1. Open thy doors, O Lebanon, that the fire may devour thy cedars.
2. Howl, fir tree, for the cedar is fallen because the magnificent are cut down; howl, O ye oaks of Bashan, for the strong mountain is brought down.
3. There is a voice of the howling of the pastors; for their magnificence is destroyed; a voice of the roaring of young lions, for the pride of the Jordan is destroyed.
4. Thus hath the Lord my God said, Feed the flock of the slaughter,