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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.

Howl {H3213}, fir tree {H1265}; for the cedar {H730} is fallen {H5307}; because the mighty {H117} are spoiled {H7703}: howl {H3213}, O ye oaks {H437} of Bashan {H1316}; for the forest {H3293} of the vintage {H1208}{H1219} is come down {H3381}.

Wail, cypress, because the cedar has fallen, those splendid trees are ruined. Wail, oaks of Bashan, because the thick forest has been felled.

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!

Wail, O fir-tree, for the cedar is fallen, because the goodly ones are destroyed: wail, O ye oaks of Bashan, for the strong forest is come down.

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Cross-References

  • Isaiah 32:15 (2 votes)

    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.

  • Isaiah 32:19 (2 votes)

    When it shall hail, coming down on the forest; and the city shall be low in a low place.

  • Amos 6:1 (2 votes)

    ¶ Woe 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!

  • Isaiah 2:12 (2 votes)

    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:

  • Isaiah 2:17 (2 votes)

    And the loftiness of man shall be bowed down, and the haughtiness of men shall be made low: and the LORD alone shall be exalted in that day.

  • Ezekiel 31:2 (2 votes)

    Son of man, speak unto Pharaoh king of Egypt, and to his multitude; Whom art thou like in thy greatness?

  • Ezekiel 31:3 (2 votes)

    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.