'Forest' in the Bible

as when a man goes into the forest with his friend to cut wood, and his hand swings the axe to cut down the tree, and the iron head slips off the handle and strikes his friend so that he dies—he may flee to one of these cities and live;

Joshua said to them, “If you are a numerous people, go up to the forest and clear a place for yourself there in the land of the Perizzites and of the Rephaim, since the hill country of Ephraim is too narrow for you.”

but the hill country shall be yours. For though it is a forest, you shall clear it, and to its farthest borders it shall be yours; for you shall drive out the Canaanites, even though they have chariots of iron and though they are strong.”

All the people of the land entered the forest, and there was honey on the ground.

When the people entered the forest, behold, there was a flow of honey; but no man put his hand to his mouth, for the people feared the oath.

The prophet Gad said to David, “Do not stay in the stronghold; depart, and go into the land of Judah.” So David departed and went into the forest of Hereth.

Then the people went out into the field against Israel, and the battle took place in the forest of Ephraim.

For the battle there was spread over the whole countryside, and the forest devoured more people that day than the sword devoured.

They took Absalom and cast him into a deep pit in the forest and erected over him a very great heap of stones. And all Israel fled, each to his tent.

He built the house of the forest of Lebanon; its length was 100 cubits and its width 50 cubits and its height 30 cubits, on four rows of cedar pillars with cedar beams on the pillars.

He made 300 shields of beaten gold, using three minas of gold on each shield, and the king put them in the house of the forest of Lebanon.

All King Solomon’s drinking vessels were of gold, and all the vessels of the house of the forest of Lebanon were of pure gold. None was of silver; it was not considered valuable in the days of Solomon.

‘Through your messengers you have reproached the Lord,And you have said, “With my many chariotsI came up to the heights of the mountains,To the remotest parts of Lebanon;And I cut down its tall cedars and its choice cypresses.And I entered its farthest lodging place, its thickest forest.

Then the trees of the forest will sing for joy before the Lord;For He is coming to judge the earth.

He made 300 shields of beaten gold, using three hundred shekels of gold on each shield, and the king put them in the house of the forest of Lebanon.

All King Solomon’s drinking vessels were of gold, and all the vessels of the house of the forest of Lebanon were of pure gold; silver was not considered valuable in the days of Solomon.

and a letter to Asaph the keeper of the king’s forest, that he may give me timber to make beams for the gates of the fortress which is by the temple, for the wall of the city and for the house to which I will go.” And the king granted them to me because the good hand of my God was on me.

“For every beast of the forest is Mine,The cattle on a thousand hills.

It seems as if one had lifted upHis axe in a forest of trees.

A boar from the forest eats it awayAnd whatever moves in the field feeds on it.

Like fire that burns the forestAnd like a flame that sets the mountains on fire,

Let the field exult, and all that is in it.Then all the trees of the forest will sing for joy

You appoint darkness and it becomes night,In which all the beasts of the forest prowl about.

I made ponds of water for myself from which to irrigate a forest of growing trees.

“Like an apple tree among the trees of the forest,So is my beloved among the young men.In his shade I took great delight and sat down,And his fruit was sweet to my taste.

When it was reported to the house of David, saying, “The Arameans have camped in Ephraim,” his heart and the hearts of his people shook as the trees of the forest shake with the wind.

For wickedness burns like a fire;It consumes briars and thorns;It even sets the thickets of the forest aflameAnd they roll upward in a column of smoke.

And He will destroy the glory of his forest and of his fruitful garden, both soul and body,And it will be as when a sick man wastes away.

And the rest of the trees of his forest will be so small in numberThat a child could write them down.

He will cut down the thickets of the forest with an iron axe,And Lebanon will fall by the Mighty One.

In that day their strong cities will be like forsaken places in the forest,Or like branches which they abandoned before the sons of Israel;And the land will be a desolation.

And He removed the defense of Judah.In that day you depended on the weapons of the house of the forest,

Is it not yet just a little whileBefore Lebanon will be turned into a fertile field,And the fertile field will be considered as a forest?

Until the Spirit is poured out upon us from on high,And the wilderness becomes a fertile field,And the fertile field is considered as a forest.

And it will hail when the forest comes down,And the city will be utterly laid low.

“Through your servants you have reproached the Lord,And you have said, ‘With my many chariots I came up to the heights of the mountains,To the remotest parts of Lebanon;And I cut down its tall cedars and its choice cypresses.And I will go to its highest peak, its thickest forest.

Surely he cuts cedars for himself, and takes a cypress or an oak and raises it for himself among the trees of the forest. He plants a fir, and the rain makes it grow.

Shout for joy, O heavens, for the Lord has done it!Shout joyfully, you lower parts of the earth;Break forth into a shout of joy, you mountains,O forest, and every tree in it;For the Lord has redeemed JacobAnd in Israel He shows forth His glory.

All you beasts of the field,All you beasts in the forest,Come to eat.

Therefore a lion from the forest will slay them,A wolf of the deserts will destroy them,A leopard is watching their cities.Everyone who goes out of them will be torn in pieces,Because their transgressions are many,Their apostasies are numerous.

For the customs of the peoples are delusion;Because it is wood cut from the forest,The work of the hands of a craftsman with a cutting tool.

“My inheritance has become to MeLike a lion in the forest;She has roared against Me;Therefore I have come to hate her.

“But I will punish you according to the results of your deeds,” declares the Lord,“And I will kindle a fire in its forestThat it may devour all its environs.”’”

“Micah of Moresheth prophesied in the days of Hezekiah king of Judah; and he spoke to all the people of Judah, saying, ‘Thus the Lord of hosts has said,“Zion will be plowed as a field,And Jerusalem will become ruins,And the mountain of the house as the high places of a forest.”’

“They have cut down her forest,” declares the Lord;“Surely it will no more be found,Even though they are now more numerous than locustsAnd are without number.

“Son of man, how is the wood of the vine better than any wood of a branch which is among the trees of the forest?

Therefore, thus says the Lord God, ‘As the wood of the vine among the trees of the forest, which I have given to the fire for fuel, so have I given up the inhabitants of Jerusalem;

“Son of man, set your face toward Teman, and speak out against the south and prophesy against the forest land of the Negev,

and say to the forest of the Negev, ‘Hear the word of the Lord: thus says the Lord God, “Behold, I am about to kindle a fire in you, and it will consume every green tree in you, as well as every dry tree; the blazing flame will not be quenched and the whole surface from south to north will be burned by it.

‘Behold, Assyria was a cedar in LebanonWith beautiful branches and forest shade,And very high,And its top was among the clouds.

“I will destroy her vines and fig trees,Of which she said, ‘These are my wagesWhich my lovers have given me.’And I will make them a forest,And the beasts of the field will devour them.

Does a lion roar in the forest when he has no prey?Does a young lion growl from his den unless he has captured something?

Therefore, on account of youZion will be plowed as a field,Jerusalem will become a heap of ruins,And the mountain of the temple will become high places of a forest.

The remnant of JacobWill be among the nations,Among many peoplesLike a lion among the beasts of the forest,Like a young lion among flocks of sheep,Which, if he passes through,Tramples down and tears,And there is none to rescue.

Wail, O cypress, for the cedar has fallen,Because the glorious trees have been destroyed;Wail, O oaks of Bashan,For the impenetrable forest has come down.

So also the tongue is a small part of the body, and yet it boasts of great things.See how great a forest is set aflame by such a small fire!