Commentaries:
Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown
fir tree . . . cedar—if even the cedars (the highest in the state) are not spared, how much less the fir trees (the lowest)!
forest of . . . vintage—As the vines are stripped of their grapes in the vintage (compare Joel 3:13), so the forest of Lebanon "is come down," stripped of all its beauty. Rather, "the fortified" or "inaccessible forest" [MAURER]; that is, Jerusalem dense with houses as a thick forest is with trees, and "fortified" with a wall around. Compare Micah 3:12, where its desolate state is described as a forest.
Other Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown entries containing Zechariah 11:2:
Isaiah 2:13
Isaiah 14:12
Isaiah 32:19
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