Zechariah 11:2

Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version

The cypress trees will cry because the cedar trees have fallen. Those powerful trees will be taken away. Oak trees in Bashan will cry for the forest that was cut down.

Cross References

Luke 23:31

If this can happen to someone who is good, what will happen to those who are guilty?”

Amos 6:1

Oh, look at the people enjoying life in Zion, and those on Mount Samaria who feel so safe. They are such important leaders of a most important nation. The “House of Israel” comes to you for advice.

Ezekiel 31:17

Yes, those trees also went down with the big tree to the place of death. They joined the people who were killed in battle. That big tree made the other trees strong. Those trees had lived under the big tree’s shadow among the nations.

Ezekiel 20:46

“Son of man, look toward the Negev, the southern part of Judah. Speak against the Negev Forest.

Ezekiel 27:6

They used oak trees from Bashan to make your oars. They used pine trees from Cyprus to make the cabin on your deck. They decorated that shelter with ivory.

Zechariah 11:1

Lebanon, open your gates so that the fire will come and burn your cedar trees.

Zechariah 11:3

Listen to the crying shepherds. Their powerful leaders were taken away. Listen to the roaring of the young lions. Their thick bushes near the Jordan River have all been taken away.