Zechariah 11:2

New English Translation

Howl, fir tree, because the cedar has fallen; the majestic trees have been destroyed. Howl, oaks of Bashan, because the impenetrable forest has fallen.

Cross References

Ezekiel 20:46

“Son of man, turn toward the south, and speak out against the south. Prophesy against the open scrub land of the Negev,

Ezekiel 27:6

They made your oars from oaks of Bashan; they made your deck with cypresses from the Kittean isles.

Ezekiel 31:17

Those who lived in its shade, its allies among the nations, also went down with it to Sheol, to those killed by the sword.

Amos 6:1

Woe to those who live in ease in Zion, to those who feel secure on Mount Samaria. They think of themselves as the elite class of the best nation. The family of Israel looks to them for leadership.

Zechariah 11:1

Open your gates, Lebanon, so that the fire may consume your cedars.

Zechariah 11:3

Listen to the howling of shepherds, because their magnificence has been destroyed. Listen to the roaring of young lions, because the thickets of the Jordan have been devastated.

Luke 23:31

For if such things are done when the wood is green, what will happen when it is dry?”