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Zechariah 11:2
2Wail, O cypress, for the cedar has fallen, Because the magnificent trees have been destroyed; Wail, O oaks of Bashan, For the inaccessible forest [on the steep mountainside] has come down.
Zechariah 11:2 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Howl, fir tree; for the cedar is fallen; because the mighty are spoiled: howl, O ye oaks of Bashan; for the forest of the vintage is come down.
- New International Version (NIV)Wail, you juniper, for the cedar has fallen; the stately trees are ruined! Wail, oaks of Bashan; the dense forest has been cut down!
- English Standard Version (ESV)Wail, O cypress, for the cedar has fallen, for the glorious trees are ruined! Wail, oaks of Bashan, for the thick forest has been felled!
- New King James Version (NKJV)Wail, O cypress, for the cedar has fallen, Because the mighty trees are ruined. Wail, O oaks of Bashan, For the thick forest has come down.
Context of Zechariah 11:2
1Open your doors, O Lebanon, That fire may devour your cedars. Wail, O cypress, for the cedar has fallen, Because the magnificent trees have been destroyed; Wail, O oaks of Bashan, For the inaccessible forest [on the steep mountainside] has come down. 3There is a sound of the shepherds’ wail, For their splendor (grazing land) is ruined; There is a sound of the young lions’ roar, For the pride of the Jordan is ruined. 4Thus says the Lord my God, “Pasture the flock doomed for slaughter,
Read all of Zechariah 11Zechariah 11:2 word by word
הֵילֵ֤ל בְּרוֹשׁ֙ כִּֽי־נָ֣פַל אֶ֔רֶז אֲשֶׁ֥ר אַדִּרִ֖ים שֻׁדָּ֑דוּ הֵילִ֙ילוּ֙ אַלּוֹנֵ֣י בָשָׁ֔ן כִּ֥י יָרַ֖ד יַ֥עַר הַבָּצִֽיר׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- Howlיָלַלyâlal · to wailH3213
- fir treeבְּרוֹשׁberôsh · cypressH1265
- for the cedarאֶ֫רֶז'erez · cedarH730
- is fallenנָפַלnâphal · to fall: fell(trees)H5307
- because the mightyאַדִּיר'addîyr · greatH117
- are spoiledשָׁדַדshâdad · to ruinH7703
- O ye oaksאַלּוֹן'allôn · oakH437
- of Bashanבָּשָׁןbâshân · BashanH1316
- for the forestיַ֫עַרya‛ar · woodH3293
- of the vintageבָּצַרbâtsar · to gather/restrain/fortifyH1219
- of the vintageבָּצוֹרbâtsôr · vintageH1208
- is come downיָרַדyârad · to go downH3381
Cross-references for Zechariah 11:2
- Isaiah 2:12For the Lord of hosts will have a day of reckoning Against all who are proud and arrogant And against all who are lifted up, That they may be degraded.
- Isaiah 10:33Listen carefully, the Lord, the God of hosts, will lop off the [beautiful] boughs with terrifying force; The tall in stature will be cut down And the lofty will be abased and humiliated.
- Ezekiel 31:2“Son of man, say to Pharaoh king of Egypt and to his hordes, ‘Whom are you like in your greatness?
- Amos 6:1Woe (judgment is coming) to those who are at ease and carefree in Zion (Judah) And to those on the mountain of Samaria who feel secure, The distinguished men of the foremost of nations, To whom the house of Israel comes.
- Nahum 3:8Are you better than Thebes, Which was situated by the waters of the Nile, With water surrounding her, Whose defense was the sea (the Nile), Whose wall consisted of the sea?
- Luke 23:31For if they do these things when the tree is green, what will happen when it is dry?”
- Isaiah 32:15Until the Spirit is poured out upon us from on high, And the wilderness becomes a fertile field, And the fertile field is valued as a forest.
- Ezekiel 20:46“Son of man, set your face toward Teman, and speak out against the south and prophesy against the forest land of the Negev (the South),
Commentaries on Zechariah 11:2
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 2Howl, fir tree - This seems to point out the fall and destruction of all the mighty men.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 2Howl, O cypress, for the cedar is fallen - Jerusalem or the temple having been likened to Lebanon and its cedars, the prophet carries on the image, speaking of the priests princes and people, under the title of firs, cypresses and oaks, trees inferior, but magnificent. He shows that it is imagery, by ascribing to them the feelings of people. The more glorious and stately, “the cedars,” were destroyed. Woe then to the rest, “the cypress;” as our Lord says…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 2Lebanon and Bashan had excellent forests. These places are often mentioned together (Isaiah 2:13; Jeremiah 22:20–22; Ezekiel 27:5–6) to represent nations that God would judge. This judgment would occur when God regathers and restores the people of Israel (see Zechariah 10:11).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 22. fir tree ... cedar--if even the cedars (the highest in the state) are not spared, how much less the fir trees (the lowest)! forest of ... vintage--As the vines are stripped of their grapes in the vintage (compare Joe 3:13), so the forest of Lebanon "is come down," stripped of all its beauty. Rather, "the fortified" or "inaccessible forest" [Maurer]; that is, Jerusalem dense with houses as a thick forest is with trees, and "fortified" with a wall…Read the comment
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Commentaries on Zechariah 11
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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