A moment in scripture
Zechariah 11:2
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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.
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The surrounding passage
- Zechariah 11:1
Open thy doors, O Lebanon, that the fire may devour thy cedars.
- Zechariah 11:3
There is a voice of the howling of the shepherds; for their glory is spoiled: a voice of the roaring of young lions; for the pride of Jordan is spoiled.
- Zechariah 11:4
Thus saith the Lord my God; Feed the flock of the slaughter;
Scripture: King James Version (KJV), English, 66-book canon. The quotation retains the wording and numbering of our source corpus.