Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version He cut down cedars, or perhaps took a cypress or oak. He let it grow among the trees of the forest, or planted a pine, and the rain made it grow. New Living Translation He cuts down cedars; he selects the cypress and the oak; he plants the pine in the forest to be nourished by the rain. English Standard Version He cuts down cedars, or he chooses a cypress tree or an oak and lets it grow strong among the trees of the forest. He plants a cedar and the rain nourishes it. Berean Standard Bible 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. King James Bible He heweth him down cedars, 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. New King James Version He cuts down cedars for himself, And takes the cypress and the oak; He secures it for himself among the trees of the forest. He plants a pine, and the rain nourishes it. New American Standard Bible He will cut cedars for himself, and he takes a holm-oak or another oak and lets it grow strong for himself among the trees of the forest. He plants a laurel tree, and the rain makes it grow. NASB 1995 Surely he cuts cedars for himself, and takes a cypress or an oak and raises it for himself among the trees of the forest. He plants a fir, and the rain makes it grow. NASB 1977 Surely he cuts cedars for himself, and takes a cypress or an oak, and raises it for himself among the trees of the forest. He plants a fir, and the rain makes it grow. Legacy Standard Bible In order to cut cedars for himself, he takes a cypress or an oak and raises it for himself among the trees of the forest. He plants a fir, and the rain makes it grow. Amplified Bible He cuts cedars for himself, and takes a cypress or an oak and lets it grow strong for himself among the trees of the forest. He plants a fir, and the rain nourishes it. Christian Standard Bible He cuts down cedars for his use, or he takes a cypress or an oak. He lets it grow strong among the trees of the forest. He plants a laurel, and the rain makes it grow. Holman Christian Standard Bible He cuts down cedars for his use, or he takes a cypress or an oak. He lets it grow strong among the trees of the forest. He plants a laurel, and the rain makes it grow. American Standard Version 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. Contemporary English Version Either cedar, cypress, oak, or any tree from the forest may be chosen. Or even a pine tree planted by the woodcarver and watered by the rain. English Revised Version 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. GOD'S WORD® Translation They cut down cedars for themselves. Then they choose fir trees or oaks. They let them grow strong among the trees in the forest. Then they plant cedars, and the rain makes them grow. Good News Translation He might cut down cedars to use, or choose oak or cypress wood from the forest. Or he might plant a laurel tree and wait for the rain to make it grow. International Standard Version He cuts down cedars, or chooses a cypress tree or an oak, and lets it grow strong among the trees of the forest. Or he plants a cedar, and the rain makes it grow. Majority Standard Bible 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. NET Bible He cuts down cedars and acquires a cypress or an oak. He gets trees from the forest; he plants a cedar and the rain makes it grow. New Heart English Bible 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. Webster's Bible Translation 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. World English Bible 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 cypress tree, and the rain nourishes it. Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionCutting down cedars for himself, "" He also takes a cypress, and an oak, "" And he strengthens [it] for himself "" Among the trees of a forest, "" He has planted an ash, and the shower nourishes [it]. Young's Literal Translation 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. Smith's Literal Translation To cut down for him cedars, and he will take the fir tree and the oak, and he will strengthen for himself among the trees of the forest: he planted an ash and the rain will cause to grow. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleHe 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. Catholic Public Domain Version He has cut down cedars; he has taken the evergreen oak, and the oak that stood among the trees of the forest. He has planted the pine tree, which the rain has nourished. New American Bible He goes out to cut down cedars, takes a holm tree or an oak. He picks out for himself trees of the forest, plants a fir, and the rain makes it grow. New Revised Standard Version He cuts down cedars or chooses a holm tree or an oak and lets it grow strong among the trees of the forest. He plants a cedar and the rain nourishes it. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleThen he makes it to stand in the house, a piece of wood which was cut down out of the forest, something which the rain has nourished, Peshitta Holy Bible Translated And he sets it up in the house, a tree that was cut down from the forest that was grown in the rain OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917He heweth him down cedars, And taketh the ilex and the oak, And strengtheneth for himself one among the trees of the forest; He planteth a bay-tree, and the rain doth nourish it. Brenton Septuagint Translation He cuts wood out of the forest, which the Lord planted, even a pine tree, and the rain made it grow, Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context The LORD has Chosen Israel…13The woodworker extends a measuring line; he marks it out with a stylus; he shapes it with chisels and outlines it with a compass. He fashions it in the likeness of man, like man in all his glory, that it may dwell in a shrine. 14He 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. 15It serves as fuel for man. He takes some of it to warm himself, and he kindles a fire and bakes his bread; he even fashions it into a god and worships it; he makes an idol and bows down to it.… Cross References Genesis 1:11-12 Then God said, “Let the earth bring forth vegetation: seed-bearing plants and fruit trees, each bearing fruit with seed according to its kind.” And it was so. / The earth produced vegetation: seed-bearing plants according to their kinds and trees bearing fruit with seed according to their kinds. And God saw that it was good. Psalm 104:16-17 The trees of the LORD have their fill, the cedars of Lebanon that He planted, / where the birds build their nests; the stork makes her home in the cypresses. Ezekiel 31:3-9 Look at Assyria, a cedar in Lebanon, with beautiful branches that shaded the forest. It towered on high; its top was among the clouds. / The waters made it grow; the deep springs made it tall, directing their streams all around its base and sending their channels to all the trees of the field. / Therefore it towered higher than all the trees of the field. Its branches multiplied, and its boughs grew long as it spread them out because of the abundant waters. ... 1 Kings 5:6-10 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.” / When Hiram received Solomon’s message, he rejoiced greatly and said, “Blessed be the LORD this day! He has given David a wise son over this great people!” / Then Hiram sent a reply to Solomon, saying: “I have received your message; I will do all you desire regarding the cedar and cypress timber. ... 1 Kings 6:15-18 He lined the interior walls with cedar paneling from the floor of the temple to the ceiling, and he covered the floor with cypress boards. / He partitioned off the twenty cubits at the rear of the temple with cedar boards from floor to ceiling to form within the temple an inner sanctuary, the Most Holy Place. / And the main hall in front of this room was forty cubits long. ... 2 Chronicles 2:8-9 Send me also cedar, cypress, and algum logs from Lebanon, for I know that your servants have skill to cut timber there. And indeed, my servants will work with yours / to prepare for me timber in abundance, because the temple I am building will be great and wonderful. Jeremiah 10:3-5 For the customs of the peoples are worthless; they cut down a tree from the forest; it is shaped with a chisel by the hands of a craftsman. / They adorn it with silver and gold and fasten it with hammer and nails, so that it will not totter. / Like scarecrows in a cucumber patch, their idols cannot speak. They must be carried because they cannot walk. Do not fear them, for they can do no harm, and neither can they do any good.” Hosea 4:13 They sacrifice on the mountaintops and burn offerings on the hills, under oak, poplar, and terebinth, because their shade is pleasant. And so your daughters turn to prostitution and your daughters-in-law to adultery. Habakkuk 2:18-19 What use is an idol, that a craftsman should carve it—or an image, a teacher of lies? For its maker trusts in his own creation; he makes idols that cannot speak. / Woe to him who says to wood, ‘Awake!’ or to silent stone, ‘Arise!’ Can it give guidance? Behold, it is overlaid with gold and silver, yet there is no breath in it at all.” Acts 17:24-25 The God who made the world and everything in it is the Lord of heaven and earth and does not live in temples made by human hands. / Nor is He served by human hands, as if He needed anything, because He Himself gives everyone life and breath and everything else. Romans 1:22-23 Although they claimed to be wise, they became fools, / and exchanged the glory of the immortal God for images of mortal man and birds and animals and reptiles. 1 Corinthians 8:4-6 So about eating food sacrificed to idols: We know that an idol is nothing at all in the world, and that there is no God but one. / For even if there are so-called gods, whether in heaven or on earth (as there are many so-called gods and lords), / yet for us there is but one God, the Father, from whom all things came and for whom we exist. And there is but one Lord, Jesus Christ, through whom all things came and through whom we exist. 1 Corinthians 10:19-20 Am I suggesting, then, that food sacrificed to an idol is anything, or that an idol is anything? / No, but the sacrifices of pagans are offered to demons, not to God. And I do not want you to be participants with demons. Galatians 4:8-9 Formerly, when you did not know God, you were slaves to those who by nature are not gods. / But now that you know God, or rather are known by God, how is it that you are turning back to those weak and worthless principles? Do you wish to be enslaved by them all over again? Colossians 2:8 See to it that no one takes you captive through philosophy and empty deception, which are based on human tradition and the spiritual forces of the world rather than on Christ. Treasury of Scripture 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. heweth Isaiah 40:20 He that is so impoverished that he hath no oblation chooseth a tree that will not rot; he seeketh unto him a cunning workman to prepare a graven image, that shall not be moved. Jeremiah 10:3-8 For the customs of the people are vain: for one cutteth a tree out of the forest, the work of the hands of the workman, with the axe… Hosea 4:12 My people ask counsel at their stocks, and their staff declareth unto them: for the spirit of whoredoms hath caused them to err, and they have gone a whoring from under their God. strengtheneth. Jump to Previous Ash Cedars Chooses Chooseth Cut Cuts Cypress Fir Fir-Tree Forest Gives Grow Growth Heweth Holm-Oak Lets Maketh Nourish Nourishes Oak Perhaps Pine Planted Planteth Plants Rain Strengtheneth Strengthens Strong Terebinth Tree Trees WoodJump to Next Ash Cedars Chooses Chooseth Cut Cuts Cypress Fir Fir-Tree Forest Gives Grow Growth Heweth Holm-Oak Lets Maketh Nourish Nourishes Oak Perhaps Pine Planted Planteth Plants Rain Strengtheneth Strengthens Strong Terebinth Tree Trees WoodIsaiah 44 1. God comforts the church with his promises7. The vanity of idols 9. And folly of idol makers 21. He exhorts to praise God for his redemption and omnipotence He cuts down cedars The cedar tree, known in Hebrew as "erez," is a symbol of strength and durability. In ancient times, cedars were highly valued for their quality wood, used in construction and shipbuilding. The act of cutting down a cedar signifies human intervention in nature, a theme that resonates with the biblical narrative of man's dominion over creation (Genesis 1:28). This phrase also sets the stage for a discussion on idolatry, as the wood from these trees was often used to carve idols, highlighting the futility of worshipping created things rather than the Creator. 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 Which he strengtheneth for himself.--Better, fixeth his choice among. The eye travels, it will be noted, backward from the workshop. Verse 14. - Cedars... cypress... oak. The second of the trees mentioned is more probably the ilex than the cypress, which does not grow either in Palestine or in Babylonia. Idols would be made of cedar on account of its fragrance, of flex and oak on account of their hardness and durability. Cedar was used as a material for carved figures in Egypt (Birch, 'Contents of British Museum,' p. 21). Which he strengtheneth for himself among the trees of the forest. The meaning is obscure. Dr. Kay translates, "and he encourages himself in the trees of the forest," which conveys no very distinct idea; Delitzsch, "and he chooses for himself among the trees," etc., which is sufficiently clear, but scarcely obtainable from the Hebrew text; Knobel, "he makes himself secure among the trees" (by putting a mark on those which he intends to have), which imparts an idea certainly not contained in the original. He planteth an ash. It is uncertain, and it does not greatly matter, what tree is intended. The point is that, before trees can grow up, they have to be planted, and that, for them to grow when planted, God's gift of rain is necessary (see the comment on ver. 13).Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew He cuts downלִכְרָת־ (liḵ·rāṯ-) Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct Strong's 3772: To cut, to destroy, consume, to covenant cedars אֲרָזִ֔ים (’ă·rā·zîm) Noun - masculine plural Strong's 730: A cedar tree or retrieves וַיִּקַּ֤ח (way·yiq·qaḥ) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 3947: To take a cypress תִּרְזָה֙ (tir·zāh) Noun - feminine singular Strong's 8645: A species of tree, the cypress or oak. וְאַלּ֔וֹן (wə·’al·lō·wn) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 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 553: To be stout, strong, bold, alert among the trees בַּעֲצֵי־ (ba·‘ă·ṣê-) Preposition-b | Noun - masculine plural construct Strong's 6086: Tree, trees, wood of the forest. יָ֑עַר (yā·‘ar) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 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 5193: To strike in, fix, to plant a laurel, אֹ֖רֶן (’ō·ren) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 766: The ash tree and the rain וְגֶ֥שֶׁם (wə·ḡe·šem) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 1653: Rain, shower makes it grow. יְגַדֵּֽל׃ (yə·ḡad·dêl) Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 1431: To grow up, become great Links Isaiah 44:14 NIVIsaiah 44:14 NLT Isaiah 44:14 ESV Isaiah 44:14 NASB Isaiah 44:14 KJV Isaiah 44:14 BibleApps.com Isaiah 44:14 Biblia Paralela Isaiah 44:14 Chinese Bible Isaiah 44:14 French Bible Isaiah 44:14 Catholic Bible OT Prophets: Isaiah 44:14 He cuts down cedars for himself (Isa Isi Is) |
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