Isaiah

Isaiah 44:14

¹⁴He cuts down cedars

or retrieves a cypress^c or oak.

He lets it grow strong among the trees of the forest.

He plants a laurel, and the rain makes it grow.

Footnotes

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
He cuts down	לִכְרָת־	liḵ·rāṯ-	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H3772 cut off, cut down
cedars	אֲרָזִ֔ים	’ă·rā·zîm	Noun - masculine plural	H730 cedar
or retrieves	וַיִּקַּ֤ח	way·yiq·qaḥ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H3947 take
a cypress	תִּרְזָה֙	tir·zāh	Noun - feminine singular	H8645 slenderness, cypress
or oak	וְאַלּ֔וֹן	wə·’al·lō·wn	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular	H437 oak
He lets it grow strong	וַיְאַמֶּץ־	way·’am·meṣ-	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H553 be alert
among the trees	בַּעֲצֵי־	ba·‘ă·ṣê-	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine plural construct	H6086 tree, trees, wood
of the forest	יָ֑עַר	yā·‘ar	Noun - masculine singular	H3293 wood, forest, thicket
He plants	נָטַ֥ע	nā·ṭa‘	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H5193 strike, fix, plant
a laurel	אֹ֖רֶן	ʾō·rɛn	Noun - masculine singular	H766 fir
and the rain	וְגֶ֥שֶׁם	wə·ḡe·šem	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular	H1653 rain, shower
makes it grow	יְגַדֵּֽל׃	yə·ḡad·dêl	Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H1431 grow up, become great

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.