Zechariah 11:1-3
Holman Christian Standard Bible
Israel’s Shepherds: Good and Bad
11 Open your gates, Lebanon,
and fire will consume your cedars.(A)
2 Wail, cypress,(B) for the cedar has fallen;
the glorious trees are destroyed!
Wail, oaks of Bashan,(C)
for the stately forest has fallen!
3 Listen to the wail(D) of the shepherds,
for their glory is destroyed.
Listen to the roar of young lions,(E)
for the thickets of the Jordan(F) are[a] destroyed.
Footnotes
- Zechariah 11:3 Lit for the majesty of the Jordan is
Zechariah 11:1-3
International Standard Version
Destruction of Lebanon and Bashan
11 Open your doors, Lebanon,
and fire will consume your cedars.[a]
2 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.
3 Hear[b] the wailing of the shepherds,
for the magnificence of the forest[c] is ruined!
Hear[d] the roar of the lions,
for the Jordan’s arrogance is ruined!
Footnotes
- Zechariah 11:1 I.e. a genus of coniferous evergreen in the family Pinaceae; and so throughout the chapter
- Zechariah 11:3 The Heb. lacks Hear
- Zechariah 11:3 The Heb. lacks of the forest
- Zechariah 11:3 The Heb. lacks Hear
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