Isaiah 44:14
He heweth him down cedars, and taketh the cypress and the oak, which he strengtheneth for himself among the trees of the forest: he planteth an ash, and the rain doth nourish it.
Context
This verse from Isaiah Chapter 44 connects to 5 cross-references. Polemical satire against idolatry: a craftsman cuts down a tree, uses half to warm himself and bake bread, and makes the other half into a god before which he bows. No one stops to consider — 'Shall I bow down …
תרגומים נוספים
He heweth him down cedars, and taketh the holm-tree and the oak, and strengtheneth for himself one among the trees of the forest: he planteth a fir-tree, and the rain doth nourish it.
Cutting down to himself cedars, He taketh also a cypress, and an oak, And he strengtheneth <FI>it<Fi> for himself Among the trees of a forest, He hath planted an ash, and the shower doth nourish <FI>it<Fi> .
He has cedars cut down for himself, he takes an oak and lets it get strong among the trees of the wood; he has an ash-tree planted, and the rain gives it growth.
הפניות צולבות
He that is so impoverished that he hath no oblation chooseth a tree that will not rot; he seeketh unto …
For the customs of the people are vain: for one cutteth a tree out of the forest, the work of …
But they are altogether brutish and foolish: the stock is a doctrine of vanities.
My people ask counsel at their stocks, and their staff declareth unto them: for the spirit of whoredoms hath caused …
Woe unto him that saith to the wood, Awake; to the dumb stone, Arise, it shall teach! Behold, it is …