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Isaiah 2:13

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2:13 for all the cedars of Lebanon,

that are so high and mighty,

for all the oaks of Bashan; 1 

Isaiah 33:9

Context

33:9 The land 2  dries up 3  and withers away;

the forest of Lebanon shrivels up 4  and decays.

Sharon 5  is like the desert; 6 

Bashan and Carmel 7  are parched. 8 

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[2:13]  1 sn The cedars of Lebanon and oaks of Bashan were well-known for their size and prominence. They make apt symbols here for powerful men who think of themselves as prominent and secure.

[33:9]  2 tn Or “earth” (KJV); NAB “the country.”

[33:9]  3 tn Or “mourns” (BDB 5 s.v. I אָבַל). HALOT 6-7 lists homonyms I אבל (“mourn”) and II אבל (“dry up”). They propose the second here on the basis of parallelism. See 24:4.

[33:9]  4 tn Heb “Lebanon is ashamed.” The Hiphil is exhibitive, expressing the idea, “exhibits shame.” In this context the statement alludes to the withering of vegetation.

[33:9]  5 sn Sharon was a fertile plain along the Mediterranean coast. See 35:2.

[33:9]  6 tn Or “the Arabah” (NIV). See 35:1.

[33:9]  7 sn Both of these areas were known for their trees and vegetation. See 2:13; 35:2.

[33:9]  8 tn Heb “shake off [their leaves]” (so ASV, NRSV); NAB “are stripped bare.”



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