Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
Because the glorious trees have been destroyed;
Wail, O oaks of Bashan,
For the
King James Version
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.
Holman Bible
the glorious trees are destroyed!
Wail, oaks of Bashan,
for the stately forest has fallen!
International Standard Version
Wail, cypress tree, for the cedar has fallen while the stately trees are destroyed. Wail, oak trees of Bashan, for the old growth forest has been cut down.
A Conservative Version
Wail, O fir tree, for the cedar is fallen, because the fine ones are destroyed. Wail, O ye oaks of Bashan, for the strong forest has come down.
American Standard Version
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.
Amplified
Wail, O cypress, for the cedar has fallen,
Because the magnificent trees have been destroyed;
Wail, O oaks of Bashan,
For the inaccessible forest [on the steep mountainside] has come down.
Bible in Basic English
Give a cry of grief, O fir-tree, for the fall of the cedar, because the great ones have been made low: give cries of grief, O you oaks of Bashan, for the strong trees of the wood have come down.
Darby Translation
Howl, cypress, for the cedar is fallen; because the noble ones are spoiled. Howl, ye oaks of Bashan; for the strong forest is come down.
Julia Smith Translation
Wail, O cypress, for the cedar fell; for the powerful ones were destroyed: wail, ye oaks of Bashan, for the forest of the vintage went down.
King James 2000
Wail, O cypress; for the cedar has fallen; because the mighty trees are ruined: wail, O you oaks of Bashan; for the thick forest has come down.
Lexham Expanded Bible
Wail, O juniper, for [the] cedar has fallen, for [the] magnificent [trees] are ruined! Wail, oaks of Bashan, for the impenetrable forest has come down!
Modern King James verseion
Howl, juniper; for the cedar has fallen; because the majestic trees are devastated. Howl, O oaks of Bashan; for the inaccessible forest has come down.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Howl ye Fir trees, for the cedar is fallen, yea all the proud are wasted away. Howl, O ye oak trees of Bashan, for the mighty strong wood is cut down.
NET Bible
Howl, fir tree, because the cedar has fallen; the majestic trees have been destroyed. Howl, oaks of Bashan, because the impenetrable forest has fallen.
New Heart English Bible
Wail, fir tree, for the cedar has fallen, because the stately ones are destroyed. Wail, you oaks of Bashan, for the strong forest has come down.
The Emphasized Bible
Howl, fir-tree, for fallen is the cedar, because, the majestic ones, are spoiled: howl, ye oaks of Bashan, for the inaccessible forest, hath come down.
Webster
Howl, fir-tree, for the cedar is fallen; because the mighty are laid waste: howl, O ye oaks of Bashan; for the forest of the vintage is come down.
World English Bible
Wail, fir tree, for the cedar has fallen, because the stately ones are destroyed. Wail, you oaks of Bashan, for the strong forest has come down.
Youngs Literal Translation
Howl, O fir, for fallen hath the cedar, For their honourable ones were destroyed, Howl, ye oaks of Bashan, For come down hath the fenced forest,
Interlinear
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References
Word Count of 20 Translations in Zechariah 11:2
Verse Info
Context Readings
Israel's Shepherds: Good And Bad
1
Open your doors, O Lebanon, that the fire may devour your cedars.
2
Because the glorious trees have been destroyed;
Wail, O oaks of Bashan,
For the
Names
Cross References
Isaiah 2:12-17
All who are proud will be humbled. Jehovah of Hosts will have his day against all who are arrogant and conceited.
Isaiah 10:33-34
Behold, the Sovereign Lord Jehovah of Hosts will lop off the boughs with great power. The lofty trees will be cut down! The tall ones will be brought low.
Isaiah 32:15-19
The Spirit will be poured out upon us from on high. Then the wilderness will be turned into a fertile field, and the fertile field will be considered a forest.
Ezekiel 20:46
Son of man, turn to the south, preach against the south, and prophesy against the forest in the Negev.
Ezekiel 31:2-3
Son of man, say to Pharaoh king of Egypt and to his hordes: 'Who are you like in your greatness?
Ezekiel 31:17
They also went down with it to the grave to those who were slain by the sword. Those who were its strength lived under its shade among the nations.'
Amos 6:1
Those who are at ease in Zion and are secure in the mountain of Samaria will have trouble. You are the notable men of the foremost nations to whom the house of Israel comes!
Nahum 3:8-19
Are you better than Noamon, which sits by the streams of the Nile with water surrounding her? The sea was her defense. The water was her wall.
Luke 23:31
If they do these things in the green tree, what shall be done in the dry?