1. Lebanon, open your gatesso fire may burn your cedar trees.
2. Cry, pine trees, because the cedar has fallen,because the tall trees are ruined.Cry, oaks in Bashan,because the mighty forest has been cut down.
3. Listen to the shepherds cryingbecause their rich pastures are destroyed.Listen to the lions roaringbecause the lovely land of the Jordan River is ruined.
4. This is what the Lord my God says: “Feed the flock that are about to be killed.