Zechariah 11:1
Old Testament • 6 words with Strong's data
"Open thy doors, O Lebanon, that the fire may devour thy cedars."
Word-by-Word Analysis
פָּתַח
pâthach
to open wide (literally or figuratively); specifically, to loosen, begin, plough, carve
דֶּלֶת
deleth
something swinging, i.e. the valve of adoor
לְבָנוֹן
Lᵉbânôwn
Lebanon, a mountain range in Palestine
אֶרֶז
ʼerez
a cedar tree (from the tenacity of its roots)
Key Terms in This Verse
פָּתַח pâthach
to open wide (literally or figuratively); specifically, to loosen, begin, plough, carve
Study H6605 →Cross References
O inhabitant of Lebanon, that makest thy nest in the cedars, how gracious shalt thou be when pangs come upon thee, the pain as of a woman in travail!
I will bring them again also out of the land of Egypt, and gather them out of Assyria; and I will bring them into the land of Gilead and Lebanon; and place shall not be found for them.
Because thou hast spoiled many nations, all the remnant of the people shall spoil thee; because of men’s blood, and for the violence of the land, of the city, and of all that dwell therein.
For the violence of Lebanon shall cover thee, and the spoil of beasts, which made them afraid, because of men’s blood, and for the violence of the land, of the city, and of all that dwell therein.
For a fire is kindled in mine anger, and shall burn unto the lowest hell, and shall consume the earth with her increase, and set on fire the foundations of the mountains.
Go up to the mountain, and bring wood, and build the house; and I will take pleasure in it, and I will be glorified, saith the LORD.
Behold, the Assyrian was a cedar in Lebanon with fair branches, and with a shadowing shroud, and of an high stature; and his top was among the thick boughs.
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