Zechariah

Zechariah 11:2

²Wail, O cypress,^a for the cedar has fallen;

the majestic trees are ruined!

Wail, O oaks of Bashan,

for the dense forest has been cut down!

Footnotes

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Wail	הֵילֵ֤ל	hê·lêl	Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine singular	H3213 howl, make a howling
O cypress	בְּרוֹשׁ֙	bə·rō·wōš	Noun - masculine singular	H1265 cypress or fir
for	כִּֽי־	kî-	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
the cedar	אֶ֔רֶז	’e·rez	Noun - masculine singular	H730 cedar
has fallen	נָ֣פַל	nā·p̄al	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H5307 fall, lie
the majestic	אַדִּרִ֖ים	’ad·di·rîm	Adjective - masculine plural	H117 majestic
are ruined	שֻׁדָּ֑דוּ	šud·dā·ḏū	Verb - Pual - Perfect - third person common plural	H7703 deal violently with, despoil, devastate, ruin
Wail	הֵילִ֙ילוּ֙	hê·lî·lū	Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine plural	H3213 howl, make a howling
O oaks	אַלּוֹנֵ֣י	’al·lō·w·nê	Noun - masculine plural construct	H437 oak
of Bashan	בָשָׁ֔ן	ḇā·šān	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H1316 Bashan
for	כִּ֥י	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
the dense	הַבָּצוּר׃	hab·bå̄·ṣūr	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H1208 vintage
forest	יַ֥עַר	ya·‘ar	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3293 wood, forest, thicket
has been cut down	יָרַ֖ד	yā·raḏ	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H3381 come or go down, descend

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.