Bible Green Bay Tree
Psalm 3735 king james version kjv 35 i have seen the wicked in great power and spreading himself like a green bay tree.
Bible green bay tree. An evergreen tree a wreath from which has been from time immemorial the symbolical crown of poets and warriors. Green bay tree the hebrew word elsewhere implies a native as opposed to a foreigner so here an indigenous tree. It may be questioned whether any particular tree is intended by the psalmist.
But this plant belongs to an entirely different family. But if so it must have been an evergreen and may possibly be the sweet bay laurus nobilis which is a native of. Ba tre the king james version only.
The marginal rendering a tree that groweth in his own soil is no doubt the true one. Discover the origins of everyday phrases from each book of the bible in the writing on the wall available worldwide as a paperback and e book. The word rendered bay tree in psalm 3735 seems to mean simply a native green and vigorous.
King james version kjv public domain. But if so it must have been an evergreen and may possibly be the sweet bay laurus nobilis which is a native of palestine. This verse reminds us of hitler when he was in power and looked like the allies were going to be defeated but god turned the tide.
Abundant in bible lands and hardy in our area green bay also named sweet bay or bay laurel is lovely in the garden with a flush of luxuriant springtime growth and a savory sweet fragrance. The hebrew word so rendered is ereh which simply means native born ie a tree not transplanted but growing on its native soil and therefore luxuriantly. The hebrew word elsewhere implies a native as opposed to a foreigner so here an indigenous tree.
Named only in psalms 3735 authorized version. Flourish like a green bay tree source. A species of laurel.
Psalm 3735 in all english translations. If the psalmist intended by this word to denote any particular tree it may have been the evergreen bay laurel laurus nobilis which is a native of palestine. King david says i have seen the wicked in great power spreading himself like a green bay tree.
It may be questioned whether any particular tree is intended by the psalmist.