Zechariah 11:2
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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.Wail, O cypress, for the cedar has fallen; the majestic trees are ruined! Wail, O oaks of Bashan, for the dense forest has been cut down!
In other translations
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.Wail, O cypress, for the cedar has fallen; the majestic trees are ruined! Wail, O oaks of Bashan, for the dense forest has been cut down!
Hebrew words
הֵילֵלheilelwailH3213בְּרוֹשׁberovoshO cypressH1265כִּי־ki-forH3588נָפַלnafalit has fallenH5307אֶרֶז'ereza cedarH730אֲשֶׁר'asherthatH834אַדִּרִים'adirimmajestic [trees]H117שֻׁדָּדוּshudaduthey have been devastatedH7703הֵילִילוּheililuwailH3213אַלּוֹנֵי'aloneiO oaks ofH437בָשָׁןvashanBashanH1316כִּיkiforH3588יָרַדyaradit has come downH3381יַעַרya'ar[the] forestH3293הַבָּצִיר׃habatzurof the vintageH1210
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Related verses
- Luke 23:31For if they do these things in a green tree, what shall be done in the dry?For if men do these things while the tree is green, what will happen when it is dry?”
- 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;“Son of man, set your face toward the south, preach against it, and prophesy against the forest of the Negev.
- Isaiah 32:15-1915 Until 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. 16 Then judgment shall dwell in the wilderness, and righteousness remain in the fruitful field. 17 And the work of righteousness shall be peace; and the effect of righteousness quietness and assurance for ever. 18 And my people shall dwell in a peaceable habitation, and in sure dwellings, and in quiet resting places;15 until the Spirit is poured out upon us from on high. Then the desert will be an orchard, and the orchard will seem like a forest. 16 Then justice will inhabit the wilderness, and righteousness will dwell in the fertile field. 17 The work of righteousness will be peace; the service of righteousness will be quiet confidence forever. 18 Then my people will dwell in a peaceful place, in safe and secure places of rest.
- Ezekiel 31:2-32 Son of man, speak unto Pharaoh king of Egypt, and to his multitude; Whom art thou like in thy greatness? 3 Behold, the Assyrian was a cedar in Lebanon with fair branches, and with a shadowing shroud, and of an high stature; and his top was among the thick boughs.2 “Son of man, say to Pharaoh king of Egypt and to his multitude: ‘Who can be compared to your greatness? 3 Look at Assyria, a cedar in Lebanon, with beautiful branches that shaded the forest. It towered on high; its top was among the clouds.
- Isaiah 10:33-3433 Behold, the Lord, the Lord of hosts, shall lop the bough with terror: and the high ones of stature shall be hewn down, and the haughty shall be humbled. 34 And he shall cut down the thickets of the forest with iron, and Lebanon shall fall by a mighty one.33 Behold, the Lord GOD of Hosts will lop off the branches with terrifying power. The tall trees will be cut down, the lofty ones will be felled. 34 He will clear the forest thickets with an axe, and Lebanon will fall before the Mighty One.
- Ezekiel 31:17They also went down into hell with him unto them that be slain with the sword; and they that were his arm, that dwelt under his shadow in the midst of the heathen.They too descended with it to Sheol, to those slain by the sword. As its allies they had lived in its shade among the nations.
- Isaiah 2:12-1712 For the day of the Lord of hosts shall be upon every one that is proud and lofty, and upon every one that is lifted up; and he shall be brought low: 13 And upon all the cedars of Lebanon, that are high and lifted up, and upon all the oaks of Bashan, 14 And upon all the high mountains, and upon all the hills that are lifted up, 15 And upon every high tower, and upon every fenced wall,12 For the Day of the LORD of Hosts will come against all the proud and lofty, against all that is exalted— it will be humbled— 13 against all the cedars of Lebanon, lofty and lifted up, against all the oaks of Bashan, 14 against all the tall mountains, against all the high hills, 15 against every high tower, against every fortified wall,
- Nahum 3:8-198 Art 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? 9 Ethiopia and Egypt were her strength, and it was infinite; Put and Lubim were thy helpers. 10 Yet was she carried away, she went into captivity: her young children also were dashed in pieces at the top of all the streets: and they cast lots for her honourable men, and all her great men were bound in chains. 11 Thou also shalt be drunken: thou shalt be hid, thou also shalt seek strength because of the enemy.8 Are you better than Thebes, stationed by the Nile with water around her, whose rampart was the sea, whose wall was the water? 9 Cush and Egypt were her boundless strength; Put and Libya were her allies. 10 Yet she became an exile; she went into captivity. Her infants were dashed to pieces at the head of every street. They cast lots for her dignitaries, and all her nobles were bound in chains. 11 You too will become drunk; you will go into hiding and seek refuge from the enemy.
- 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!Woe to those at ease in Zion and those secure on Mount Samaria, the distinguished ones of the foremost nation, to whom the house of Israel comes.
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People and places
Places: Bashan