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Though the wicked flourish like grass(A)
    and all sinners thrive,
They are destined for eternal destruction;
    but you, Lord, are forever on high.

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But you, Lord, are forever exalted.

For surely your enemies(A), Lord,
    surely your enemies will perish;
    all evildoers will be scattered.(B)

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13 Yes, against all the cedars of Lebanon[a]
    and against all the oaks of Bashan,

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Footnotes

  1. 2:13 Lebanon: Mount Lebanon in Syria, famed for its cedars. Bashan: the fertile uplands east of the Sea of Galilee.

13 for all the cedars of Lebanon,(A) tall and lofty,(B)
    and all the oaks of Bashan,(C)

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10 Therefore, thus says the Lord God:
Because it was arrogant about its height,
    lifting its crown among the clouds
    and exalting itself because of its size,(A)
11 I handed it over to a ruler of nations
    to deal with it according to its evil.
I have cast it off,

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10 “‘Therefore this is what the Sovereign Lord says: Because the great cedar towered over the thick foliage, and because it was proud(A) of its height, 11 I gave it into the hands of the ruler of the nations, for him to deal with according to its wickedness. I cast it aside,(B)

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