Zechariah 11:2

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 gates, Lebanon, so that the fires can burn down your cedar trees. Cry aloud, cypress tree, because the cedar tree has fallen. Enemies have cut down the tall and beautiful trees. Cry aloud, oak trees in Bashan, because they have cut down the thick forest. 3Listen to the shepherds! They are crying because enemies have destroyed their fields. Listen to the noise of the lions! They are roaring because the trees beside the Jordan River are no longer there. 4This is what the Lord said to me, Zechariah. ‘My people are like sheep. There will be a time when men will buy them. And then they will kill them. But feed them until that time.

Zechariah 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 2:12Yes! The Lord Almighty will choose his great day. On that day, he will judge all the proud people who think that they are great. He will bring them all down very low.
• Isaiah 10:33But look! The Lord Almighty is ready to use his great power to destroy Assyria's strong army. He will cut it down, like a tall tree. He will cut off all the branches and knock all the trees down to the ground.
• Ezekiel 31:2‘Son of man, say this to Pharaoh, king of Egypt, and all his people: “You think that you are as powerful as any other country!
• Amos 6:1Trouble is coming to you people who live in Zion and on Samaria's hill. You think that you are safe. You think that you are important people who live in the best nation on earth. Israelite people respect you as their leaders.
• Nahum 3:8Remember the city of Thebes that was near the River Nile. It had water all round it. The river kept it safe, like a wall. Nineveh is not better than Thebes was.
• Luke 23:31There is much trouble and pain now. But much worse things will happen! Now the fire burns slowly. But soon it will be like a fire that quickly burns dry wood!’
• Isaiah 32:15It will be like that until God pours a new spirit on us from heaven. Then, deserts will become fields of fruit trees. And fields of fruit trees will seem like forests.
• Ezekiel 20:46‘Son of man, look towards the south. Speak my message to the people there. Warn the forests in the dry land of 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

Topics related to Zechariah 11:2

• Bashan
• Cedar

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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