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11 Open your doors, O Lebanon,
    so the fire can consume your cedar.
Wail, O cypress, for the cedar has fallen;
    the majestic trees are destroyed.
Wail, O oaks of Bashan,
    because the unassailable forest has been brought down.
There is the sound of wailing shepherds,
    because their glory is ruined.
There is the sound of roaring lions,
    because the pride of Jordan is ruined.

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11 Open your doors, Lebanon,(A)
    so that fire(B) may devour your cedars!
Wail, you juniper, for the cedar has fallen;
    the stately trees are ruined!
Wail, oaks(C) of Bashan;
    the dense forest(D) has been cut down!(E)
Listen to the wail of the shepherds;
    their rich pastures are destroyed!
Listen to the roar of the lions;(F)
    the lush thicket of the Jordan is ruined!(G)

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