Isaiah 2:13 Commentary: Rashi & Ibn Ezra

וְעַל֙ כָּל־אַרְזֵ֣י הַלְּבָנ֔וֹן הָרָמִ֖ים וְהַנִּשָּׂאִ֑ים וְעַ֖ל כָּל־אַלּוֹנֵ֥י הַבָּשָֽׁן׃

And upon all the cedars of Lebanon That are high and lifted up, And upon all the oaks of Bashan;

Rashi on Isaiah

the cedars of the Lebanon This is symbolic of the heroes [var. the kings].
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Ibn Ezra on Isaiah

The cedars, etc. All this may be taken either literally, or symbolically for the young, great, rich, mighty, and the kings.
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Rashi on Isaiah

the oaks of the Bashan The governors, just as the oaks are inferior to the cedars.
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