Zechariah 11:3
1 Open thy doors, O Lebanon, that the fire may devour thy cedars.
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.
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.
4 Thus saith the LORD my God; Feed the flock of the slaughter;
5 Whose possessors slay them, and hold themselves not guilty: and they that sell them say, Blessed be the LORD; for I am rich: and their own shepherds pity them not.
This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- Listen to the wailing of the shepherds, for their glory is in ruins. Listen to the roaring of the young lions, for the thickets of the Jordan are destroyed.
- KJV
- 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.
- WEB
- A voice of the wailing of the shepherds! For their glory is destroyed—a voice of the roaring of young lions! For the pride of the Jordan is ruined.
- ASV
- A voice of the wailing of the shepherds! for their glory is destroyed: a voice of the roaring of young lions! for the pride of the Jordan is laid waste.
- DARBY
- A voice of howling of the shepherds; for their glory is spoiled: a voice of roaring of young lions; for the pride of Jordan is spoiled.
- BLB
- A voice of wailing [is] among the shepherds, for their glory is in ruins a voice of the roaring of lions, for the height of the Jordan has been devastated.
- ÅB
- Hør hvor hyrdene jamrer fordi deres herlighet[^1] er ødelagt! Hør hvor de unge løver brøler fordi Jordans prakt[^2] er ødelagt.
- OTB
- Hør hyrdenes klage,
for deres herlige beitemarker er ødelagt!
Lytt til de unge løvenes brøl,
for Jordans stolthet er ødelagt! - B1930
- Hør hvor hyrdene jamrer fordi deres herlighet er ødelagt! Hør hvor de unge løver brøler fordi Jordans prakt er ødelagt. / < herlige beitemark; JER 25, 36.> / < JER 12, 5.>
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Jeremiah 50:44
Behold, he shall come up like a lion from the swelling of Jordan unto the habitation of the strong: but I will make them suddenly run away from her: and who is a chosen man, that I may appoint over her? for who is like me? and who will appoint me the time? and who is that shepherd that will stand before me?
Read in contextJeremiah 25:34–36
Howl, ye shepherds, and cry; and wallow yourselves in the ashes, ye principal of the flock: for the days of your slaughter and of your dispersions are accomplished; and ye shall fall like a pleasant vessel.
Read in context1 Samuel 4:21–22
And she named the child I-chabod, saying, The glory is departed from Israel: because the ark of God was taken, and because of her father in law and her husband.
Read in contextJeremiah 26:6
Then will I make this house like Shiloh, and will make this city a curse to all the nations of the earth.
Read in contextHosea 10:5
The inhabitants of Samaria shall fear because of the calves of Beth-aven: for the people thereof shall mourn over it, and the priests thereof that rejoiced on it, for the glory thereof, because it is departed from it.
Read in contextActs 6:11–14
Then they suborned men, which said, We have heard him speak blasphemous words against Moses, and against God.
Read in contextRomans 11:7–12
What then? Israel hath not obtained that which he seeketh for; but the election hath obtained it, and the rest were blinded
Read in contextAmos 8:8
Shall not the land tremble for this, and every one mourn that dwelleth therein? and it shall rise up wholly as a flood; and it shall be cast out and drowned, as by the flood of Egypt.
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