Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version The voice of the LORD breaks the cedars; the LORD breaks in pieces the cedars of Lebanon. New Living Translation The voice of the LORD splits the mighty cedars; the LORD shatters the cedars of Lebanon. English Standard Version The voice of the LORD breaks the cedars; the LORD breaks the cedars of Lebanon. Berean Standard Bible The voice of the LORD breaks the cedars; the LORD shatters the cedars of Lebanon. King James Bible The voice of the LORD breaketh the cedars; yea, the LORD breaketh the cedars of Lebanon. New King James Version The voice of the LORD breaks the cedars, Yes, the LORD splinters the cedars of Lebanon. New American Standard Bible The voice of the LORD breaks the cedars; Yes, the LORD breaks the cedars of Lebanon in pieces. NASB 1995 The voice of the LORD breaks the cedars; Yes, the LORD breaks in pieces the cedars of Lebanon. NASB 1977 The voice of the LORD breaks the cedars; Yes, the LORD breaks in pieces the cedars of Lebanon. Legacy Standard Bible The voice of Yahweh breaks the cedars; Indeed, Yahweh breaks in pieces the cedars of Lebanon. Amplified Bible The voice of the LORD breaks the cedars; Yes, the LORD breaks in pieces the cedars of Lebanon. Christian Standard Bible The voice of the LORD breaks the cedars; the LORD shatters the cedars of Lebanon. Holman Christian Standard Bible The voice of the LORD breaks the cedars; the LORD shatters the cedars of Lebanon. American Standard Version The voice of Jehovah breaketh the cedars; Yea, Jehovah breaketh in pieces the cedars of Lebanon. Aramaic Bible in Plain English The voice of LORD JEHOVAH that breaks the cedars and LORD JEHOVAH shatters the cedars of Lebanon. Brenton Septuagint Translation There is the voice of the Lord who breaks the cedars; the Lord will break the cedars of Libanus. Contemporary English Version The voice of the LORD destroys the cedar trees; the LORD shatters cedars on Mount Lebanon. Douay-Rheims Bible The voice of the Lord breaketh the cedars: yea, the Lord shall break the cedars of Libanus. English Revised Version The voice of the LORD breaketh the cedars; yea, the LORD breaketh in pieces the cedars of Lebanon. GOD'S WORD® Translation The voice of the LORD breaks the cedars. The LORD splinters the cedars of Lebanon. Good News Translation The voice of the LORD breaks the cedars, even the cedars of Lebanon. International Standard Version The voice of the LORD snaps the cedars; the LORD snaps the cedars of Lebanon. JPS Tanakh 1917 The voice of the LORD breaketh the cedars; yea, the LORD breaketh in pieces the cedars of Lebanon. Literal Standard Version The voice of YHWH [is] shattering cedars, | Indeed, YHWH shatters the cedars of Lebanon. Majority Standard Bible The voice of the LORD breaks the cedars; the LORD shatters the cedars of Lebanon. New American Bible The voice of the LORD cracks the cedars; the LORD splinters the cedars of Lebanon, NET Bible The LORD's shout breaks the cedars, the LORD shatters the cedars of Lebanon. New Revised Standard Version The voice of the LORD breaks the cedars; the LORD breaks the cedars of Lebanon. New Heart English Bible The voice of the LORD breaks the cedars. Yes, the LORD breaks in pieces the cedars of Lebanon. Webster's Bible Translation The voice of the LORD breaketh the cedars; yes, the LORD breaketh the cedars of Lebanon. World English Bible Yahweh’s voice breaks the cedars. Yes, Yahweh breaks in pieces the cedars of Lebanon. Young's Literal Translation The voice of Jehovah is shivering cedars, Yea, Jehovah shivers the cedars of Lebanon. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Ascribe Glory to the LORD…4The voice of the LORD is powerful; the voice of the LORD is majestic. 5The voice of the LORD breaks the cedars; the LORD shatters the cedars of Lebanon. 6He makes Lebanon skip like a calf, and Sirion like a young wild ox.… Cross References Judges 9:15 But the thornbush replied, 'If you really are anointing me as king over you, come and find refuge in my shade. But if not, may fire come out of the thornbush and consume the cedars of Lebanon.' 1 Kings 5:6 Now therefore, order that cedars of Lebanon be cut down for me. My servants will be with your servants, and I will pay your servants whatever wages you set, for you know that there are none among us as skilled in logging as the Sidonians." Psalm 104:16 The trees of the LORD have their fill, the cedars of Lebanon that He planted, Isaiah 2:13 against all the cedars of Lebanon, lofty and lifted up, against all the oaks of Bashan, Isaiah 14:8 Even the cypresses and cedars of Lebanon exult over you: "Since you have been laid low, no woodcutter comes against us." Treasury of Scripture The voice of the LORD breaks the cedars; yes, the LORD breaks the cedars of Lebanon. Isaiah 2:13 And upon all the cedars of Lebanon, that are high and lifted up, and upon all the oaks of Bashan, Jump to Previous Breaketh Breaks Broken Cedars Cedar-Trees Lebanon Pieces Shivers VoiceJump to Next Breaketh Breaks Broken Cedars Cedar-Trees Lebanon Pieces Shivers VoicePsalm 29 1. David exhorts princes to give glory to God3. by reason of is power 11. and protection of his people (5) The voice of the Lord breaketh.--Better more literally, The voice of Jehovah breaking the cedars, and Jehovah hath shivered the cedars of Lebanon. (The verb in the second clause is an intensive of that used in the first.) The range of Lebanon receives the first fury of the storm. Its cedars, mightiest and longest-lived of Eastern trees, crash down, broken by the violence of the wind. (For cedar, see 2Samuel 7:2.) It has been objected that the thunder should not be made the agent in the destruction; but comp. Shakespeare-- "And thou, all-shaking thunder, Smite flat the thick rotundity o' the world! Crack Nature's moulds, all germens spill at once. That make ingrateful man!"--King Lear, Acts 3, sc. 2. Verse 5. - The voice of the Lord breaketh the cedars. At length down swoops the hurricane - wind and rain and forked flashes of lightning all blended together, and violently tearing through the forest. The tall cedars - the pride and glory of Syria and Palestine - are snapped like reeds, and fall in a tangled mass. The Lord, who erstwhile "planted them" (Psalm cir. 16), now breaketh the cedars of Lebanon - breaketh and destroyeth them in his fury. Such storms, though rare in Palestine and Syria, are sometimes witnessed; and descriptions have been given by travellers which bear out this one of David (comp. Wilson, 'Travels,' p. 146; Cunningham Geikie, vol. 2. pp. 57, 335; Tristram, 'Land. of Israel,' pp. 40, 194, 227, etc.).Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew The voiceק֣וֹל (qō·wl) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 6963: A voice, sound of the LORD יְ֭הוָה (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel breaks שֹׁבֵ֣ר (šō·ḇêr) Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular Strong's 7665: To break, break in pieces the cedars; אֲרָזִ֑ים (’ă·rā·zîm) Noun - masculine plural Strong's 730: A cedar tree the LORD יְ֝הוָ֗ה (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel shatters וַיְשַׁבֵּ֥ר (way·šab·bêr) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 7665: To break, break in pieces the cedars אַרְזֵ֥י (’ar·zê) Noun - masculine plural construct Strong's 730: A cedar tree of Lebanon. הַלְּבָנֽוֹן׃ (hal·lə·ḇā·nō·wn) Article | Noun - proper - feminine singular Strong's 3844: Lebanon -- a wooded mountain range on the northern border of Israel Links Psalm 29:5 NIVPsalm 29:5 NLT Psalm 29:5 ESV Psalm 29:5 NASB Psalm 29:5 KJV Psalm 29:5 BibleApps.com Psalm 29:5 Biblia Paralela Psalm 29:5 Chinese Bible Psalm 29:5 French Bible Psalm 29:5 Catholic Bible OT Poetry: Psalm 29:5 The voice of Yahweh breaks the cedars (Psalm Ps Psa.) |