Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
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.
Bible References
Heweth
Isaiah 40:20 He who is too impoverished for such an offering
Selects atree that does not rot;
He seeks out for himself a skillful craftsman
Toprepare an idol that will not totter.
Selects a
He seeks out for himself a skillful craftsman
To
Jeremiah 10:3 For the customs of the peoples are delusion;
Becauseit is wood cut from the forest,
The work of the hands of a craftsman with a cutting tool.
Because
The work of the hands of a craftsman with a cutting tool.
Hosea 4:12 My people consult their wooden idol, and their diviner’s wand informs them;
For a spirit of harlotry has led them astray,
And they have played the harlot, departingfrom their God.
For a spirit of harlotry has led them astray,
And they have played the harlot, departing
Habakkuk 2:19 “Woe to him who says to a piece of wood, ‘Awake!’
To a mute stone, ‘Arise!’
And that is your teacher?
Behold, it is overlaid withgold and silver,
And there isno breath at all inside it.
To a mute stone, ‘Arise!’
And that is your teacher?
Behold, it is overlaid with
And there is