lebanon.
7 His branches will spread out; his beauty will be like the olive tree, and his fragrance like the cedars of Lebanon.
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5 The voice of the Lord breaks the cedars; the Lord shatters the cedars of Lebanon.
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6 Like valleys they stretch out, like gardens along a river, like aloes planted by the LORD, like cedars beside the waters.
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14 This decision is by the decree of the watchers and the sentence by the command of the holy ones, in order that the living may know that the Most High is sovereign over the kingdoms of men, and He gives them to whomever He will and sets the lowliest of men over them.
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33 Then the trees of the forest will sing for joy before the LORD, for he comes to judge the earth.
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10 But the LORD has strengthened Rezin’s adversaries against them and has stirred up their enemies.
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19 But hail will level the forest, and the city will be laid low in humiliation.
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15 Does the axe exalt itself above the one who wields it? Or does the saw boast against the one who moves it? It would be like a rod waving the one who lifts it, or a staff acting as though it were not made of wood.
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12 Let the fields be jubilant, and everything in them; let all the trees of the forest sing for joy.
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14 Then all the trees said to the bramble, 'You come and reign over us.'