Zechariah 11

1OpenH6605 thy doorsH1817, O LebanonH3844, that the fireH784 may devourH398 thy cedarsH730. 2WailH3213, O fir-tree, for the cedarH730 is fallenH5307, because the goodly onesH117 are destroyedH7703: wailH3213, O ye oaksH437 of BashanH1316, for the strong forestH3293 is comeH3381 down. 3A voiceH6963 of the wailingH3215 of the shepherdsH7462! for their glory is destroyedH7703: a voiceH6963 of the roaringH7581 of youngH3715 lionsH3715! for the prideH1347 of the JordanH3383 is laid waste.

4ThusH3541 saidH559 Jehovah my GodH430: FeedH7462 the flockH6629 of slaughterH2028; 5whose possessors slayH2026 them, and hold themselves not guiltyH816; and they that sellH4376 them sayH559, BlessedH1288 be Jehovah, for I am richH6238; and their own shepherdsH7462 pityH2550 them not. 6For I will no more pityH2550 the inhabitantsH3427 of the landH776, saith Jehovah; but, lo, I will deliverH5337 the menH376 every oneH376 into his neighbor’sH7453 handH3027, and into the handH3027 of his kingH4428; and they shall smite the landH776, and out of their handH3027 I will not deliverH5337 them. 7So I fed the flockH6629 of slaughterH2028, verily the poorH6041 of the flockH6629. And I tookH3947 unto me twoH8147 staves; the oneH259 I calledH7121 Beauty, and the other I calledH7121 Bands; and I fed the flockH6629. 8And I cut off the threeH7969 shepherdsH7462 in oneH259 monthH3391; for my soulH5315 was weary of them, and their soulH5315 alsoH1571 loathed me. 9Then saidH559 I, I will not feed you: that which dieth, let it dieH4191; and that which is to be cut off, let it be cut off; and let them that are leftH7604 eatH398 every one the fleshH1320 of another. 10And I tookH3947 my staffH4731 Beauty, and cutH3772 it asunder, that I might breakH6565 my covenantH1285 which I had madeH3772 with all the peoplesH5971. 11And it was brokenH6565 in that dayH3117; and thusH3651 the poorH6041 of the flockH6629 that gave heedH8104 unto me knewH3045 that it was the wordH1697 of Jehovah. 12And I saidH559 unto them, If ye think goodH2896, giveH3051 me my hireH7939; and if not, forbear. So they weighedH8254 for my hireH7939 thirtyH7970 pieces of silverH3701. 13And Jehovah saidH559 unto me, CastH7993 it unto the potterH3335, the goodly price that I was prized at by them. And I tookH3947 the thirtyH7970 pieces of silverH3701, and castH7993 them unto the potterH3335, in the houseH1004 of Jehovah. 14Then I cutH1438 asunder mine other staffH4731, even Bands, that I might breakH6565 the brotherhood between JudahH3063 and IsraelH3478.

15And Jehovah saidH559 unto me, TakeH3947 unto thee yetH5750 againH5750 the instrumentsH3627 of a foolish shepherdH7462. 16For, lo, I will raiseH6965 up a shepherdH7462 in the landH776, who will not visitH6485 those that are cut off, neither will seekH1245 those that are scattered, nor healH7495 that which is brokenH7665, nor feed that which is sound; but he will eatH398 the fleshH1320 of the fatH1277 sheep, and will tearH6561 their hoofsH6541 in pieces. 17WoeH1945 to the worthlessH457 shepherd that leaveth the flockH6629! the swordH2719 shall be upon his armH2220, and upon his rightH3225 eyeH5869: his armH2220 shall be clean driedH3001 up, and his rightH3225 eyeH5869 shall be utterly darkened.