Zacarias 11:1

1 Abra as suas portas, ó Líbano,para que o fogo devore os seus cedros.

Zacarias 11:1 Meaning and Commentary

Zechariah 11:1

Open thy doors, O Lebanon
By which may be meant, either the temple of Jerusalem, which was built of the cedars of Lebanon;

``the gates of which are said ^F23 to open of themselves forty years before the destruction of Jerusalem, when Jochanan ben Zaccai, who lived at the same time, rebuked them, saying, O temple, temple, wherefore dost thou frighten thyself? I know thine end is to be destroyed; for so prophesied Zechariah, the son of Iddo, concerning thee, "open thy doors, O Lebanon".''

So Lebanon, in ( Zechariah 10:10 ) , is interpreted of the sanctuary, both by the Targum and by Jarchi; or else it may be understood of Jerusalem, and of the whole land of Judea, because it was situated by it; it was the border of it on the north side. That the fire may devour thy cedars;
of which the temple was built, and the houses of Jerusalem, which were consumed by fire; unless the fortresses of the land are meant. So the Targum paraphrases it,

``and the fire shall consume your fortresses.''

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FOOTNOTES:

F23 T. Bab. Yoma, fol. 39. 2.

Zacarias 11:1 In-Context

1 Abra as suas portas, ó Líbano,para que o fogo devore os seus cedros.

2 Agonize, ó pinheiro, porque o cedro caiue as majestosas árvores foram devastadas.Agonizem, carvalhos de Basã,pois a floresta densa está sendo derrubada.

3 Ouçam o gemido dos pastores;os seus formosos pastos foram devastados.Ouçam o rugido dos leões;pois a rica floresta do Jordão foi destruída.

4 Assim diz o SENHOR, o meu Deus: “Pastoreie o rebanho destinado à matança,

5 porque os seus compradores o matam e ninguém os castiga. Aqueles que o vendem dizem: ‘Bendito seja o SENHOR, estou rico!’ Nem os próprios pastores poupam o rebanho.