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Wail, cypress trees, for the cedar trees have fallen
Cypress trees are spoken of as if they could grieve like a human. Alternate translation: "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/jit/figs-personification)
What was glorious has been devastated
This can be stated in active form. Alternate translation: "The glorious cedar trees are no more" or "The cedar trees were once glorious, but now they are ruined" (See: rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-activepassive)
Wail, you oaks of Bashan, for the impenetrable forest has gone down.
The oaks of Bash are spoken of as if they could grieve like a human. Alternate translation: "If the oak trees in Bashan were people, they would wail, for their impenetrable forests are gone" (See: rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-personification)
impenetrable forest
a forest in which plants grow so close together that people cannot pass between them