Zechariah 11:2-4
Contemporary English Version
2 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.
3 Listen! Shepherds are crying.
Their glorious pastures
have been ruined.
Listen! Lions are roaring.
The forests of the Jordan Valley
are no more to be found.
Worthless Shepherds
4 The Lord my God said to me:
Tend those sheep doomed for slaughter!
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Zechariah 11:2-4
New International Version
2 Wail, you juniper, for the cedar has fallen;
the stately trees are ruined!
Wail, oaks(A) of Bashan;
the dense forest(B) has been cut down!(C)
3 Listen to the wail of the shepherds;
their rich pastures are destroyed!
Listen to the roar of the lions;(D)
the lush thicket of the Jordan is ruined!(E)
Two Shepherds
4 This is what the Lord my God says: “Shepherd the flock marked for slaughter.(F)
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