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Wail, O [a]cypress, for the cedar has fallen,
Because the mighty trees have been destroyed;
Wail, O oaks of Bashan,
For the [b]impenetrable forest has come down.
There is a sound of the shepherds’ (A)wail,
For their might is destroyed;
There is a (B)sound of the young lions’ roar,
For the [c]pride of the Jordan is destroyed.

Thus says Yahweh my God, “Shepherd the flock doomed to (C)slaughter.

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Footnotes

  1. Zechariah 11:2 Or juniper
  2. Zechariah 11:2 Or forest of the vintage
  3. Zechariah 11:3 Or jungle