Zechariah 11:2
Howl, thou fir tree, for the cedar is fallen, for the mighty are laid waste: howl, ye oaks of Basan, because the fenced forest is cut down.
Douay-Rheims 1899
In The King James Version
In Context
1Open thy gates, 0 Libanus, and let fire devour thy cedars.
Cross References
Isaiah 2:13And upon all the tall and lofty cedars of Libanus, and upon all the oaks of Basan.
Isaiah 32:15Until the spirit be poured upon us from on high: and the desert shall be se a charmel, and charmel shall be counted for a forest.
Ezekiel 31:2Son of man, speak to Pharao king of Egypt, and to his people: To whom art thou like in thy greatness?
Amos 6:1Woe to you that are wealthy in Sion, and to you that have confidence in the mountain of Samaria: ye great men, heads of the people, that go in with state into the house of Israel.
Luke 23:31For if in the green wood they do these things, what shall be done 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 →