Ver. 2. כי ירד יער הבצור—_For the forest of the vintage is come down._

By the forest of the vintage, is understood Mount Carmel, which was partly

covered with vineyards and rich pastures, for the loss of which the

shepherds are said to howl, in the following verse. The shepherds

metaphorically designate the leaders of the people; the different trees of

the forest denoting the different classes and orders of men.