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Wail, fir-tree, for the cedar is fallen, because the goodly ones are destroyed: wail, you oaks of Bashan, for the strong forest is come down.
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No One is Safe from Judgment
Commentators widely agree that the trees in this verse are metaphors for the people and leaders of Israel. The tall 'cedars' represent the most powerful leaders and institutions, while the 'firs' and 'oaks' represent lesser nobles or the general population. The message is stark: if God's judgment falls upon the mightiest and most secure, then no one, regardless of their status, will be spared.
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Zechariah
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Howl, O cypress, for the cedar is fallen - Jerusalem or the temple, having been likened to Lebanon and its cedars, the prophet carries on th…
19th Century
Anglican
Here, as in Zechariah 9:1-8, we have an intimation of an invasion of the land of Israel from the north; only, whereas in the former case Philistia,…
Baptist
Behold, I will make Jerusalem a cup of trembling unto all the people round about, when they shall be in the siege both against Judah and agains…
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16th Century
Protestant
This Chapter contains severe threats, by which God intended to warn the Jews in due time. His purpose was that if there was any hope of repentance,…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Howl, fir tree; for the cedar is fallen By which are designed the princes, nobles, and magistrates of the land: so t…
In figurative expressions, that destruction of Jerusalem, and of the Jewish church and nation, is foretold, which our Lord Jesus, when the time was…
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