13. cedars . . . oaks--image for haughty nobles and princes
(Am 2:9;
Zec 11:1, 2;
compare
Re 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
(Isa 1:29).
JFB.
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