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Zechariah 11:2-4
New International Version
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)
Zechariah 11:2-4
New King James Version
Zechariah 11:2-4
New King James Version
2 Wail, O cypress, for the (A)cedar has fallen,
Because the mighty trees are ruined.
Wail, O oaks of Bashan,
(B)For the thick forest has come down.
3 There is the sound of wailing (C)shepherds!
For their glory is in ruins.
There is the sound of roaring lions!
For the [a]pride of the Jordan is in ruins.
Prophecy of the Shepherds
4 Thus says the Lord my God, “Feed the flock for slaughter,
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- Zechariah 11:3 Or floodplain, thicket
Zechariah 11:2-4
King James Version
Zechariah 11:2-4
King James Version
2 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.
3 There is a voice of the howling of the shepherds; for their glory is spoiled: a voice of the roaring of young lions; for the pride of Jordan is spoiled.
4 Thus saith the Lord my God; Feed the flock of the slaughter;
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