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 thy doors, O Lebanon, that the fire may devour thy cedars. 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. 3There is a voice of the howling of the shepherds; for their glory is spoiled: a voice of the roaring of young lions; for the pride of Jordan is spoiled. 4Thus saith Yhwh my God; Feed the flock of the slaughter;

Zechariah 11:2 word by word

הֵילֵ֤ל בְּרוֹשׁ֙ כִּֽי־נָ֣פַל אֶ֔רֶז אֲשֶׁ֥ר אַדִּרִ֖ים שֻׁדָּ֑דוּ הֵילִ֙ילוּ֙ אַלּוֹנֵ֣י בָשָׁ֔ן כִּ֥י יָרַ֖ד יַ֥עַר הַבָּצִֽיר׃Read the interlinear

• 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 day of Yhwh of Armies shall be upon every one that is proud and lofty, and upon every one that is lifted up; and he shall be brought low:
• Isaiah 10:33Behold, the Lord, Yhwh of Armies, shall lop the bough with terror: and the high ones of stature shall be hewn down, and the haughty shall be humbled.
• Ezekiel 31:2Son of man, speak unto Pharaoh king of Egypt, and to his multitude; Whom art thou like in thy greatness?
• Amos 6:1Woe to them that are at ease in Zion, and trust in the mountain of Samaria, which are named chief of the nations, to whom the house of Israel came!
• Nahum 3:8Art thou better than populous No, that was situate among the rivers, that had the waters round about it, whose rampart was the sea, and her wall was from the sea?
• Luke 23:31For if they do these things in a green tree, what shall be done in the dry?
• Isaiah 32:15Until the spirit be poured upon us from on high, and the wilderness be a fruitful field, and the fruitful field be counted for a forest.
• Ezekiel 20:46Son of man, set thy face toward the south, and drop thy word toward the south, and prophesy against the forest of the south field;

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