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
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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? …
- Ezekiel 31:17 They also went down into hell with him unto them that be slain with the sword; and they that were his arm, that dwelt under his shadow in the midst of the heathen.
- Amos 6:1 Woe to them that are at ease in Zion, and trust in the mountain of Samaria, which are named chief of the nations, to whom the house of Israel came!
- Nahum 3:8–19 Art thou better than populous No, that was situate among the rivers, that had the waters round about it, whose rampart was the sea, and her wall was from the sea? …
- Luke 23:31 For if they do these things in a green tree, what shall be done in the dry?
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Topics
- Bashan Forests of, famous
- Cedar Figurative
- Israel, prophecies concerning Of their rejection of the Messiah
Timeline
- Timeline of the Bible520–518 BC · Zechariah
Places
- BashanRegion · today Saham al Jawlan · Location likely
- Places in Zechariah 11 on a map
Bible Dictionary
- 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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