The cypress and the oaks of Zechariah


Wail, O cypress, for the cedar has fallen,
Because the glorious trees have been destroyed;
Wail, O oaks of Bashan
For the impenetrable forest has come down.

Zechariah xi v. 2

While Bashan literally means smooth,  the place is east of the River Jordan or what is now the Golan Heights

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