Zechariah 11:1 meaning and explanation

Open your doors, O Lebanon, that the fire may consume your cedars!

Zechariah 11:1, Berean Standard Bible

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Zechariah 11 opens with a taunt song addressed to Lebanon, the forested mountains north of Israel, whose famed cedars symbolized strength and pride. The prophet is speaking in a visionary, poetic mode rather than describing a literal forest fire.

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