Isa. 2:13
“One of the ways in which the proud will ‘be brought low’ (vs. 12) is the destruction of, or the taking away of, those material possessions they hold so dear. Among these are the ‘cedars of Lebanon,’ which provided beautiful, fragrant wood for buildings of status… . Bashan was the area east of Jordan and the Sea of Galilee and north of Gidead. Its wooded areas provided highly prized but scarce hardwood. It too will be taken form the proud.” (Hoyt W. Brewster, Jr., Isaiah Plain and Simple, p. 19)