Psalm 29:6
New International Version
He makes Lebanon leap like a calf, Sirion like a young wild ox.

New Living Translation
He makes Lebanon’s mountains skip like a calf; he makes Mount Hermon leap like a young wild ox.

English Standard Version
He makes Lebanon to skip like a calf, and Sirion like a young wild ox.

Berean Standard Bible
He makes Lebanon skip like a calf, and Sirion like a young wild ox.

King James Bible
He maketh them also to skip like a calf; Lebanon and Sirion like a young unicorn.

New King James Version
He makes them also skip like a calf, Lebanon and Sirion like a young wild ox.

New American Standard Bible
He makes Lebanon skip like a calf, And Sirion like a young wild ox.

NASB 1995
He makes Lebanon skip like a calf, And Sirion like a young wild ox.

NASB 1977
And He makes Lebanon skip like a calf, And Sirion like a young wild ox.

Legacy Standard Bible
He makes Lebanon skip like a calf, And Sirion like a young wild ox.

Amplified Bible
He makes Lebanon skip like a calf, And Sirion (Mount Hermon) like a young, wild ox.

Christian Standard Bible
He makes Lebanon skip like a calf, and Sirion, like a young wild ox.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
He makes Lebanon skip like a calf, and Sirion, like a young wild ox.

American Standard Version
He maketh them also to skip like a calf; Lebanon and Sirion like a young wild-ox.

Contemporary English Version
God makes Mount Lebanon skip like a calf and Mount Hermon jump like a wild ox.

English Revised Version
He maketh them also to skip like a calf; Lebanon and Sirion like a young wild-ox.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
He makes Lebanon skip along like a calf and Mount Sirion like a wild ox.

Good News Translation
He makes the mountains of Lebanon jump like calves and makes Mount Hermon leap like a young bull.

International Standard Version
He makes them stagger like a calf, even Lebanon and Sirion like a young wild ox.

Majority Standard Bible
He makes Lebanon skip like a calf, and Sirion like a young wild ox.

NET Bible
He makes Lebanon skip like a calf and Sirion like a young ox.

New Heart English Bible
He makes them also to skip like a calf; Lebanon and Sirion like a young, wild ox.

Webster's Bible Translation
He maketh them also to skip like a calf; Lebanon and Sirion like a young unicorn.

World English Bible
He makes them also to skip like a calf; Lebanon and Sirion like a young, wild ox.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
And He causes them to skip as a calf, "" Lebanon and Sirion as a son of Reems,

Young's Literal Translation
And He causeth them to skip as a calf, Lebanon and Sirion as a son of Reems,

Smith's Literal Translation
And he will cause them to leap as a calf; Lebanon and Sirion as the son of buffaloes.
Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
And shall reduce them to pieces, as a calf of Libanus, and as the beloved son of unicorns.

Catholic Public Domain Version
And it will break them into pieces, like a calf of Lebanon, and in the same way as the beloved son of the single-horned beast.

New American Bible
Makes Lebanon leap like a calf, and Sirion like a young bull.

New Revised Standard Version
He makes Lebanon skip like a calf, and Sirion like a young wild ox.
Translations from Aramaic
Lamsa Bible
He makes them also to skip like calves, Lebanon and Sirion like a young ox.

Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
He makes them skip like calves, Lebanon and Senir like the children of a wild bull.
OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
He maketh them also to skip like a calf; Lebanon and Sirion like a young wild-ox.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
And he will beat them small, even Libanus itself, like a calf; and the beloved one is as a young unicorn.

Additional Translations ...
Audio Bible



Context
Ascribe Glory to the LORD
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. 7The voice of the LORD strikes with flames of fire.…

Cross References
Job 39:1-4
“Do you know when mountain goats give birth? Have you watched the doe bear her fawn? / Can you count the months they are pregnant? Do you know the time they give birth? / They crouch down and bring forth their young; they deliver their newborn. ...

Isaiah 35:6
Then the lame will leap like a deer and the mute tongue will shout for joy. For waters will gush forth in the wilderness, and streams in the desert.

Isaiah 40:4
Every valley shall be lifted up, and every mountain and hill made low; the uneven ground will become smooth, and the rugged land a plain.

Isaiah 55:12
You will indeed go out with 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.

Habakkuk 3:10
The mountains saw You and quaked; torrents of water swept by. The deep roared with its voice and lifted its hands on high.

Jeremiah 50:11
“Because you rejoice, because you sing in triumph—you who plunder My inheritance—because you frolic like a heifer treading grain and neigh like stallions,

Amos 4:13
For behold, He who forms the mountains, who creates the wind and reveals His thoughts to man, who turns the dawn to darkness and strides on the heights of the earth—the LORD, the God of Hosts, is His name.”

Nahum 1:4-5
He rebukes the sea and dries it up; He makes all the rivers run dry. Bashan and Carmel wither, and the flower of Lebanon wilts. / The mountains quake before Him, and the hills melt away; the earth trembles at His presence—the world and all its dwellers.

1 Kings 19:11-12
Then the LORD said, “Go out and stand on the mountain before the LORD. Behold, the LORD is about to pass by.” And a great and mighty wind tore into the mountains and shattered the rocks before the LORD, but the LORD was not in the wind. After the wind there was an earthquake, but the LORD was not in the earthquake. / After the earthquake there was a fire, but the LORD was not in the fire. And after the fire came a still, small voice.

Exodus 15:1-2
Then Moses and the Israelites sang this song to the LORD: “I will sing to the LORD, for He is highly exalted. The horse and rider He has thrown into the sea. / The LORD is my strength and my song, and He has become my salvation. He is my God, and I will praise Him, my father’s God, and I will exalt Him.

Luke 3:5
Every valley shall be filled in, and every mountain and hill made low. The crooked ways shall be made straight, and the rough ways smooth.

Matthew 3:3
This is he who was spoken of through the prophet Isaiah: “A voice of one calling in the wilderness, ‘Prepare the way for the Lord, make straight paths for Him.’”

Hebrews 12:26
At that time His voice shook the earth, but now He has promised, “Once more I will shake not only the earth, but heaven as well.”

Revelation 6:14
The sky receded like a scroll being rolled up, and every mountain and island was moved from its place.

Revelation 16:20
Then every island fled, and no mountain could be found.


Treasury of Scripture

He makes them also to skip like a calf; Lebanon and Sirion like a young unicorn.

skip

Psalm 114:4-7
The mountains skipped like rams, and the little hills like lambs…

Lebanon

Jeremiah 4:23-25
I beheld the earth, and, lo, it was without form, and void; and the heavens, and they had no light…

Habakkuk 3:6-11
He stood, and measured the earth: he beheld, and drove asunder the nations; and the everlasting mountains were scattered, the perpetual hills did bow: his ways are everlasting…

Revelation 20:11
And I saw a great white throne, and him that sat on it, from whose face the earth and the heaven fled away; and there was found no place for them.

Sirion

Deuteronomy 3:9
(Which Hermon the Sidonians call Sirion; and the Amorites call it Shenir;)

unicorn

Psalm 92:10
But my horn shalt thou exalt like the horn of an unicorn: I shall be anointed with fresh oil.

Numbers 23:22
God brought them out of Egypt; he hath as it were the strength of an unicorn.

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He makes them skip like a calf
The imagery of skipping like a calf evokes a sense of youthful exuberance and vitality. In the Hebrew text, the word for "skip" is "רָקַד" (raqad), which conveys a lively, joyful movement. This phrase suggests the power and majesty of God as He commands nature with such authority that even the mighty mountains respond with the playful energy of a young calf. Historically, calves were symbols of strength and potential, representing the future of a herd. This imagery underscores God's ability to invigorate and animate creation, reflecting His dynamic and life-giving presence.

Lebanon and Sirion like a young wild ox
Lebanon and Sirion refer to the majestic mountain ranges in the ancient Near East, known for their grandeur and strength. "Lebanon" is often associated with its famous cedars, which were highly valued in ancient times for construction and artistry. "Sirion" is another name for Mount Hermon, a towering peak that dominates the landscape. The comparison to a "young wild ox" (Hebrew: "רְאֵם" - re'em) emphasizes the untamed power and majesty of these mountains. The wild ox, or aurochs, was a symbol of strength and ferocity in the ancient world. By likening these mountains to a young wild ox, the psalmist highlights the overwhelming power of God's voice, which can move even the most formidable parts of creation. This serves as a reminder of God's supreme authority over all the earth, inspiring awe and reverence in the hearts of believers.

(6) Those trees that are not snapped off, bending to the storm, and swaying in the wind, seem to bound like wild buffaloes. (Comp. Psalm 114:4.)

Sirion, according to Deuteronomy 3:9 (which see), was the Sidonian name of Hermon. Here the whole of the range of Anti-Libanus.

Unicorn.--See Psalm 22:21, Note.

There is some ambiguity about the suffix, them. It may relate to the mountains instead of the cedars, and some commentators divide the clauses thus: "He maketh them skip; like a calf Lebanon, and Sirion like a young buffalo." It is not, however, necessary to suppose, with some, that an earthquake accompanies the storm; the apparent movement of the hills beingintroduced to heighten the effect of the violence of the tempest.

Verse 6. - He maketh them also to skip like a calf (comp. Psalm 18:7). As the thunder crashes and rolls and reverberates among the mountains, it seems as though the mountains themselves shook, and were moved from their places. This is expressed with extreme vividness, though no doubt with truly Oriental hyperbole, in the present passage. Lebanon and Sirion like a young unicorn; rather, like a young wild ox. Lebanon and Sirion, or Hermon (Deuteronomy 3:9), are the two principal mountains of Palestine, Hermon being visible throughout almost the whole extent of the Holy Land, and Lebanon enjoying a commanding position beyond Galilee to the north. The storm which shook these lofty mountain-tracts would indeed be a manifestation of power,

Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
He makes Lebanon
לְבָנ֥וֹן (lə·ḇā·nō·wn)
Noun - proper - feminine singular
Strong's 3844: Lebanon -- a wooded mountain range on the northern border of Israel

skip
וַיַּרְקִידֵ֥ם (way·yar·qî·ḏêm)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | third person masculine plural
Strong's 7540: To stamp, to spring about

like
כְּמוֹ־ (kə·mōw-)
Preposition
Strong's 3644: Like, as, when

a calf,
עֵ֑גֶל (‘ê·ḡel)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 5695: A, calf, one nearly grown

and Sirion
וְ֝שִׂרְיֹ֗ן (wə·śir·yōn)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - feminine singular
Strong's 8303: Sirion -- a Sidonian name for Mount Hermon

like
כְּמ֣וֹ (kə·mōw)
Preposition
Strong's 3644: Like, as, when

a young
בֶן־ (ḇen-)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 1121: A son

wild ox.
רְאֵמִֽים׃ (rə·’ê·mîm)
Noun - masculine plural
Strong's 7214: A wild bull


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