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Wail, cypress tree, for the cedar has fallen, because the stately ones are destroyed. Wail, you oaks of Bashan, for the strong forest has come down.
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Verse 2. Fir and oak may signify the cities and towns of the Jews.—Fenced. Septuagint “well planted;” ( Calmet.) or “forest, planted all at once.” Bible.—“The temple was like a fortress.” Tacit.
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