en_tn_condensed/zec/11/01.md

1.1 KiB

Open your doors, Lebanon that fire may devour your cedars

The prophet is speaking to the land of Lebanon as if it were a person. AT: "People of Lebanon, get ready for fire to burn up your cedar trees" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-apostrophe)

Lament, cypress trees, for the cedar trees have fallen

AT: "If the trees were people, they would cry out in sorrow. The cypress trees stand alone because the cedars have burned and fallen." (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-personification)

Lament, you oaks of Bashan, for the strong forest has gone down.

AT: "If the oak trees in Bashan were people, they would wail, for their thick forests have been cut down." (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-personification)

The shepherds howl

AT: "The shepherds cry out loudly"

for their glory has been destroyed

"Their glory" probably represents the rich pastures that the shepherds led their sheep to. AT: "for their rich pastures have been ruined."

for the pride of the Jordan River

AT: "because the trees and shrubbery where they lived by the Jordan River have been destroyed."