Treasury of Scripture Knowledge He hath cut down cedars, taken the holm, and the oak that stood among the trees of the forest: he hath planted the pine tree, which the rain hath nourished. heweth Isaiah 40:20 He hath chosen strong wood, and that will not rot: the skilful workman seeketh how he may set up an idol that may not be moved. Jeremiah 10:3-8 For the laws of the people are vain: for the works of the hand of the workman hath cut a tree out of the forest with an axe. . . . Hosea 4:12 My people have consulted their stocks, and their staff hath declared unto them: for the spirit of fornication hath deceived them, and they have committed fornication against their God. Habakkuk 2:19 Woe to him that saith to wood: Awake: to the dumb stone: Arise: can it teach? Behold, it is laid over with gold, and silver, and there is no spirit in the bowels thereof. strengtheneth. Context The LORD has Chosen Israel…13The carpenter hath stretched out his rule, he hath formed it with a plane: he hath made it with corners, and hath fashioned it round with the compass: and he hath made the image of a man as it were a beautiful man dwelling in a house. 14He hath cut down cedars, taken the holm, and the oak that stood among the trees of the forest: he hath planted the pine tree, which the rain hath nourished.15And it hath served men for fuel: he took thereof, and warmed himself: and he kindled it, and baked bread: but of the rest he made a god, and adored it: he made a graven thing, and bowed down before it.… Cross References Isaiah 40:20 He hath chosen strong wood, and that will not rot: the skilful workman seeketh how he may set up an idol that may not be moved. Isaiah 44:13 The carpenter hath stretched out his rule, he hath formed it with a plane: he hath made it with corners, and hath fashioned it round with the compass: and he hath made the image of a man as it were a beautiful man dwelling in a house. Isaiah 44:15 And it hath served men for fuel: he took thereof, and warmed himself: and he kindled it, and baked bread: but of the rest he made a god, and adored it: he made a graven thing, and bowed down before it. Lexicon He cuts downלִכְרָת־ (liḵ·rāṯ-) Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct Strong's Hebrew 3772: To cut, to destroy, consume, to covenant cedars אֲרָזִ֔ים (’ă·rā·zîm) Noun - masculine plural Strong's Hebrew 730: A cedar tree or retrieves וַיִּקַּ֤ח (way·yiq·qaḥ) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 3947: To take a cypress תִּרְזָה֙ (tir·zāh) Noun - feminine singular Strong's Hebrew 8645: A species of tree, the cypress or oak. וְאַלּ֔וֹן (wə·’al·lō·wn) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 437: An oak, other strong tree He lets it grow strong וַיְאַמֶּץ־ (way·’am·meṣ-) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 553: To be stout, strong, bold, alert among the trees בַּעֲצֵי־ (ba·‘ă·ṣê-) Preposition-b | Noun - masculine plural construct Strong's Hebrew 6086: Tree, trees, wood of the forest. יָ֑עַר (yā·‘ar) Noun - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 3293: A copse of bushes, a forest, honey in the comb He plants נָטַ֥ע (nā·ṭa‘) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 5193: To strike in, fix, to plant a laurel, אֹ֖רֶן (’ō·ren) Noun - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 766: The ash tree and the rain וְגֶ֥שֶׁם (wə·ḡe·šem) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 1653: Rain, shower makes it grow. יְגַדֵּֽל׃ (yə·ḡad·dêl) Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 1431: To grow up, become great Additional Translations He cuts down cedars or retrieves a cypress or oak. He lets it grow strong among the trees of the forest. He plants a laurel, and the rain makes it grow.He hews him down cedars, and takes the cypress and the oak, which he strengthens for himself among the trees of the forest: he plants an ash, and the rain does nourish it. He heweth him down cedars, and taketh the holm-tree and the oak, and strengtheneth for himself one among the trees of the forest: he planteth a fir-tree, and the rain doth nourish it. He cuts wood out of the forest, which the Lord planted, even a pine tree, and the rain made it grow, When he heweth him down cedars, he taketh also a holm-oak and a terebinth -- he chooseth for himself among the trees of the forest: he planteth a pine, and the rain maketh [it] grow. He heweth him down cedars, and taketh the holm tree and the oak, and strengtheneth for himself one among the trees of the forest: he planteth a fir tree, and the rain doth nourish it. He heweth down cedars for himself, and taketh the cypress and the oak, which he strengtheneth for himself among the trees of the forest: he planteth an ash, and the rain doth nourish it. He cuts down cedars for himself, and takes the cypress and the oak, and strengthens for himself one among the trees of the forest. He plants a fir tree, and the rain nourishes it. Cutting down to himself cedars, He taketh also a cypress, and an oak, And he strengtheneth it for himself Among the trees of a forest, He hath planted an ash, and the shower doth nourish it. 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