Thematic Bible
Thematic Bible
Cedar » Used » For masts of ships
“They have made all your planks of fir trees from
They have taken a cedar from Lebanon to make a mast for you.
Cedars » Used in » Making masts of ships
“They have made all your planks of fir trees from
They have taken a cedar from Lebanon to make a mast for you.
Fir tree » Ships made of
“They have made all your planks of fir trees from
They have taken a cedar from Lebanon to make a mast for you.
Lebanon » Cedars of
Send me also cedar, cypress, and algum timber, for I know that your servants know how to cut timber in Lebanon. And indeed my servants will work with your servants
‘Through your messengers you have taunted and defied the Lord,
And have said [boastfully], “With my many chariots
I came up to the heights of the mountains,
To the remotest parts of Lebanon;
I cut down its tall cedar trees and its choicest cypress trees.
I entered its most distant lodging, its densest forest.
Jehoash the king of Israel sent word to Amaziah king of Judah, saying, “The [little] thorn-bush in Lebanon sent word to the [tall] cedar in Lebanon, saying, ‘Give your daughter to my son as wife.’ But a wild beast that was in Lebanon passed by and trampled the thorn-bush.
So the bramble said to the trees, ‘If in truth you are anointing me king over you, then come and take refuge in my shade; but if not, let fire come out of the bramble and devour the cedars of Lebanon.’
And the wrath of God will be against all the cedars of Lebanon [west of the Jordan] that are high and lifted up,
Against all the oaks of Bashan [east of the Jordan],
And [the forests of] Lebanon cannot supply sufficient fuel to start a fire,
Nor are its wild beasts enough for a burnt offering [worthy of the Lord].
The righteous will flourish like the date palm [long-lived, upright and useful];
They will grow like a cedar in Lebanon [majestic and stable].
“Even the cypress trees rejoice over you [kings of Babylon], even the cedars of Lebanon, saying,
‘Since you were laid low, no woodcutter comes up against us.’
“They have made all your planks of fir trees from
They have taken a cedar from Lebanon to make a mast for you.
Shenir » The amorite name of mount hermon
“Come away with me from Lebanon, my [promised] bride,
May you come with me from Lebanon.
Journey down from the top of Amana,
From the summit of Senir and Hermon,
From the dens of lions,
From the mountains of leopards.
Now the sons (people) of the half-tribe of Manasseh lived in the land; their settlements spread from Bashan to Baal-hermon and Senir and Mount Hermon.
“They have made all your planks of fir trees from
They have taken a cedar from Lebanon to make a mast for you.
ship » Masts
“They have made all your planks of fir trees from
They have taken a cedar from Lebanon to make a mast for you.
Your ship’s ropes (tackle) hang loose;
They cannot hold the base of their mast firmly,
Nor spread out the sail.
Then an abundance of spoil and plunder will be divided;
Even the lame will take the plunder.
ship » Built » Of fir wood
“They have made all your planks of fir trees from
They have taken a cedar from Lebanon to make a mast for you.
Ships » Parts of, mentioned » The mast
“They have made all your planks of fir trees from
They have taken a cedar from Lebanon to make a mast for you.
Your ship’s ropes (tackle) hang loose;
They cannot hold the base of their mast firmly,
Nor spread out the sail.
Then an abundance of spoil and plunder will be divided;
Even the lame will take the plunder.
Ships » Generally made of the fir tree
“They have made all your planks of fir trees from
They have taken a cedar from Lebanon to make a mast for you.
Tyre » Celebrated for » Strength and beauty of its ships
They have made all your planks and boards of fir trees from Senir [a peak of Mount Hermon]; they have taken a cedar from Lebanon to make a mast for you. Of the oaks of Bashan they have made your oars; they have made your deck and benches of boxwood from the coasts of Cyprus, inlaid with ivory. Of fine linen with embroidered work from Egypt was your sail, that it might be an ensign for you; blue and purple from the coasts of Elishah [of Asia Minor] was the [ship's] awning which covered you.