77 verses contain “cedar” (in the KJV: 75, in the BSB: 72) — showing 1–77
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Then shall the priest command to take for him that is to be
cleansed two birds alive and clean, and
cedar wood, and scarlet, and
hyssop:
the priest shall order that two live clean birds,
cedar wood, scarlet yarn, and
hyssop be brought for the one to be
cleansed.
As for the living bird, he shall take it, and the
cedar wood, and the scarlet, and the
hyssop, and shall dip them and the living bird in the blood of the bird that was killed over the running water:
And he is to take the live bird together with the
cedar wood, scarlet yarn, and
hyssop, and dip them into the blood of the bird that was slaughtered over the fresh water.
And he shall take to
cleanse the house two birds, and
cedar wood, and scarlet, and
hyssop:
He is to take two birds,
cedar wood, scarlet yarn, and
hyssop to
purify the house;
And he shall take the
cedar wood, and the
hyssop, and the scarlet, and the living bird, and dip them in the blood of the slain bird, and in the running water, and
sprinkle the house seven times:
Then he shall take the
cedar wood, the
hyssop, the scarlet yarn, and the live bird, dip them in the blood of the slaughtered bird and the fresh water, and
sprinkle the house seven times.
And he shall
cleanse the house with the blood of the bird, and with the running water, and with the living bird, and with the
cedar wood, and with the
hyssop, and with the scarlet:
And he shall
cleanse the house with the bird’s blood, the fresh water, the live bird, the
cedar wood, the
hyssop, and the scarlet yarn.
And the priest shall take
cedar wood, and
hyssop, and scarlet, and cast it into the midst of the burning of the
heifer.
The priest is to take
cedar wood,
hyssop, and scarlet wool and throw them
onto the burning
heifer.
As the valleys are they spread forth, as gardens by the river’s side, as the trees of lign
aloes which the LORD hath planted, and as
cedar trees beside the waters.
They spread out like palm groves, like gardens beside a stream, like
aloes the LORD has planted, like
cedars beside the waters.
And the
bramble said unto the trees, If in truth ye
anoint me king over you, then come and put your trust in my shadow: and if not, let fire come out of the
bramble, and
devour the
cedars of
Lebanon.
But the thornbush replied, ‘If you really are
anointing me as king over you, come and find refuge in my shade. But if not, may fire come out of the thornbush and
consume the
cedars of
Lebanon.’
And
Hiram king of Tyre sent messengers to David, and
cedar trees, and carpenters, and masons: and they built David an house.
Now
Hiram king of Tyre sent envoys to David, along with
cedar logs, carpenters, and stonemasons, and they built a palace for David.
That the king said unto
Nathan the prophet, See now, I dwell in an house of
cedar, but the ark of God dwelleth within curtains.
he said to
Nathan the prophet, “Here I am, living in a house of
cedar, while the ark of God remains in a tent.”
In all the places wherein I have walked with all the children of Israel spake I a word with any of the tribes of Israel, whom I commanded to feed my people Israel, saying, Why build ye not me an house of cedar?
In all My journeys with all the Israelites, have I ever asked any of the leaders I appointed to
shepherd My people Israel, ‘Why
haven’t you built Me a house of
cedar?’
And he spake of trees, from the
cedar tree that is in
Lebanon even unto the
hyssop that springeth out of the wall: he spake also of beasts, and of fowl, and of
creeping things, and of fishes.
He spoke of trees, from the
cedar in
Lebanon to the
hyssop growing in the wall, and he taught about animals, birds, reptiles, and fish.
Now therefore command thou that they
hew me
cedar trees out of
Lebanon; and my servants shall be with thy servants: and unto thee will I give
hire for thy servants according to all that thou shalt
appoint: for thou knowest that there is not among us any that can skill to
hew timber like unto the Sidonians.
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.”
And
Hiram sent to Solomon, saying, I have considered the things which thou sentest to me for: and I will do all thy desire concerning timber of
cedar, and concerning timber of
fir.
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.
So
Hiram gave Solomon
cedar trees and
fir trees according to all his desire.
So
Hiram provided Solomon with all the
cedar and
cypress timber he wanted,
So he built the house, and finished it; and covered the house with beams and boards of cedar.
So Solomon built the temple and finished it, roofing it with beams and planks of cedar.
And then he built chambers against all the house, five cubits high: and they rested on the house with timber of cedar.
He built chambers all along the temple, each five cubits high and attached to the temple with beams of cedar.
And he built the walls of the house within with boards of
cedar, both the floor of the house, and the walls of the cieling: and he covered them on the inside with wood, and covered the floor of the house with planks of
fir.
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.
And he built twenty cubits on the sides of the house, both the floor and the walls with boards of
cedar: he even built them for it within, even for the
oracle, even for the most holy place.
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 cedar of the house within was carved with knops and open flowers: all was cedar; there was no stone seen.
The
cedar paneling inside the temple was carved with gourds and open flowers. Everything was
cedar; not a stone could be seen.
And the
oracle in the
forepart was twenty cubits in length, and twenty cubits in breadth, and twenty cubits in the height thereof: and he overlaid it with pure gold; and so covered the altar which was of
cedar.
The inner sanctuary was twenty cubits long, twenty cubits wide, and twenty cubits high. He overlaid the inside with pure gold, and he also overlaid the altar of cedar.
And he built the inner court with three rows of
hewed stone, and a row of
cedar beams.
Solomon built the inner
courtyard with three rows of dressed stone and one row of
trimmed cedar beams.
He built also the house of the forest of
Lebanon; the length thereof was an hundred cubits, and the breadth thereof fifty cubits, and the height thereof thirty cubits, upon four rows of
cedar pillars, with
cedar beams upon the pillars.
He built the House of the Forest of
Lebanon a hundred cubits long, fifty cubits wide, and thirty cubits high, with four rows of
cedar pillars supporting the
cedar beams.
And it was covered with cedar above upon the beams, that lay on forty five pillars, fifteen in a row.
The house was roofed with cedar above the beams that rested on the pillars—forty-five beams, fifteen per row.
Then he made a
porch for the throne where he might judge, even the
porch of judgment: and it was covered with
cedar from one side of the floor to the other.
In addition, he built a hall for the throne, the Hall of Justice, where he was to judge. It was
paneled with
cedar from floor to
ceiling.
And above were costly stones, after the measures of
hewed stones, and
cedars.
Above these were high-
grade stones, cut to size, and
cedar beams.
And the great court round about was with three rows of
hewed stones, and a row of
cedar beams, both for the inner court of the house of the LORD, and for the
porch of the house.
The great
courtyard was surrounded by three rows of dressed stone and a row of
trimmed cedar beams, as were the inner
courtyard and
portico of the house of the LORD.
(Now
Hiram the king of Tyre had furnished Solomon with
cedar trees and
fir trees, and with gold, according to all his desire,) that then king Solomon gave
Hiram twenty cities in the land of
Galilee.
King Solomon gave twenty towns in the land of
Galilee to
Hiram king of Tyre, who had supplied him with
cedar and
cypress logs and gold for his every desire.
And the king made silver to be in Jerusalem as stones, and
cedars made he to be as the sycomore trees that are in the
vale, for abundance.
The king made silver as common in Jerusalem as stones, and
cedar as abundant as
sycamore in the foothills.
And Jehoash the king of Israel sent to
Amaziah king of Judah, saying, The
thistle that was in
Lebanon sent to the
cedar that was in
Lebanon, saying, Give thy daughter to my son to wife: and there passed by a wild beast that was in
Lebanon, and
trode down the
thistle.
By the messengers thou hast reproached the Lord, and hast said, With the multitude of my
chariots I am come up to the height of the mountains, to the sides of
Lebanon, and will cut down the tall
cedar trees thereof, and the choice
fir trees thereof: and I will enter into the lodgings of his borders, and into the forest of his
Carmel.
Through your servants you have
taunted the Lord, and you have said: “With my many
chariots I have ascended to the heights of the mountains, to the remote peaks of
Lebanon. I have cut down its tallest
cedars, the finest of its
cypresses. I have reached its
farthest outposts, the densest of its forests.
Now
Hiram king of Tyre sent messengers to David, and timber of
cedars, with masons and carpenters, to build him an house.
Now
Hiram king of Tyre sent envoys to David, along with
cedar logs, stonemasons, and carpenters, to build a palace for him.
Now it came to pass, as David sat in his house, that David said to
Nathan the prophet, Lo, I dwell in an house of
cedars, but the ark of the covenant of the LORD remaineth under curtains.
After David had settled into his palace, he said to
Nathan the prophet, “Here I am, living in a house of
cedar, while the ark of the covenant of the LORD is under a tent.”
Wheresoever I have walked with all Israel, spake I a word to any of the judges of Israel, whom I commanded to feed my people, saying, Why have ye not built me an house of
cedars?
In all My journeys with all the Israelites, have I ever asked any of the leaders I appointed to
shepherd My people, ‘Why
haven’t you built Me a house of
cedar?’
Also cedar trees in abundance: for the Zidonians and they of Tyre brought much cedar wood to David.
and more cedar logs than could be counted; for the Sidonians and Tyrians had brought a large quantity of cedar logs to David.
And the king made silver and gold at Jerusalem as
plenteous as stones, and
cedar trees made he as the sycomore trees that are in the
vale for abundance.
The king made silver and gold as common in Jerusalem as stones, and
cedar as abundant as
sycamore in the foothills.
And Solomon sent to Huram the king of Tyre, saying, As thou
didst deal with David my father, and
didst send him
cedars to build him an house to dwell therein, even so deal with me.
Then Solomon sent word to
Hiram king of Tyre: “Do for me as you did for my father David when you sent him
cedars to build himself a house to live in.
Send me also
cedar trees,
fir trees, and
algum trees, out of
Lebanon: for I know that thy servants can skill to cut timber in
Lebanon; and, behold, my servants shall be with thy servants,
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
And the king made silver in Jerusalem as stones, and cedar trees made he as the sycomore trees that are in the low plains in abundance.
The king made silver as common in Jerusalem as stones, and
cedar as abundant as
sycamore in the foothills.
And
Joash king of Israel sent to
Amaziah king of Judah, saying, The
thistle that was in
Lebanon sent to the
cedar that was in
Lebanon, saying, Give thy daughter to my son to wife: and there passed by a wild beast that was in
Lebanon, and
trode down the
thistle.
They gave money also unto the masons, and to the carpenters; and meat, and drink, and oil, unto them of Zidon, and to them of Tyre, to bring
cedar trees from
Lebanon to the sea of
Joppa, according to the grant that they had of Cyrus king of Persia.
They gave money to the masons and carpenters, and food and drink and oil to the people of
Sidon and Tyre to bring
cedar logs from
Lebanon to
Joppa by sea, as authorized by Cyrus king of Persia.
He moveth his tail like a
cedar: the sinews of his stones are
wrapped together.
His tail sways like a
cedar; the sinews of his thighs are
tightly knit.
The voice of the LORD breaketh the
cedars;
yea, the LORD breaketh the
cedars of
Lebanon.
The voice of the LORD breaks the
cedars; the LORD
shatters the
cedars of
Lebanon.
The hills were covered with the shadow of it, and the boughs thereof were like the goodly cedars.
The mountains were covered by its shade, and the mighty cedars with its branches.
The righteous shall
flourish like the palm tree: he shall grow like a
cedar in
Lebanon.
The righteous will
flourish like a palm tree, and grow like a
cedar in
Lebanon.
The trees of the LORD are full of
sap; the
cedars of
Lebanon, which he hath planted;
The trees of the LORD have their fill, the
cedars of
Lebanon that He planted,
Mountains, and all hills; fruitful trees, and all cedars:
mountains and all hills, fruit trees and all cedars,
The beams of our house are
cedar, and our rafters of
fir.
The beams of our house are
cedars; our rafters are
fragrant firs.
His legs are as pillars of marble, set upon sockets of fine gold: his countenance is as
Lebanon, excellent as the
cedars.
His legs are pillars of marble set on bases of pure gold. His appearance is like
Lebanon, as
majestic as the
cedars.
If she be a wall, we will build upon her a palace of silver: and if she be a door, we will inclose her with boards of cedar.
If she is a wall, we will build a tower of silver upon her. If she is a door, we will
enclose her with panels of
cedar.
And upon all the
cedars of
Lebanon, that are high and lifted up, and upon all the oaks of
Bashan,
against all the
cedars of
Lebanon, lofty and lifted up, against all the oaks of
Bashan,
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 bricks have fallen, but we will rebuild with finished stone; the sycamores have been felled, but we will replace them with cedars.”
Yea, the
fir trees
rejoice at thee, and the
cedars of
Lebanon, saying, Since thou art laid down, no feller is come up against us.
By thy servants hast thou reproached the Lord, and hast said, By the multitude of my
chariots am I come up to the height of the mountains, to the sides of
Lebanon; and I will cut down the tall
cedars thereof, and the choice
fir trees thereof: and I will enter into the height of his border, and the forest of his
Carmel.
Through your servants you have
taunted the Lord, and you have said: “With my many
chariots I have ascended to the heights of the mountains, to the remote peaks of
Lebanon. I have cut down its tallest
cedars, the finest of its
cypresses. I have reached its
farthest heights, the densest of its forests.
I will plant in the wilderness the
cedar, the
shittah tree, and the
myrtle, and the oil tree; I will set in the desert the
fir tree, and the pine, and the box tree together:
I will plant
cedars in the wilderness,
acacias, myrtles, and olive trees. I will set
cypresses in the desert, elms and
boxwood together,
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.
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.
And I will prepare destroyers against thee, every one with his weapons: and they shall cut down thy choice cedars, and cast them into the fire.
I will
appoint destroyers against you, each man with his weapons, and they will cut down the choicest of your
cedars and throw them into the fire.
That saith, I will build me a wide house and large chambers, and cutteth him out windows; and it is cieled with
cedar, and painted with
vermilion.
who says, ‘I will build myself a great palace, with
spacious upper rooms.’ So he cuts windows in it, panels it with
cedar, and paints it with
vermilion.
Shalt thou reign, because thou closest
thyself in
cedar? did not thy father eat and drink, and do judgment and justice, and then it was well with him?
Does it make you a king to
excel in
cedar? Did not your father have food and drink? He administered justice and righteousness, and so it went well with him.
O inhabitant of
Lebanon, that makest thy nest in the
cedars, how
gracious shalt thou be when pangs come upon thee, the pain as of a woman in
travail!
And say, Thus saith the Lord GOD; A great eagle with great wings, longwinged, full of feathers, which had
divers colours, came unto
Lebanon, and took the highest branch of the
cedar:
and tell them that this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘A great eagle with great wings and long pinions, full of feathers of many colors, came to
Lebanon and took away the top of the
cedar.
Thus saith the Lord GOD; I will also take of the highest branch of the high cedar, and will set it; I will crop off from the top of his young twigs a tender one, and will plant it upon an high mountain and eminent:
This is what the Lord GOD says: ‘I will take a shoot from the lofty top of the
cedar, and I will set it out. I will
pluck a tender
sprig from its
topmost shoots, and I will plant it on a high and lofty mountain.
In the mountain of the height of Israel will I plant it: and it shall bring forth boughs, and bear fruit, and be a goodly cedar: and under it shall dwell all fowl of every wing; in the shadow of the branches thereof shall they dwell.
I will plant it on the mountain heights of Israel so that it will bear branches; it will yield fruit and become a
majestic cedar. Birds of every kind will nest under it, taking shelter in the shade of its branches.
They have made all thy ship boards of
fir trees of Senir: they have taken
cedars from
Lebanon to make masts for thee.
They constructed all your
planking with
cypress from Senir. They took a
cedar from
Lebanon to make a mast for you.
These were thy merchants in all sorts of things, in blue clothes, and
broidered work, and in chests of rich
apparel, bound with cords, and made of
cedar, among thy
merchandise.
In your marketplace they traded with you fine garments of blue,
embroidered work, and multicolored rugs with cords
tightly twisted and
knotted.
Behold, the Assyrian was a
cedar in
Lebanon with fair branches, and with a shadowing
shroud, and of an high
stature; and his top was among the thick boughs.
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
cedars in the garden of God could not hide him: the
fir trees were not like his boughs, and the
chesnut trees were not like his branches; nor any tree in the garden of God was like unto him in his beauty.
The
cedars in the garden of God could not rival it; the
cypresses could not compare with its branches, nor the plane trees
match its boughs. No tree in the garden of God could compare with its beauty.
I will be as the
dew unto Israel: he shall grow as the
lily, and cast forth his roots as
Lebanon.
I will be like the
dew to Israel; he will
blossom like the
lily and take root like the
cedars of
Lebanon.
His branches shall spread, and his beauty shall be as the olive tree, and his smell as
Lebanon.
Yet destroyed I the Amorite before them, whose height was like the height of the cedars, and he was strong as the oaks; yet I destroyed his fruit from above, and his roots from beneath.
Yet it was I who destroyed the Amorite before them, though his height was like that of the cedars, and he was as strong as the oaks. Yet I destroyed his fruit above and his roots below.
And flocks shall lie down in the midst of her, all the beasts of the nations: both the
cormorant and the
bittern shall
lodge in the upper lintels of it; their voice shall sing in the windows;
desolation shall be in the thresholds: for he shall uncover the
cedar work.
Herds will lie down in her midst, creatures of every kind. Both the desert
owl and
screech owl will
roost atop her pillars. Their calls will sound from the window, but
desolation will lie on the
threshold, for He will
expose the beams of
cedar.
He wrote letters also unto the lieutenants that were in Celosyria and Phenice, and unto them in Libanus, that they should bring cedar wood from Libanus unto Jerusalem, and that they should build the city with him.
Unto them of Zidon also and Tyre they gave carrs, that they should bring
cedar trees from Libanus, which should be brought by floats to the
haven of
Joppa, according as it was commanded them by Cyrus king of the Persians.
When he took the portions out of the priests’ hands, he himself stood by the
hearth of the altar, compassed about, as a young
cedar in Libanus; and as palm trees compassed they him round about.
