ゼカリヤ書 11:2 JC

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Zechariah 11:1-3

In dark and figurative expressions, as is usual in the scripture predictions of things at a great distance, that destruction of Jerusalem and of the Jewish church and nation is here foretold which our Lord Jesus, when the time was at hand, prophesied of very plainly and expressly. We have here, 1. Preparation made for that destruction (Zech. 11:1): ?Open thy doors, O Lebanon! Thou wouldst not open them to let thy king in?he came to his own and his own received him not; now thou must open them... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Zechariah 11:2

Howl, fir tree; for the cedar is fallen ,.... By which are designed the princes, nobles, and magistrates of the land: so the Targum interprets them of kings and princes; see Nahum 2:3 , because all the mighty are spoiled ; which is an explanation of the figurative expressions in the former clause, and in the following; and designs rich men, as the Targum paraphrases it, who at this time would be spoiled of their wealth and substance. Howl, O ye oaks of Bashan ; which the Targum... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Zechariah 11:2

Howl, fir tree - This seems to point out the fall and destruction of all the mighty men. read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Zechariah 11:2

Verse 2 He then adds, Howl thou, fir-tree, for the cedar has fallen. No doubt the Prophet by naming Lebanon, mentioning a part for the whole, meant the whole of Judea: and it appears evident from the context that the most remarkable places are here mentioned; but yet the Prophet’s design was to show, that God would punish the whole people, so as not to spare Jerusalem or any other place. And then by the fir-trees and cedars he meant whatever then excelled in Judea or in other places; and for... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Zechariah 11:1-2

The cedars, fir trees, and oaks of society. "Open thy doors, O Lebanon, that the fire may devour thy cedars. 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." This chapter, it has been said, divides itself into three sections. 1 . The threat of judgment ( Zechariah 11:1-3 ). 2 . The description of the good Shepherd ( Zechariah 11:4-14 ). 3 . The sketch of the foolish shepherd ( ... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Zechariah 11:1-6

A final warning. "Open thy doors, O Lebanon," etc. The prophet, after having foretold ( Zechariah 10:6-12 ) the great future and final glory of the literal Israel, seems here, as it were, to "hark back" to a previous and very different scene, viz.—as most commentators, both Jewish and Christian, believe—to that which should happen in those evil days when Jerusalem should be destroyed. We noted a very similar transition at the beginning of ch, 9. (comp. also Luke 17:24 , Luke 17:25 ; ... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Zechariah 11:2

Howl, fir tree. A species of cypress is intended, or, as some say, the Aleppo pine. It is the tree of which Solomon made floors, doom, and ceiling in his temple ( 1 Kings 6:15 , 1 Kings 6:34 ), and David harps ( 2 Samuel 6:5 ). The prophet dramatically calls on this tree to wail for the fate of the cedar, as being about to suffer the same destruction. The mighty; μεγιστᾶνες , "the chieftains". Trees are being spoken of, and so the primary sense is, "the goodly" ( Ezekiel 17:23 )... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Zechariah 11:2

Grief for the fall of a leader. "Howl." This may be held to express - I. SENSE OF A GREAT LOSS . The death of a good man is always a loss. But there are differences. Some stand higher than others in society. Not only "firs," but "cedars." Great men leaders in Church and state. Hence more deeply missed and mourned. There is not only loss of their work, counsel, prayers, but of their personal influence. There are times when the feeling is intensified. Some great work to do, some... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Zechariah 11:2

Howl, O cypress, for the cedar is fallen - Jerusalem or the temple having been likened to Lebanon and its cedars, the prophet carries on the image, speaking of the priests princes and people, under the title of firs, cypresses and oaks, trees inferior, but magnificent. He shows that it is imagery, by ascribing to them the feelings of people. The more glorious and stately, “the cedars,” were destroyed. Woe then to the rest, “the cypress;” as our Lord says, “If they do these things in the green... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Zechariah 11:2-3

Zechariah 11:2-3. Howl, fir-tree By the several sorts of trees here mentioned, seem to be meant the several orders and degrees of men, who should be sharers in the common destruction: see Isaiah 2:13; Isaiah 10:33-34; and the notes. The fir-tree seems to denote the lower people, who are bid to howl because even their superiors, signified by the cedar, could not withstand the storm. Howl, O ye oaks of Bashan O ye rich, great, and powerful people of the land; Bashan was famous for its... read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Zechariah 11:1-3

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Zechariah 11:2

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Zechariah 11:2

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Zechariah 11:2

The Pulpit Commentary - Zechariah 11:1-2

The Pulpit Commentary - Zechariah 11:1-6

The Pulpit Commentary - Zechariah 11:2

The Pulpit Commentary - Zechariah 11:2

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Zechariah 11:2

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Zechariah 11:2-3

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