Zechariah 11:2-4
Good News Translation
2 Weep and wail, cypress trees—
the cedars have fallen;
those glorious trees have been destroyed!
Weep and wail, oaks of Bashan—
the dense forest has been cut down!
3 The rulers cry out in grief;
their glory is gone!
Listen to the roaring of the lions;
their forest home along the Jordan is destroyed!
The Two Shepherds
4 The Lord my God said to me, “Act the part of the shepherd[a] of a flock of sheep that are going to be butchered.
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- Zechariah 11:4 Shepherd is used here as a symbol of a king or leader, and sheep as symbols of his people or followers.
Zechariah 11:2-4
New International Version
2 Wail, you juniper, for the cedar has fallen;
the stately trees are ruined!
Wail, oaks(A) of Bashan;
the dense forest(B) has been cut down!(C)
3 Listen to the wail of the shepherds;
their rich pastures are destroyed!
Listen to the roar of the lions;(D)
the lush thicket of the Jordan is ruined!(E)
Two Shepherds
4 This is what the Lord my God says: “Shepherd the flock marked for slaughter.(F)
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