Commentaries:
Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown
cedars . . . oaks—image for haughty nobles and princes (Amos 2:9; Zechariah 11:1-2; compare Revelation 19:18-21).
Bashan—east of Jordan, north of the river Jabbok, famous for fine oaks, pasture, and cattle. Perhaps in "oaks" there is reference to their idolatry (Isaiah 1:29).
Other Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown entries containing Isaiah 2:13:
Job 21:22
Isaiah 2:22
Isaiah 33:9
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