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Zechariah 11:4-17

4Thusכֹּ֥הkohH3541saidאָמַ֖ר'a.MarH559JehovahmyGodאֱלֹהָ֑י'e.lo.HaiH430:FeedH7462theflockצֹ֥אןtzonH6629ofslaughterהַהֲרֵגָֽה׃ha.ha.re.GahH2028;

5whosepossessorsslayH2026them,andholdthemselvesnotguiltyיֶאְשָׁ֔מוּye'.Sha.muH816;andtheythatsellוּמֹכְרֵיהֶ֣ןu.mo.khe.rei.HenH4376themsayיֹאמַ֔רyo.MarH559,BlessedH1288beJehovah,forIamrichוַאעְשִׁ֑רva'.ShirH6238;andtheirownshepherdsוְרֹ֣עֵיהֶ֔םve.Ro.'ei.HemH7462pityH2550themnot.

6ForIwillnomorepityH2550theinhabitantsיֹשְׁבֵ֥יyo.she.VeiH3427ofthelandהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776, saithJehovah;but,lo,Iwilldeliverאַצִּ֖יל'a.TzilH5337themenH376everyoneH376intohisneighbor’sרֵעֵ֙הוּ֙re.'E.huH7453handבְּיַד־be.yad-H3027,andintothehandוּבְיַ֣דu.ve.YadH3027ofhiskingמַלְכּ֔וֹmal.KoH4428;andtheyshallsmitethelandהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776,andoutoftheirhandמִיָּדָֽם׃mi.ya.DamH3027IwillnotdeliverH5337them.

7SoIfedtheflockצֹ֣אןtzonH6629ofslaughterהַֽהֲרֵגָ֔הha.ha.re.GahH2028, verilythepoorH6041oftheflockהַצֹּ֑אןha.TzonH6629.AndItookH3947untometwoשְׁנֵ֣יshe.NeiH8147staves;theoneH259Icalledקָרָ֤אתִיka.Ra.tiH7121Beauty,andtheotherIcalledקָרָ֣אתִיka.Ra.tiH7121Bands;andIfedtheflockהַצֹּֽאן׃ha.TzonH6629.

8AndIcutoffthethreeשְׁלֹ֥שֶׁתshe.Lo.shetH7969shepherdsהָרֹעִ֖יםha.ro.'ImH7462inoneאֶחָ֑ד'e.ChadH259monthבְּיֶ֣רַחbe.Ye.rachH3391;formysoulH5315waswearyofthem,andtheirsoulH5315alsoוְגַם־ve.gam-H1571loathedme.

9ThensaidH559I,Iwillnotfeedyou:thatwhichdieth,letitdieH4191;andthatwhichistobecutoff,letitbecutoff;andletthemthatareleftH7604eatH398everyonethefleshבְּשַׂ֥רbe.SarH1320ofanother.

10AndItookH3947mystaffמַקְלִי֙mak.LiH4731Beauty,andcutH3772itasunder,thatImightbreakלְהָפֵיר֙le.ha.FeirH6565mycovenantבְּרִיתִ֔יbe.ri.TiH1285whichIhadmadeH3772withallthepeoplesH5971.

11AnditwasbrokenH6565inthatdayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117;andthusכֵ֜ןkhenH3651thepoorH6041oftheflockהַצֹּאן֙ha.tzoNH6629thatgaveheedH8104untomeknewH3045thatitwasthewordדְבַר־de.var-H1697ofJehovah.

12AndIsaidH559untothem,IfyethinkgoodH2896,giveהָב֥וּha.VuH3051memyhireH7939;andifnot, forbear.Sotheyweighedוַיִּשְׁקְל֥וּvai.yish.ke.LuH8254formyhireH7939thirtyשְׁלֹשִׁ֥יםshe.lo.ShimH7970piecesofsilverכָּֽסֶף׃Ka.sefH3701.

13AndJehovahsaidH559untome,CastH7993ituntothepotterהַיּוֹצֵ֔רhai.yo.TzerH3335,thegoodlypricethatIwasprizedatbythem.AndItookH3947thethirtyשְׁלֹשִׁ֣יםshe.lo.ShimH7970piecesofsilverהַכֶּ֔סֶףha.Ke.sefH3701,andcastH7993themuntothepotterהַיּוֹצֵֽר׃hai.yo.TzerH3335,inthehouseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004ofJehovah.

14ThenIcutוָֽאֶגְדַּע֙va.'eg.Da'H1438asundermineotherstaffמַקְלִ֣יmak.LiH4731,evenBands,thatImightbreakלְהָפֵר֙le.ha.FerH6565thebrotherhoodbetweenJudahיְהוּדָ֖הye.hu.DahH3063andIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ סYis.ra.'ElH3478.

15AndJehovahsaidH559untome,Takeקַח־kach-H3947unto theeyetH5750againע֣וֹדodH5750theinstrumentsH3627ofafoolishshepherdרֹעֶ֥הro.'EhH7462.

16For,lo,Iwillraiseמֵקִ֨יםme.KimH6965upashepherdרֹעֶ֜הro.'EhH7462inthelandבָּאָ֗רֶץba.'A.retzH776,whowillnotvisitיִפְקֹד֙yif.KodH6485thosethatarecutoff,neitherwillseekיְבַקֵּ֔שׁye.va.KeshH1245thosethatarescattered,norhealיְרַפֵּ֑אye.ra.Pe'H7495thatwhichisbrokenH7665,norfeedthatwhichissound;buthewilleatיֹאכַ֔לyo.KhalH398thefleshוּבְשַׂ֤רu.ve.SarH1320ofthefatהַבְּרִיאָה֙ha.be.ri.'AhH1277sheep,andwilltearיְפָרֵֽק׃ סye.fa.RekH6561theirhoofsH6541inpieces.

17Woeה֣וֹיHoH1945totheworthlessH457shepherdthatleaveththeflockהַצֹּ֔אןha.TzonH6629!theswordחֶ֥רֶבChe.revH2719shallbeuponhisarmזְרוֹע֖וֹze.ro.'OH2220,anduponhisrightיְמִינ֑וֹye.mi.NoH3225eyeעֵ֣ין'einH5869:hisarmזְרֹעוֹ֙ze.ro.'OH2220shallbecleandriedH3001up,andhisrightיְמִינ֖וֹye.mi.NoH3225eyeוְעֵ֥יןve.'EinH5869shallbeutterly darkened.

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