Zechariah 11:2
Wail, O fir tree, for the cedar is fallen, because the fine ones are destroyed. Wail, O ye oaks of Bashan, for the strong forest has come down.
A Conservative Version
In The King James Version
In Context
1Open thy doors, O Lebanon, that the fire may devour thy cedars.
Cross References
Isaiah 2:13and upon all the cedars of Lebanon that are high and lifted up, and upon all the oaks of Bashan,
Isaiah 32:15until the Spirit be poured upon us from on high, and the wilderness becomes a fruitful field, and the fruitful field be esteemed as a forest.
Ezekiel 31:2Son of man, say to Pharaoh king of Egypt, and to his multitude, Whom are thou like in thy greatness?
Amos 6:1Woe to those who are at ease in Zion, and to those who are secure in the mountain of Samaria, the notable men of the chief of the nations, to whom the house of Israel come!
Luke 23:31Because if they do these things in the green tree, what will happen in the dry?
Matthew Henry on Zechariah 11:2-4
Destruction of the Jewish State. ( b. c. 510.) 1 Open thy doors, O Lebanon, that the fire may devour thy cedars. 2 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. 3 There 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. In dark and figurative expressions, as is usual in the scripture predictions of things at a great… Read the whole commentary →