Holy Scripture
Zechariah 11:3
A church father on this verse
“(Verse 3) The voice of the shepherds howls, because their magnificence has been laid waste. The voice of the lions' roar, because the pride of the Jordan has been laid waste. LXX: The voice of the mourners of the shepherds, because their magnificence has become miserable. The voice of the roaring lions, because the ro…”
Source: Septuagint
Original
3There is a voice of the shepherds mourning; for their greatness is brought low: a voice of roaring lions; for the pride of Jordan is brought down.
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In context
1Open thy doors, O Lebanon, and let the fire devour thy cedars.
2Let the pine howl, because the cedar has fallen; for the mighty men have been greatly afflicted: howl, ye oaks of the land of Bashan; for the thickly planted forest has been torn down.
— Zechariah 11:3 —
4Thus saith the Lord Almighty, Feed the sheep of the slaughter;
5which their possessors have slain, and have not repented: and they that sold them said, Blessed be the Lord; for we have become rich: and their shepherds have suffered no sorrow for them.