The Sycamore
Prof . S. H. Driver, D. D.
Isaiah 9:10
The bricks are fallen down, but we will build with hewn stones: the sycomores are cut down, but we will change them into cedars.

The commonest tree in the lowlands of Palestine, by the Mediterranean Sea (1 Kings 10:27).

(Prof . S. H. Driver, D. D.)

Parallel Verses
KJV: The bricks are fallen down, but we will build with hewn stones: the sycomores are cut down, but we will change them into cedars.

WEB: "The bricks have fallen, but we will build with cut stone. The sycamore fig trees have been cut down, but we will put cedars in their place."




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