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33 Look, the Sovereign, the Lord of hosts,
    will lop the boughs with terrifying power;
the tallest trees will be cut down,
    and the lofty will be brought low.(A)

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33 See, the Lord, the Lord Almighty,
    will lop off(A) the boughs with great power.
The lofty trees will be felled,(B)
    the tall(C) ones will be brought low.(D)

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34 He will hack down the thickets of the forest with an ax,
    and Lebanon with its majestic trees[a] will fall.

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Footnotes

  1. 10.34 Cn Compare Gk Vg: Heb with a majestic one

34 He will cut down(A) the forest thickets with an ax;
    Lebanon(B) will fall before the Mighty One.(C)

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Wail, O cypress, for the cedar has fallen,
    for the glorious trees are ruined!
Wail, oaks of Bashan,
    for the thick forest has been felled!(A)

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Wail, you juniper, for the cedar has fallen;
    the stately trees are ruined!
Wail, oaks(A) of Bashan;
    the dense forest(B) has been cut down!(C)

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