Isaiah 44:14
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.
KJV
succidit cedros, tulit ilicem, et quercum, quæ steterat inter ligna saltus ; plantavit pinum, quam pluvia nutrivit :
Vulgate
ἔκοψεν ξύλον ἐκ τοῦ δρυμοῦ ὃ ἐφύτευσεν ὁ κύριος, καὶ ὑετὸς ἐμήκυνεν,
LXX
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.
ASV
לִ/כְרָת ל֣/וֹ אֲרָזִ֔ים וַ/יִּקַּ֤ח תִּרְזָה֙ וְ/אַלּ֔וֹן וַ/יְאַמֶּץ ל֖/וֹ בַּ/עֲצֵי יָ֑עַר נָטַ֥ע וְ/גֶ֥שֶׁם יְגַדֵּֽל
Hebrew
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In the original Hebrew
11 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.
Historic Christian voices
4 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.
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Cross-references
- Hab 2:18 — What profiteth the graven image that the maker thereof hath graven it; the molten image, and a teacher of lies, that the maker of his work trusteth therein, to make dumb idols?
- Isa 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.