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Zechariah 11:2

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.

KJV

Ulula, abies, quia cecidit cedrus, quoniam magnifici vastati sunt : ululate, quercus Basan, quoniam succisus est saltus munitus.

Vulgate

ὀλολυξάτω πίτυς, διότι πέπτωκεν κέδρος, ὅτι μεγάλως μεγιστᾶνες ἐταλαιπώρησαν· ὀλολύξατε, δρύες τῆς Βασανείτιδος, ὅτι κατεσπάσθη ὁ δρυμὸς ὁ σύμφυτος.

LXX

Wail, O fir-tree, for the cedar is fallen, because the goodly ones are destroyed: wail, O ye oaks of Bashan, for the strong forest is come down.

ASV

הֵילֵ֤ל בְּרוֹשׁ֙ כִּֽי נָ֣פַל אֶ֔רֶז אֲשֶׁ֥ר אַדִּרִ֖ים שֻׁדָּ֑דוּ הֵילִ֨ילוּ֙ אַלּוֹנֵ֣י בָשָׁ֔ן כִּ֥י יָרַ֖ד יַ֥עַר ה/בצור הַ/בָּצִֽיר

Hebrew

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In the original Hebrew

14 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.

אֲרָזִ֔ים
'rzym
noun · 70×
אֲשֶׁר
'shr
particle · 5461×
אַדִּירִ֖ים
'dyrym
adjective · 26×
אַלּוֹנִ֑ים
'lvnym
noun · 8×
בְרוֹשִׁ֑ים
brvshym
noun · 18×
בְּצֻר֖וֹת
btsrvt
verb · 37×
בָּשָׁ֖ן
bshn
proper_noun · 60×
בצור
btsvr
verb · 1×
הֵילִ֖ילוּ
hylylv
verb · 31×
יַ֥עַר
y'r
noun · 58×
יָרְד֥וּ
yrdv
verb · 377×
יִּפֹּ֥ל
ypl
verb · 434×
כִּֽי
ky
pronoun · 4439×
שֻׁדַּ֖ד
shdd
verb · 58×

Historic Christian voices

3 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

Cross-references

  • Ezek 27:6 — Of the oaks of Bashan have they made thine oars; the company of the Ashurites have made thy benches of ivory, brought out of the isles of Chittim.
  • Isa 32:19 — When it shall hail, coming down on the forest; and the city shall be low in a low place.
  • Jas 5:1 — Go to now, ye rich men, weep and howl for your miseries that shall come upon you.
  • Luke 23:31 — For if they do these things in a green tree, what shall be done in the dry?