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Wail, oaks of Bashan; the dense forest has been cut down! <a href="/nlt/zechariah/11.htm">New Living Translation</a> Weep, you cypress trees, for all the ruined cedars; the most majestic ones have fallen. Weep, you oaks of Bashan, for the thick forests have been cut down. <a href="/esv/zechariah/11.htm">English Standard Version</a> Wail, O cypress, for the cedar has fallen, for the glorious trees are ruined! Wail, oaks of Bashan, for the thick forest has been felled! <a href="/bsb/zechariah/11.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> 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! <a href="/kjv/zechariah/11.htm">King James Bible</a> 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. <a href="/nkjv/zechariah/11.htm">New King James Version</a> Wail, O cypress, for the cedar has fallen, Because the mighty trees are ruined. Wail, O oaks of Bashan, For the thick forest has come down. <a href="/nasb_/zechariah/11.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> Wail, juniper, because the cedar has fallen, For the magnificent trees have been destroyed; Wail, oaks of Bashan, Because the impenetrable forest has come down. <a href="/nasb/zechariah/11.htm">NASB 1995</a> Wail, O cypress, for the cedar has fallen, Because the glorious trees have been destroyed; Wail, O oaks of Bashan, For the impenetrable forest has come down. <a href="/nasb77/zechariah/11.htm">NASB 1977 </a> Wail, O cypress, for the cedar has fallen, Because the glorious trees have been destroyed; Wail, O oaks of Bashan, For the impenetrable forest has come down. <a href="/lsb/zechariah/11.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> Wail, O cypress, for the cedar has fallen, Because the mighty trees have been destroyed; Wail, O oaks of Bashan, For the impenetrable forest has come down. <a href="/amp/zechariah/11.htm">Amplified Bible</a> Wail, O cypress, for the cedar has fallen, Because the magnificent trees have been destroyed; Wail, O oaks of Bashan, For the inaccessible forest [on the steep mountainside] has come down. <a href="/csb/zechariah/11.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> Wail, cypress, for the cedar has fallen; the glorious trees are destroyed! Wail, oaks of Bashan, for the stately forest has fallen! <a href="/hcsb/zechariah/11.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> Wail, cypress, for the cedar has fallen; the glorious trees are destroyed! Wail, oaks of Bashan, for the stately forest has fallen! <a href="/asv/zechariah/11.htm">American Standard Version</a> 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. <a href="/cev/zechariah/11.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> Cry, you cypress trees! The glorious cedars have fallen and are rotting. Cry, you oak trees of Bashan! The dense forest has been chopped down. <a href="/erv/zechariah/11.htm">English Revised Version</a> Howl, O fir tree, for the cedar is fallen, because the goodly ones are spoiled: howl, O ye oaks of Bashan, for the strong forest is come down. <a href="/gwt/zechariah/11.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> Cry, cypress trees, because the cedars have fallen and the stately trees have been destroyed. Cry, oak trees of Bashan, because your dense forest has fallen down. <a href="/gnt/zechariah/11.htm">Good News Translation</a> Weep and wail, cypress trees--the cedars have fallen; those glorious trees have been destroyed! Weep and wail, oaks of Bashan--the dense forest has been cut down! <a href="/isv/zechariah/11.htm">International Standard Version</a> Wail, cypress tree, for the cedar has fallen while the stately trees are destroyed. Wail, oak trees of Bashan, for the old growth forest has been cut down. <a href="/msb/zechariah/11.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> 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! <a href="/net/zechariah/11.htm">NET Bible</a> Howl, fir tree, because the cedar has fallen; the majestic trees have been destroyed. Howl, oaks of Bashan, because the impenetrable forest has fallen. <a href="/nheb/zechariah/11.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> Wail, fir tree, for the cedar has fallen, because the stately ones are destroyed. Wail, you oaks of Bashan, for the strong forest has come down. <a href="/wbt/zechariah/11.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> Howl, fir-tree, for the cedar is fallen; because the mighty are laid waste: howl, O ye oaks of Bashan; for the forest of the vintage is come down. <a href="/web/zechariah/11.htm">World English Bible</a> Wail, cypress tree, for the cedar has fallen, because the stately ones are destroyed. Wail, you oaks of Bashan, for the strong forest has come down. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/zechariah/11.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> Howl, O fir, for the cedar has fallen, "" For their majestic ones were destroyed, "" Howl, you oaks of Bashan, "" For the enclosed forest has come down, <a href="/ylt/zechariah/11.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> Howl, O fir, for fallen hath the cedar, For their honourable ones were destroyed, Howl, ye oaks of Bashan, For come down hath the fenced forest, <a href="/slt/zechariah/11.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> Wail, O cypress, for the cedar fell; for the powerful ones were destroyed: wail, ye oaks of Bashan, for the forest of the vintage went down.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/zechariah/11.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> 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. <a href="/cpdv/zechariah/11.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> Howl, you fir tree, for the cedar has fallen, because the magnificent have been devastated. Howl, you oaks of Bashan, because the secure forest passage has been cut down. <a href="/nabre/zechariah/11.htm">New American Bible</a> Wail, cypress trees, for the cedars are fallen, the mighty are destroyed! Wail, oaks of Bashan, for the dense forest is cut down! <a href="/nrsvce/zechariah/11.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> Wail, O cypress, for the cedar has fallen, for the glorious trees are ruined! Wail, oaks of Bashan, for the thick forest has been felled!<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/zechariah/11.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> Wail, O fir tree; for the cedar has fallen and the mighty are plundered! Wail, O oaks of Bashan; for the mighty forest has fallen! <a href="/hpbt/zechariah/11.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> Wail, cypress tree, because the cedars have fallen and the mighty have been plundered! The oaks of Bayshan shall wail because the mighty forest has been felled!<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/zechariah/11.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> Wail, O cypress-tree, for the cedar is fallen; Because the glorious ones are spoiled; Wail, O ye oaks of Bashan, For the strong forest is come down. <a href="/sep/zechariah/11.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> Let the pine howl, because the cedar has fallen; for the mighty men have been greatly afflicted: howl, ye oaks of the land of Basan; for the thickly planted forest has been torn down. <a href="/parallel/zechariah/11-2.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/CFPk_KgOyMk?start=1632" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/zechariah/11.htm">The Doomed Flock</a> 1Open your doors, O Lebanon, that the fire may consume your cedars! 2<a href="/hebrew/3213.htm" title="3213: hê·lêl (V-Hifil-Imp-ms) -- To howl, make a howling. A primitive root; to howl or yell.">Wail,</a> <a href="/hebrew/1265.htm" title="1265: bə·rō·wōš (N-ms) -- Cypress or fir. Of uncertain derivation; a cypress Tree; hence, a lance or a musical instrument.">O cypress,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: kî- (Conj) -- That, for, when. ">for</a> <a href="/hebrew/730.htm" title="730: ’e·rez (N-ms) -- A cedar. From 'araz; a cedar tree.">the cedar</a> <a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="834: ’ă·šer (Pro-r) -- Who, which, that. A primitive relative pronoun; who, which, what, that; also when, where, how, because, in order that, etc."></a> <a href="/hebrew/5307.htm" title="5307: nā·p̄al (V-Qal-Perf-3ms) -- To fall, lie. A primitive root; to fall, in a great variety of applications.">has fallen;</a> <a href="/hebrew/117.htm" title="117: ’ad·di·rîm (Adj-mp) -- Majestic. From 'adar; wide or large; figuratively, powerful.">the majestic trees</a> <a href="/hebrew/7703.htm" title="7703: šud·dā·ḏū (V-Pual-Perf-3cp) -- A primitive root; properly, to be burly, i.e. powerful; by implication, to ravage.">are ruined!</a> <a href="/hebrew/3213.htm" title="3213: hê·lî·lū (V-Hifil-Imp-mp) -- To howl, make a howling. A primitive root; to howl or yell.">Wail,</a> <a href="/hebrew/437.htm" title="437: ’al·lō·w·nê (N-mpc) -- An oak. A variation of 'elown.">O oaks</a> <a href="/hebrew/1316.htm" title="1316: ḇā·šān (N-proper-fs) -- Smooth, a region E. of the Jordan. Of uncertain derivation; Bashan, a region East of the Jordan.">of Bashan,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: kî (Conj) -- That, for, when. ">for</a> <a href="/hebrew/1208.htm" title="1208: hab·bå̄·ṣūr (Art:: N-ms) -- Inaccessible, lofty. From batsar; inaccessible, i.e. Lofty.">the dense</a> <a href="/hebrew/3293.htm" title="3293: ya·‘ar (N-msc) -- From an unused root probably meaning to thicken with verdure; a copse of bushes; hence, a forest; hence, honey in the comb.">forest</a> <a href="/hebrew/3381.htm" title="3381: yā·raḏ (V-Qal-Perf-3ms) -- To come or go down, descend. ">has been cut down!</a> 3Listen to the wailing of the shepherds, for their glory is in ruins. Listen to the roaring of the young lions, for the thickets of the Jordan are destroyed.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/isaiah/2-12.htm">Isaiah 2:12-13</a> 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— / against all the cedars of Lebanon, lofty and lifted up, against all the oaks of Bashan, <a href="/ezekiel/31-3.htm">Ezekiel 31:3-14</a> Look at Assyria, a cedar in Lebanon, with beautiful branches that shaded the forest. It towered on high; its top was among the clouds. / The waters made it grow; the deep springs made it tall, directing their streams all around its base and sending their channels to all the trees of the field. / Therefore it towered higher than all the trees of the field. Its branches multiplied, and its boughs grew long as it spread them out because of the abundant waters. ... <a href="/jeremiah/25-34.htm">Jeremiah 25:34-36</a> Wail, you shepherds, and cry out; roll in the dust, you leaders of the flock. For the days of your slaughter have come; you will fall and be shattered like fine pottery. / Flight will evade the shepherds, and escape will elude the leaders of the flock. / Hear the cry of the shepherds, the wailing of the leaders of the flock, for the LORD is destroying their pasture. <a href="/isaiah/10-33.htm">Isaiah 10:33-34</a> 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. / He will clear the forest thickets with an axe, and Lebanon will fall before the Mighty One. <a href="/isaiah/24-1.htm">Isaiah 24:1-4</a> Behold, the LORD lays waste the earth and leaves it in ruins. He will twist its surface and scatter its inhabitants— / people and priest alike, servant and master, maid and mistress, buyer and seller, lender and borrower, creditor and debtor. / The earth will be utterly laid waste and thoroughly plundered. For the LORD has spoken this word. ... <a href="/ezekiel/34-7.htm">Ezekiel 34:7-10</a> Therefore, you shepherds, hear the word of the LORD: / ‘As surely as I live, declares the Lord GOD, because My flock lacks a shepherd and has become prey and food for every wild beast, and because My shepherds did not search for My flock but fed themselves instead, / therefore, you shepherds, hear the word of the LORD!’ ... <a href="/jeremiah/6-1.htm">Jeremiah 6:1-5</a> “Run for cover, O sons of Benjamin; flee from Jerusalem! Sound the ram’s horn in Tekoa; send up a signal over Beth-haccherem, for disaster looms from the north, even great destruction. / Though she is beautiful and delicate, I will destroy the Daughter of Zion. / Shepherds and their flocks will come against her; they will pitch their tents all around her, each tending his own portion: ... <a href="/isaiah/14-8.htm">Isaiah 14:8</a> Even the cypresses and cedars of Lebanon exult over you: “Since you have been laid low, no woodcutter comes against us.” <a href="/jeremiah/46-22.htm">Jeremiah 46:22-23</a> Egypt will hiss like a fleeing serpent, for the enemy will advance in force; with axes they will come against her like woodsmen cutting down trees. / They will chop down her forest, declares the LORD, dense though it may be, for they are more numerous than locusts; they cannot be counted. <a href="/isaiah/37-24.htm">Isaiah 37:24</a> Through your servants you have taunted the Lord, and you have said: “With my many chariots I have ascended to the heights of the mountains, to the remote peaks of Lebanon. I have cut down its tallest cedars, the finest of its cypresses. I have reached its farthest heights, the densest of its forests. <a href="/ezekiel/20-46.htm">Ezekiel 20:46-48</a> “Son of man, set your face toward the south, preach against it, and prophesy against the forest of the Negev. / Say to the forest of the Negev: Hear the word of the LORD! This is what the Lord GOD says: I am about to ignite in you a fire, and it will devour all your trees, both green and dry. The blazing flame will not be quenched, and by it every face from south to north will be scorched. / Then all people will see that I, the LORD, have kindled it; it will not be quenched.” <a href="/isaiah/32-19.htm">Isaiah 32:19</a> But hail will level the forest, and the city will sink to the depths. <a href="/jeremiah/50-31.htm">Jeremiah 50:31-32</a> “Behold, I am against you, O arrogant one,” declares the Lord GOD of Hosts, “for your day has come, the time when I will punish you. / The arrogant one will stumble and fall with no one to pick him up. And I will kindle a fire in his cities to consume all those around him.” <a href="/matthew/3-10.htm">Matthew 3:10</a> The axe lies ready at the root of the trees, and every tree that does not produce good fruit will be cut down and thrown into the fire. <a href="/luke/23-31.htm">Luke 23:31</a> For if men do these things while the tree is green, what will happen when it is dry?”</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>Howl, fir tree; for the cedar is fallen; because the mighty are spoiled: howl, O you oaks of Bashan; for the forest of the vintage is come down.Howl.<a href="/isaiah/2-12.htm">Isaiah 2:12-17</a> 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: … <a href="/isaiah/10-33.htm">Isaiah 10:33,34</a> 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… <a href="/ezekiel/31-2.htm">Ezekiel 31:2,3,17</a> Son of man, speak unto Pharaoh king of Egypt, and to his multitude; Whom art thou like in thy greatness? … mighty.<a href="/isaiah/32-15.htm">Isaiah 32:15-19</a> 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… <a href="/ezekiel/20-46.htm">Ezekiel 20:46</a> Son of man, set thy face toward the south, and drop thy word toward the south, and prophesy against the forest of the south field;forest of the vintage.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/nahum/1-4.htm">Bashan</a> <a href="/zephaniah/2-14.htm">Cedar</a> <a href="/zechariah/4-7.htm">Cries</a> <a href="/zechariah/7-13.htm">Cry</a> <a href="/nahum/2-3.htm">Cypress</a> <a href="/hosea/14-8.htm">Cypress-Tree</a> <a href="/haggai/2-22.htm">Destroyed</a> <a href="/zephaniah/3-16.htm">Fall</a> <a href="/micah/7-8.htm">Fallen</a> <a href="/isaiah/10-33.htm">Felled</a> <a href="/zechariah/9-12.htm">Fenced</a> <a href="/nahum/2-3.htm">Fir</a> <a href="/hosea/14-8.htm">Fir-Tree</a> <a href="/micah/7-14.htm">Forest</a> <a href="/daniel/11-45.htm">Glorious</a> <a href="/zechariah/10-3.htm">Goodly</a> <a href="/zechariah/9-17.htm">Great</a> <a href="/zechariah/7-5.htm">Grief</a> <a href="/nahum/3-18.htm">Honourable</a> <a href="/zephaniah/1-11.htm">Howl</a> <a href="/jeremiah/46-23.htm">Impenetrable</a> <a href="/zechariah/10-11.htm">Laid</a> <a href="/zechariah/10-12.htm">Mighty</a> <a href="/amos/2-9.htm">Oaks</a> <a href="/zechariah/6-7.htm">Ones</a> <a href="/nahum/2-2.htm">Ruined</a> <a href="/zechariah/2-8.htm">Spoiled</a> <a href="/ezekiel/23-41.htm">Stately</a> <a href="/zechariah/10-12.htm">Strong</a> <a href="/zephaniah/1-15.htm">Thick</a> <a href="/zechariah/3-10.htm">Tree</a> <a href="/zechariah/4-12.htm">Trees</a> <a href="/micah/7-1.htm">Vintage</a> <a href="/zephaniah/1-11.htm">Wail</a> <a href="/haggai/1-9.htm">Waste</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/numbers/21-33.htm">Bashan</a> <a href="/leviticus/14-4.htm">Cedar</a> <a href="/matthew/8-12.htm">Cries</a> <a href="/matthew/8-29.htm">Cry</a> <a href="/genesis/6-14.htm">Cypress</a> <a href="/songs/1-14.htm">Cypress-Tree</a> <a href="/zechariah/11-3.htm">Destroyed</a> <a href="/zechariah/11-6.htm">Fall</a> <a href="/matthew/18-26.htm">Fallen</a> <a href="/judges/20-21.htm">Felled</a> <a href="/mark/12-1.htm">Fenced</a> <a href="/2_samuel/6-5.htm">Fir</a> <a href="/1_kings/6-34.htm">Fir-Tree</a> <a href="/james/3-5.htm">Forest</a> <a href="/matthew/19-28.htm">Glorious</a> <a href="/zechariah/11-13.htm">Goodly</a> <a href="/zechariah/12-3.htm">Great</a> <a href="/malachi/2-13.htm">Grief</a> <a href="/mark/15-43.htm">Honourable</a> <a href="/james/5-1.htm">Howl</a> <a href="/jeremiah/46-23.htm">Impenetrable</a> <a href="/malachi/1-3.htm">Laid</a> <a href="/matthew/7-22.htm">Mighty</a> <a href="/genesis/13-18.htm">Oaks</a> <a href="/zechariah/11-9.htm">Ones</a> <a href="/zechariah/11-3.htm">Ruined</a> <a href="/zechariah/11-3.htm">Spoiled</a> <a href="/proverbs/30-29.htm">Stately</a> <a href="/zechariah/12-5.htm">Strong</a> <a href="/zechariah/14-6.htm">Thick</a> <a href="/matthew/3-10.htm">Tree</a> <a href="/matthew/3-10.htm">Trees</a> <a href="/revelation/14-19.htm">Vintage</a> <a href="/zechariah/11-3.htm">Wail</a> <a href="/zechariah/11-3.htm">Waste</a><div class="vheading2">Zechariah 11</div>1. <a href="/zechariah/11-1.htm">The destruction of Jerusalem.</a> 3. <a href="/zechariah/11-3.htm">The elect being cared for, the rest are rejected.</a> 10. <a href="/zechariah/11-10.htm">The staves of Beauty and Bands broken by the rejection of Christ.</a> 15. <a href="/zechariah/11-15.htm">The type and curse of a foolish shepherd.</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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The imagery of trees in this passage symbolizes leaders and nations. The cedar, known for its strength and grandeur, often represents powerful leaders or kingdoms. The fall of the cedar signifies the downfall of a great power, possibly referring to the judgment upon Israel's leaders or foreign nations. The cypress, a less prominent tree, wails in response, indicating the impact of this downfall on lesser entities. This reflects the interconnectedness of leaders and their people, where the fall of one affects many. The call to wail suggests mourning and lamentation, a common biblical response to judgment and destruction.the majestic trees are ruined! The term "majestic trees" emphasizes the splendor and significance of those who are being judged. In biblical literature, trees often symbolize stability and prosperity. The ruin of these trees indicates a complete and devastating judgment, leaving nothing of their former glory. This can be seen as a warning to those who rely on earthly power and prestige, reminding them of the transient nature of such things. The destruction of these trees also foreshadows the coming judgment upon Israel and its leaders, as seen in other prophetic books like Isaiah and Jeremiah.Wail, O oaks of Bashan, Bashan, a region known for its fertile land and strong oaks, represents strength and prosperity. The oaks of Bashan symbolize robust and influential entities, possibly leaders or nations that are now called to mourn. The call to wail indicates that even the strongest and most prosperous are not immune to God's judgment. This serves as a reminder of the sovereignty of God over all creation and the futility of relying on human strength. The reference to Bashan connects to other scriptures where Bashan is depicted as a place of abundance and power, such as in Deuteronomy and Psalms.for the dense forest has been cut down! The dense forest represents a collective group, possibly a nation or a community, that has been devastated. The cutting down of the forest signifies a thorough and complete judgment, leaving no part untouched. This imagery is often used in prophetic literature to describe the totality of God's judgment against sin and rebellion. The destruction of the forest serves as a metaphor for the removal of protection and prosperity, leading to vulnerability and desolation. This phrase echoes themes found in other prophetic books, where the cutting down of trees symbolizes the end of an era or the fall of a kingdom.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/c/cypress_and_cedar_trees.htm">Cypress and Cedar Trees</a> Symbolic representations of strength and majesty. In the context of Zechariah, they may represent leaders or nations that are facing judgment or destruction. 2. <a href="/topical/o/oaks_of_bashan.htm">Oaks of Bashan</a> Bashan was a region known for its strong and mighty oaks. The reference to these trees emphasizes the extent of the devastation and loss of strength. 3. <a href="/topical/d/dense_forest.htm">Dense Forest</a> Represents a place of abundance and life, now facing destruction. This can symbolize the loss of prosperity and security. 4. <a href="/topical/z/zechariah.htm">Zechariah</a> A prophet who conveyed God's messages to the people of Israel, often focusing on themes of judgment and restoration. 5. <a href="/topical/j/judgment.htm">Judgment</a> The overarching event in this passage, where God is pronouncing judgment on the nations or leaders symbolized by the trees.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/s/symbolism_of_strength_and_pride.htm">Symbolism of Strength and Pride</a> The cypress, cedar, and oaks symbolize human strength and pride. This passage reminds us that earthly power is temporary and subject to God's judgment. <a href="/topical/w/warning_against_complacency.htm">Warning Against Complacency</a> Just as the mighty trees are brought low, we are reminded not to become complacent in our own strength or achievements. <a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_in_judgment.htm">God's Sovereignty in Judgment</a> The passage underscores God's control over nations and leaders, reminding us to trust in His ultimate justice. <a href="/topical/c/call_to_repentance.htm">Call to Repentance</a> The imagery of destruction serves as a call to repentance, urging us to turn back to God before facing His judgment. <a href="/topical/h/hope_in_restoration.htm">Hope in Restoration</a> While the passage speaks of judgment, it also points to the possibility of restoration for those who heed God's warnings.<a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/zechariah/11.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 2. - Howl, fir tree. A species of cypress is intended, or, as some say, the Aleppo pine. It is the tree of which Solomon made floors, doom, and ceiling in his temple (<a href="/1_kings/6-15.htm">1 Kings 6:15, 34</a>), and David harps (<a href="/2_samuel/6-5.htm">2 Samuel 6:5</a>). The prophet dramatically calls on this tree to wail for the fate of the cedar, as being about to suffer the same destruction. The mighty; μεγιστᾶνες, "the chieftains" (Septuagint). Trees are being spoken of, and so the primary sense is, "the goodly" (<a href="/ezekiel/17-23.htm">Ezekiel 17:23</a>) or "glorious trees." Metaphorically, the chiefs of Israel may be intended. Bashan, famous for its oaks, is next visited by the invading force, and its trees are felled for the use of the enemy. The forest of the vintage. The Authorized Version here follows, very inappropriately, the correction of the Keri. The original reading should be retained and translated, "the inaccessible forest" - an expression appropriate to Lebanon. If Lebanon is not spared, much less shall Bashan escape. LXX., ὁ δρυμὸς ὁ σύμφυτος, "the close-planted wood;" Vulgate, saltus munitus, "defenced forest." <a href="/commentaries/zechariah/11-2.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>Wail, הֵילֵ֤ל (hê·lêl) Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3213.htm">Strong's 3213: </a> To howl, make a howling O cypress, בְּרוֹשׁ֙ (bə·rō·wōš) Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1265.htm">Strong's 1265: </a> A cypress, tree, a lance, a musical instrument for כִּֽי־ (kî-) Conjunction <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> A relative conjunction the cedar אֶ֔רֶז (’e·rez) Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_730.htm">Strong's 730: </a> A cedar tree has fallen; נָ֣פַל (nā·p̄al) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5307.htm">Strong's 5307: </a> To fall, lie the majestic [trees] אַדִּרִ֖ים (’ad·di·rîm) Adjective - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_117.htm">Strong's 117: </a> Wide, large, powerful are ruined! שֻׁדָּ֑דוּ (šud·dā·ḏū) Verb - Pual - Perfect - third person common plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7703.htm">Strong's 7703: </a> To deal violently with, despoil, devastate, ruin Wail, הֵילִ֙ילוּ֙ (hê·lî·lū) Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3213.htm">Strong's 3213: </a> To howl, make a howling O oaks אַלּוֹנֵ֣י (’al·lō·w·nê) Noun - masculine plural construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_437.htm">Strong's 437: </a> An oak, other strong tree of Bashan, בָשָׁ֔ן (ḇā·šān) Noun - proper - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1316.htm">Strong's 1316: </a> Bashan -- 'smooth', a region East of the Jordan for כִּ֥י (kî) Conjunction <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> A relative conjunction the dense הַבָּצִֽיר׃ (hab·bā·ṣîr) Article | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1219.htm">Strong's 1219: </a> To cut off, make inaccessible, enclose forest יַ֥עַר (ya·‘ar) Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3293.htm">Strong's 3293: </a> A copse of bushes, a forest, honey in the comb has been cut down! יָרַ֖ד (yā·raḏ) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3381.htm">Strong's 3381: </a> To come or go down, descend <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/zechariah/11-2.htm">Zechariah 11:2 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/zechariah/11-2.htm">Zechariah 11:2 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/zechariah/11-2.htm">Zechariah 11:2 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/zechariah/11-2.htm">Zechariah 11:2 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/zechariah/11-2.htm">Zechariah 11:2 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/zechariah/11-2.htm">Zechariah 11:2 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/zechariah/11-2.htm">Zechariah 11:2 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/zechariah/11-2.htm">Zechariah 11:2 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/zechariah/11-2.htm">Zechariah 11:2 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/zechariah/11-2.htm">Zechariah 11:2 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/zechariah/11-2.htm">OT Prophets: Zechariah 11:2 Wail fir tree for the cedar has (Zech. 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