Parallel Verses

Holman Bible

He is clearing the thickets of the forest with an ax,
and Lebanon with its majesty will fall.

New American Standard Bible

He will cut down the thickets of the forest with an iron axe,
And Lebanon will fall by the Mighty One.

King James Version

And he shall cut down the thickets of the forest with iron, and Lebanon shall fall by a mighty one.

International Standard Version

He will cut down the thickets of the forest with an ax, and Lebanon will fall by the Majestic One."

A Conservative Version

And he will cut down the thickets of the forest with iron, and Lebanon shall fall by a mighty one.

American Standard Version

And he will cut down the thickets of the forest with iron, and Lebanon shall fall by a mighty one.

Amplified


He will cut down the thickets of the forest with an iron axe,
And Lebanon (the Assyrian) will fall by the Mighty One.

Bible in Basic English

And he is cutting down the thick places of the wood with an axe, and Lebanon with its tall trees is coming down.

Darby Translation

and he shall make clearings in the thickets of the forest with iron; and Lebanon shall fall by a mighty one.

Julia Smith Translation

And he cut down the thickets of the forest with iron, and Lebanon shall fall with a lofty one.

King James 2000

And he shall cut down the thickets of the forest with iron, and Lebanon shall fall before the mighty one.

Lexham Expanded Bible

And he will cut down the thickets of the forest with the axe, and Lebanon will fall by [the] mighty [one].

Modern King James verseion

And he shall cut down the thickets of the forest with iron, and Lebanon shall fall by a mighty one.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

The thorns of the wood shall be rooted out with iron, and Lebanon shall have a mighty fall.

NET Bible

The thickets of the forest will be chopped down with an ax, and mighty Lebanon will fall.

New Heart English Bible

He will cut down the thickets of the forest with iron, and Lebanon will fall by the Mighty One.

The Emphasized Bible

Then will he fell the thickets of the forest with iron, - And, Lebanon by a majestic one shall fall.

Webster

And he shall cut down the thickets of the forests with iron, and Lebanon shall fall by a mighty one.

World English Bible

He will cut down the thickets of the forest with iron, and Lebanon will fall by the Mighty One.

Youngs Literal Translation

And He hath gone round the thickets of the forest with iron, And Lebanon by a mighty one falleth!

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
And he shall cut down
נקף 
Naqaph 
Usage: 19

the thickets
סבך 
C@bak 
Usage: 4

of the forest
יער 
Ya`ar 
Usage: 58

with iron
בּרזל 
Barzel 
Usage: 76

and Lebanon
לבנון 
L@banown 
Usage: 71

References

American

Easton

Fausets

Hastings

Context Readings

God Will Judge Assyria

33 Look, the Lord God of Hosts
will chop off the branches with terrifying power,
and the tall trees will be cut down,
the high trees felled.
34 He is clearing the thickets of the forest with an ax,
and Lebanon with its majesty will fall.



Cross References

Isaiah 37:24

You have mocked the Lord through your servants.
You have said, “With my many chariots
I have gone up to the heights of the mountains,
to the far recesses of Lebanon.
I cut down its tallest cedars,
its choice cypress trees.
I came to its distant heights,
its densest forest.

Psalm 103:20

Praise the Lord,
all His angels of great strength,
who do His word,
obedient to His command.

Isaiah 10:18

He will completely destroy
the glory of its forests and orchards
as a sickness consumes a person.

Isaiah 31:8

Then Assyria will fall,
but not by human sword;
a sword will devour him,
but not one made by man.
He will flee from the sword;
his young men will be put to forced labor.

Isaiah 37:36

Then the angel of the Lord went out and struck down 185,000 in the camp of the Assyrians. When the people got up the next morning—there were all the dead bodies!

Jeremiah 22:7

I will appoint destroyers against you,
each with his weapons.
They will cut down the choicest of your cedars
and throw them into the fire.

Jeremiah 46:22-23

Egypt will hiss like a slithering snake,
for the enemy will come with an army;
with axes they will come against her
like those who cut trees.

Jeremiah 48:2

There is no longer praise for Moab;
they plan harm against her in Heshbon:
Come, let’s cut her off from nationhood.
Also, Madmen, you will be silenced;
the sword will pursue you.

Daniel 4:13-14

“As I was lying in my bed, I also saw in the visions of my mind an observer, a holy one, coming down from heaven.

Daniel 4:23

“The king saw an observer, a holy one, coming down from heaven and saying, ‘Cut down the tree and destroy it, but leave the stump with its roots in the ground and with a band of iron and bronze around it, in the tender grass of the field. Let him be drenched with dew from the sky, and share food with the wild animals for seven periods of time.’

Nahum 1:12

This is what the Lord says:

Though they are strong and numerous,
they will still be mowed down,
and he will pass away.
Though I have afflicted you,
I will afflict you no longer.

Zechariah 11:1-2

Open your gates, Lebanon,
and fire will consume your cedars.

2 Thessalonians 1:7

and to reward with rest you who are afflicted, along with us. This will take place at the revelation of the Lord Jesus from heaven with His powerful angels,

2 Peter 2:11

however, angels, who are greater in might and power, do not bring a slanderous charge against them before the Lord.

Revelation 10:1

Then I saw another mighty angel coming down from heaven, surrounded by a cloud, with a rainbow over his head. His face was like the sun, his legs were like fiery pillars,

Revelation 18:21

Then a mighty angel picked up a stone like a large millstone and threw it into the sea, saying:

In this way, Babylon the great city
will be thrown down violently
and never be found again.

Jump To Previous

Word Concordance

King James Version Public Domain

Holman Christian Standard Bible®, Copyright © 1999, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2009 by Holman Bible Publishers.

International Standard Version Copyright © 1996-2008 by the ISV Foundation.

New American Standard Bible Copyright ©1960, 1962, 1963, 1968, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1977, 1995 by The Lockman Foundation, La Habra, Calif. All rights reserved. For Permission to Quote Information visit http://www.lockman.org

American Standard Version Public Domain

NET Bible copyright © 1996-2006 by Biblical Studies Press, L.L.C. NetBible

Basic English, produced by Mr C. K. Ogden of the Orthological Institute - public domain