Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version The voice of the LORD breaks the cedars; the LORD breaks in pieces the cedars of Lebanon. New Living Translation The voice of the LORD splits the mighty cedars; the LORD shatters the cedars of Lebanon. English Standard Version The voice of the LORD breaks the cedars; the LORD breaks the cedars of Lebanon. Berean Standard Bible The voice of the LORD breaks the cedars; the LORD shatters the cedars of Lebanon. King James Bible The voice of the LORD breaketh the cedars; yea, the LORD breaketh the cedars of Lebanon. New King James Version The voice of the LORD breaks the cedars, Yes, the LORD splinters the cedars of Lebanon. New American Standard Bible The voice of the LORD breaks the cedars; Yes, the LORD breaks the cedars of Lebanon in pieces. NASB 1995 The voice of the LORD breaks the cedars; Yes, the LORD breaks in pieces the cedars of Lebanon. NASB 1977 The voice of the LORD breaks the cedars; Yes, the LORD breaks in pieces the cedars of Lebanon. Legacy Standard Bible The voice of Yahweh breaks the cedars; Indeed, Yahweh breaks in pieces the cedars of Lebanon. Amplified Bible The voice of the LORD breaks the cedars; Yes, the LORD breaks in pieces the cedars of Lebanon. Christian Standard Bible The voice of the LORD breaks the cedars; the LORD shatters the cedars of Lebanon. Holman Christian Standard Bible The voice of the LORD breaks the cedars; the LORD shatters the cedars of Lebanon. American Standard Version The voice of Jehovah breaketh the cedars; Yea, Jehovah breaketh in pieces the cedars of Lebanon. Contemporary English Version The voice of the LORD destroys the cedar trees; the LORD shatters cedars on Mount Lebanon. English Revised Version The voice of the LORD breaketh the cedars; yea, the LORD breaketh in pieces the cedars of Lebanon. GOD'S WORD® Translation The voice of the LORD breaks the cedars. The LORD splinters the cedars of Lebanon. Good News Translation The voice of the LORD breaks the cedars, even the cedars of Lebanon. International Standard Version The voice of the LORD snaps the cedars; the LORD snaps the cedars of Lebanon. Majority Standard Bible The voice of the LORD breaks the cedars; the LORD shatters the cedars of Lebanon. NET Bible The LORD's shout breaks the cedars, the LORD shatters the cedars of Lebanon. New Heart English Bible The voice of the LORD breaks the cedars. Yes, the LORD breaks in pieces the cedars of Lebanon. Webster's Bible Translation The voice of the LORD breaketh the cedars; yes, the LORD breaketh the cedars of Lebanon. World English Bible Yahweh’s voice breaks the cedars. Yes, Yahweh breaks in pieces the cedars of Lebanon. Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionThe voice of YHWH [is] shattering cedars, "" Indeed, YHWH shatters the cedars of Lebanon. Young's Literal Translation The voice of Jehovah is shivering cedars, Yea, Jehovah shivers the cedars of Lebanon. Smith's Literal Translation The voice of Jehovah broke the cedars; and Jehovah will break the cedars of Lebanon. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleThe voice of the Lord breaketh the cedars: yea, the Lord shall break the cedars of Libanus. Catholic Public Domain Version New American Bible The voice of the LORD cracks the cedars; the LORD splinters the cedars of Lebanon, New Revised Standard Version The voice of the LORD breaks the cedars; the LORD breaks the cedars of Lebanon. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleThe voice of the LORD breaks the cedars; yea, the LORD breaks the cedars of Lebanon. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated The voice of LORD JEHOVAH that breaks the cedars and LORD JEHOVAH shatters the cedars of Lebanon. OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917The voice of the LORD breaketh the cedars; yea, the LORD breaketh in pieces the cedars of Lebanon. Brenton Septuagint Translation There is the voice of the Lord who breaks the cedars; the Lord will break the cedars of Libanus. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Ascribe Glory to the LORD…4The voice of the LORD is powerful; the voice of the LORD is majestic. 5The voice of the LORD breaks the cedars; the LORD shatters the cedars of Lebanon. 6He makes Lebanon skip like a calf, and Sirion like a young wild ox.… Cross References Isaiah 2:13 against all the cedars of Lebanon, lofty and lifted up, against all the oaks of Bashan, Isaiah 10:33-34 Behold, the Lord GOD of Hosts will lop off the branches with terrifying power. The tall trees will be cut down, the lofty ones will be felled. / He will clear the forest thickets with an axe, and Lebanon will fall before the Mighty One. Jeremiah 22:7 I will appoint destroyers against you, each man with his weapons, and they will cut down the choicest of your cedars and throw them into the fire. Ezekiel 31:3-14 Look at Assyria, a cedar in Lebanon, with beautiful branches that shaded the forest. It towered on high; its top was among the clouds. / The waters made it grow; the deep springs made it tall, directing their streams all around its base and sending their channels to all the trees of the field. / Therefore it towered higher than all the trees of the field. Its branches multiplied, and its boughs grew long as it spread them out because of the abundant waters. ... Amos 2:9 Yet it was I who destroyed the Amorite before them, though his height was like that of the cedars, and he was as strong as the oaks. Yet I destroyed his fruit above and his roots below. Zechariah 11:1-2 Open your doors, O Lebanon, that the fire may consume your cedars! / Wail, O cypress, for the cedar has fallen; the majestic trees are ruined! Wail, O oaks of Bashan, for the dense forest has been cut down! 1 Kings 19:11-12 Then the LORD said, “Go out and stand on the mountain before the LORD. Behold, the LORD is about to pass by.” And a great and mighty wind tore into the mountains and shattered the rocks before the LORD, but the LORD was not in the wind. After the wind there was an earthquake, but the LORD was not in the earthquake. / After the earthquake there was a fire, but the LORD was not in the fire. And after the fire came a still, small voice. Job 9:5-6 He moves mountains without their knowledge and overturns them in His anger. / He shakes the earth from its place, so that its foundations tremble. Job 40:19 He is the foremost of God’s works; only his Maker can draw the sword against him. Nahum 1:4-5 He rebukes the sea and dries it up; He makes all the rivers run dry. Bashan and Carmel wither, and the flower of Lebanon wilts. / The mountains quake before Him, and the hills melt away; the earth trembles at His presence—the world and all its dwellers. Revelation 11:19 Then the temple of God in heaven was opened, and the ark of His covenant appeared in His temple. And there were flashes of lightning, rumblings, peals of thunder, an earthquake, and a great hailstorm. Revelation 16:18-20 And there were flashes of lightning, rumblings, peals of thunder, and a great earthquake the likes of which had not occurred since men were upon the earth—so mighty was the great quake. / The great city was split into three parts, and the cities of the nations collapsed. And God remembered Babylon the great and gave her the cup of the wine of the fury of His wrath. / Then every island fled, and no mountain could be found. Matthew 3:10 The axe lies ready at the root of the trees, and every tree that does not produce good fruit will be cut down and thrown into the fire. Matthew 7:17-19 Likewise, every good tree bears good fruit, but a bad tree bears bad fruit. / A good tree cannot bear bad fruit, and a bad tree cannot bear good fruit. / Every tree that does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire. Luke 3:9 The axe lies ready at the root of the trees, and every tree that does not produce good fruit will be cut down and thrown into the fire.” Treasury of Scripture The voice of the LORD breaks the cedars; yes, the LORD breaks the cedars of Lebanon. Isaiah 2:13 And upon all the cedars of Lebanon, that are high and lifted up, and upon all the oaks of Bashan, Jump to Previous Breaketh Breaks Broken Cedars Cedar-Trees Lebanon Pieces Shivers VoiceJump to Next Breaketh Breaks Broken Cedars Cedar-Trees Lebanon Pieces Shivers VoicePsalm 29 1. David exhorts princes to give glory to God3. by reason of is power 11. and protection of his people The voice of the LORD The phrase "The voice of the LORD" in Psalm 29:5 emphasizes the power and authority of God's spoken word. In Hebrew, "voice" is "qol," which signifies not just sound but a commanding presence. Throughout Scripture, the voice of the LORD is depicted as a force that brings creation into existence (Genesis 1) and commands nature (Psalm 104:7). This phrase reminds us of God's sovereignty and His ability to influence the world with mere words, underscoring His omnipotence and the reverence due to Him. breaks the cedars the LORD breaks in pieces the cedars of Lebanon "And thou, all-shaking thunder, Smite flat the thick rotundity o' the world! Crack Nature's moulds, all germens spill at once. That make ingrateful man!"--King Lear, Acts 3, sc. 2. Verse 5. - The voice of the Lord breaketh the cedars. At length down swoops the hurricane - wind and rain and forked flashes of lightning all blended together, and violently tearing through the forest. The tall cedars - the pride and glory of Syria and Palestine - are snapped like reeds, and fall in a tangled mass. The Lord, who erstwhile "planted them" (Psalm cir. 16), now breaketh the cedars of Lebanon - breaketh and destroyeth them in his fury. Such storms, though rare in Palestine and Syria, are sometimes witnessed; and descriptions have been given by travellers which bear out this one of David (comp. Wilson, 'Travels,' p. 146; Cunningham Geikie, vol. 2. pp. 57, 335; Tristram, 'Land. of Israel,' pp. 40, 194, 227, etc.).Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew The voiceק֣וֹל (qō·wl) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 6963: A voice, sound of the LORD יְ֭הוָה (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel breaks שֹׁבֵ֣ר (šō·ḇêr) Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular Strong's 7665: To break, break in pieces the cedars; אֲרָזִ֑ים (’ă·rā·zîm) Noun - masculine plural Strong's 730: A cedar tree the LORD יְ֝הוָ֗ה (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel shatters וַיְשַׁבֵּ֥ר (way·šab·bêr) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 7665: To break, break in pieces the cedars אַרְזֵ֥י (’ar·zê) Noun - masculine plural construct Strong's 730: A cedar tree of Lebanon. הַלְּבָנֽוֹן׃ (hal·lə·ḇā·nō·wn) Article | Noun - proper - feminine singular Strong's 3844: Lebanon -- a wooded mountain range on the northern border of Israel Links Psalm 29:5 NIVPsalm 29:5 NLT Psalm 29:5 ESV Psalm 29:5 NASB Psalm 29:5 KJV Psalm 29:5 BibleApps.com Psalm 29:5 Biblia Paralela Psalm 29:5 Chinese Bible Psalm 29:5 French Bible Psalm 29:5 Catholic Bible OT Poetry: Psalm 29:5 The voice of Yahweh breaks the cedars (Psalm Ps Psa.) |