Zechariah 11:2
Wail, O cypress, for the cedar is fallen; 1 the mighty is despoiled; 1 wail, O ye oaks of Bashan; 1 for the dense forest is toppled. 1
Orthodox Jewish Bible
In The King James Version
In Context
1Open thy delatot (gates), O Levanon, 1 that the eish (fire) may devour thy cedars. 1
Cross References
Isaiah 2:13And upon all the cedars of Levanon, 1 that are high and lofty, 1 and upon all the oaks of Bashan, 1
Isaiah 32:15Until the Ruach + 32:15 Hakodesh be poured 1 upon us from on high, 1 and the midbar become a carmel (fruitful field), 1 and the carmel become a ya'ar (forest). 1
Ezekiel 31:2Ben adam, speak unto Pharaoh Melech Mitzrayim, and to his multitude: 1 Whom art thou like in thy greatness? 1
Amos 6:1Hoy to them that are complacent in Tziyon, 1 and have their bitachon in Har Shomron, 1 the notables of the foremost Goyim, 1 to whom Bais Yisroel comes! 1
Luke 23:31Because if while an etz (tree) is green they do these things, what may happen when it is dry? + 23:31 Ezek 21:3
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 →