Zechariah 11:2 — compare English translations
Compare translationsZechariah 11:2 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
הֵילֵ֤ל
yâlal
H3213
to howl
בְּרוֹשׁ֙
bᵉrôwsh
H1265
cypress
כִּֽי
kîy
H3588
that
נָ֣פַל
nâphal
H5307
to fall
אֶ֔רֶז
ʼerez
H730
cedar
אֲשֶׁ֥ר
ʼăsher
H834
which
אַדִּרִ֖ים
ʼaddîyr
H117
great
שֻׁדָּ֑דוּ
shâdad
H7703
to devastate
הֵילִ֨ילוּ֙
yâlal
H3213
to howl
אַלּוֹנֵ֣י
ʼallôwn
H437
oak
בָשָׁ֔ן
Bâshân
H1316
Bashan
כִּ֥י
kîy
H3588
that
יָרַ֖ד
yârad
H3381
to go down
יַ֥עַר
yaʻar
H3293
forest
הבצור
bâtsôwr
H1208
vintage
הַבָּצִֽיר
bâtsar
H1219
to fortify
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World English Bible Public Domain
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.
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King James Version Public Domain
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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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
Lament, cypress trees, for the cedar have fallen! What was majestic has been devastated! Lament, you oaks of Bashan, for the strong forest has gone down.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).