Zechariah 11:2 KJV

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.

Matthew Henry

  • Destruction to come upon the JewsIn figurative expressions, that destruction of Jerusalem, and of the Jewish church and nation, is foretold, which our Lord Jesus, when the time was at hand,...

Thompson Chains

  • Fir-treesSee the chain from Isaiah 14:8 · 5 links
  • BashanSee the chain from Numbers 21:33 · 10 links
  • CedarsSee the chain from 1 Kings 4:33 · 8 links
  • OaksSee the chain from Genesis 35:4 · 6 links

Cross References

  • Isaiah 2:12–17 For the day of the LORD of hosts shall be upon every one that is proud and lofty, and upon every one that is lifted up; and he shall be brought low: …
  • Isaiah 10:33–34 Behold, the Lord, the LORD of hosts, shall lop the bough with terror: and the high ones of stature shall be hewn down, and the haughty shall be humbled. …
  • Isaiah 32:15–19 Until the spirit be poured upon us from on high, and the wilderness be a fruitful field, and the fruitful field be counted for a forest. …
  • Ezekiel 20:46 Son of man, set thy face toward the south, and drop thy word toward the south, and prophesy against the forest of the south field;
  • Ezekiel 31:2–3 Son of man, speak unto Pharaoh king of Egypt, and to his multitude; Whom art thou like in thy greatness? …

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  • BashanLight soil, first mentioned in Gen 14:5, where it is said that Chedorlaomer and his confederates “smote the Rephaim in Ashteroth,” where...

Strong’s Numbers

  • Howl יָלַל yâlal
  • fir tree בְּרוֹשׁ bᵉrôwsh
  • for the cedar אֶרֶז ʼerez
  • is fallen נָפַל nâphal
  • because the mighty אַדִּיר ʼaddîyr
  • are spoiled שָׁדַד shâdad
  • howl יָלַל yâlal
  • O ye oaks אַלּוֹן ʼallôwn
  • of Bashan בָּשָׁן Bâshân
  • for the forest יַעַר yaʻar
  • of the vintage בָּצוֹר bâtsôwr בָּצַר bâtsar
  • is come down יָרַד yârad

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