1 Open פְּתַ֥ח pe.Tach H6605 thy doors דְּלָתֶ֑יךָ de.la.Tei.kha H1817 , O Lebanon לְבָנ֖וֹן le.va.Non H3844 , that the fire אֵ֖שׁ 'esh H784 may devour H398 thy cedars בַּאֲרָזֶֽיךָ׃ ba.'a.ra.Zei.kha H730 . 2 Wail הֵילֵ֤ל hei.Lel H3213 , O fir-tree, for the cedar אֶ֔רֶז 'E.rez H730 is fallen H5307 , because the goodly ones H117 are destroyed H7703 : wail הֵילִ֙ילוּ֙ hei.Li.lu H3213 , O ye oaks אַלּוֹנֵ֣י 'a.lo.Nei H437 of Bashan בָשָׁ֔ן va.Shan H1316 , for the strong forest יַ֥עַר Ya.'ar H3293 is come יָרַ֖ד ya.Rad H3381 down . 3 A voice H6963 of the wailing יִֽלְלַ֣ת yi.Lat H3215 of the shepherds הָרֹעִ֔ים ha.ro.'Im H7462 ! for their glory is destroyed H7703 : a voice H6963 of the roaring שַׁאֲגַ֣ת sha.'a.Gat H7581 of young כְּפִירִ֔ים ke.fi.Rim H3715 lions H3715 ! for the pride H1347 of the Jordan הַיַּרְדֵּֽן׃ ס hai.yar.Den H3383 is laid waste . 5 whose possessors slay H2026 them , and hold themselves not guilty יֶאְשָׁ֔מוּ ye'.Sha.mu H816 ; and they that sell וּמֹכְרֵיהֶ֣ן u.mo.khe.rei.Hen H4376 them say יֹאמַ֔ר yo.Mar H559 , Blessed H1288 be Jehovah , for I am rich וַאעְשִׁ֑ר va'.Shir H6238 ; and their own shepherds וְרֹ֣עֵיהֶ֔ם ve.Ro.'ei.Hem H7462 pity H2550 them not . 6 For I will no more pity H2550 the inhabitants יֹשְׁבֵ֥י yo.she.Vei H3427 of the land הָאָ֖רֶץ ha.'A.retz H776 , saith Jehovah ; but , lo , I will deliver אַצִּ֖יל 'a.Tzil H5337 the men H376 every one H376 into his neighbor’s רֵעֵ֙הוּ֙ re.'E.hu H7453 hand בְּיַד־ be.yad- H3027 , and into the hand וּבְיַ֣ד u.ve.Yad H3027 of his king מַלְכּ֔וֹ mal.Ko H4428 ; and they shall smite the land הָאָ֔רֶץ ha.'A.retz H776 , and out of their hand מִיָּדָֽם׃ mi.ya.Dam H3027 I will not deliver H5337 them . 7 So I fed the flock צֹ֣אן tzon H6629 of slaughter הַֽהֲרֵגָ֔ה ha.ha.re.Gah H2028 , verily the poor H6041 of the flock הַצֹּ֑אן ha.Tzon H6629 . And I took H3947 unto me two שְׁנֵ֣י she.Nei H8147 staves; the one H259 I called קָרָ֤אתִי ka.Ra.ti H7121 Beauty , and the other I called קָרָ֣אתִי ka.Ra.ti H7121 Bands; and I fed the flock הַצֹּֽאן׃ ha.Tzon H6629 . 8 And I cut off the three שְׁלֹ֥שֶׁת she.Lo.shet H7969 shepherds הָרֹעִ֖ים ha.ro.'Im H7462 in one אֶחָ֑ד 'e.Chad H259 month בְּיֶ֣רַח be.Ye.rach H3391 ; for my soul H5315 was weary of them , and their soul H5315 also וְגַם־ ve.gam- H1571 loathed me . 9 Then said H559 I , I will not feed you : that which dieth, let it die H4191 ; and that which is to be cut off , let it be cut off ; and let them that are left H7604 eat H398 every one the flesh בְּשַׂ֥ר be.Sar H1320 of another . 12 And I said H559 unto them , If ye think good H2896 , give הָב֥וּ ha.Vu H3051 me my hire H7939 ; and if not , forbear. So they weighed וַיִּשְׁקְל֥וּ vai.yish.ke.Lu H8254 for my hire H7939 thirty שְׁלֹשִׁ֥ים she.lo.Shim H7970 pieces of silver כָּֽסֶף׃ Ka.sef H3701 . 13 And Jehovah said H559 unto me , Cast H7993 it unto the potter הַיּוֹצֵ֔ר hai.yo.Tzer H3335 , the goodly price that I was prized at by them . And I took H3947 the thirty שְׁלֹשִׁ֣ים she.lo.Shim H7970 pieces of silver הַכֶּ֔סֶף ha.Ke.sef H3701 , and cast H7993 them unto the potter הַיּוֹצֵֽר׃ hai.yo.Tzer H3335 , in the house בֵּ֥ית beit H1004 of Jehovah . 14 Then I cut וָֽאֶגְדַּע֙ va.'eg.Da' H1438 asunder mine other staff מַקְלִ֣י mak.Li H4731 , even Bands, that I might break לְהָפֵר֙ le.ha.Fer H6565 the brotherhood between Judah יְהוּדָ֖ה ye.hu.Dah H3063 and Israel יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ ס Yis.ra.'El H3478 . 16 For , lo , I will raise מֵקִ֨ים me.Kim H6965 up a shepherd רֹעֶ֜ה ro.'Eh H7462 in the land בָּאָ֗רֶץ ba.'A.retz H776 , who will not visit יִפְקֹד֙ yif.Kod H6485 those that are cut off , neither will seek יְבַקֵּ֔שׁ ye.va.Kesh H1245 those that are scattered , nor heal יְרַפֵּ֑א ye.ra.Pe' H7495 that which is broken H7665 , nor feed that which is sound; but he will eat יֹאכַ֔ל yo.Khal H398 the flesh וּבְשַׂ֤ר u.ve.Sar H1320 of the fat הַבְּרִיאָה֙ ha.be.ri.'Ah H1277 sheep , and will tear יְפָרֵֽק׃ ס ye.fa.Rek H6561 their hoofs H6541 in pieces . 17 Woe ה֣וֹי Ho H1945 to the worthless H457 shepherd that leaveth the flock הַצֹּ֔אן ha.Tzon H6629 ! the sword חֶ֥רֶב Che.rev H2719 shall be upon his arm זְרוֹע֖וֹ ze.ro.'O H2220 , and upon his right יְמִינ֑וֹ ye.mi.No H3225 eye עֵ֣ין 'ein H5869 : his arm זְרֹעוֹ֙ ze.ro.'O H2220 shall be clean dried H3001 up , and his right יְמִינ֖וֹ ye.mi.No H3225 eye וְעֵ֥ין ve.'Ein H5869 shall be utterly darkened. ← Zechariah 10 Zechariah 12 → Commentaries on Zechariah 11 American Standard Version — 1901 — Public Domain
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