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Forests the source of timber

Nehemiah 2:8 See also Deuteronomy 19:5; Isaiah 44:13-14; Jeremiah 10:3; Ezekiel 39:10

Forests the habitat of wild animals

Psalm 50:9-11 See also Psalm 80:13; Psalm 104:20-22; Isaiah 56:9; Jeremiah 5:6; Jeremiah 12:8; Ezekiel 34:25; Micah 5:8; Micah 7:14

Destruction of forests

As punishment

Jeremiah 21:14 See also Isaiah 10:18-19,33-34; Zechariah 11:1-3

As a demonstration of power

Jeremiah 46:23 See also 2 Kings 19:22-24 pp Isaiah 37:23-25; Ezekiel 20:46-48

To render land suitable for human habitation

Joshua 17:14-18

Forest fires

James 3:5 See also Psalm 83:14-15; Isaiah 9:18; Jeremiah 21:14

The Palace of the Forest of Lebanon

1 Kings 7:2 See also 1 Kings 10:17 pp 2 Chronicles 9:16; 1 Kings 10:21 pp 2 Chronicles 9:20

Location of forests

1 Samuel 22:5 See also 2 Samuel 18:6-17; Ezekiel 20:46-48

Poetic references to forests

Songs 2:3 See also 1 Chronicles 16:33; Psalm 29:9; Psalm 96:12; Isaiah 7:2; Isaiah 44:23

See also

4528  trees
4552  wood
4603  animals
5193  tongue
5484  punishment by God
8472  respect for environment