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Zechariah 11:10-17

10Next I tookוָאֶקַּ֤חva.'e.KachH3947אֶת־'et-H853my staffמַקְלִי֙mak.LiH4731אֶת־'et-H853called Favorנֹ֔עַםNo.'amH5278and cut it in twoוָאֶגְדַּ֖עva.'eg.Da'H1438,אֹת֑וֹ'o.ToH853revokingלְהָפֵיר֙le.ha.FeirH6565אֶת־'et-H853the covenantבְּרִיתִ֔יbe.ri.TiH1285אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834I had madeכָּרַ֖תִּיka.Ra.tiH3772withאֶת־'et-H854allכָּל־kol-H3605the nationsהָעַמִּֽים׃ha.'a.MimH5971.

11It was revokedוַתֻּפַ֖רva.tu.FarH6565on thatהַה֑וּאha.Hu'H1931dayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117,and soכֵ֜ןkhenH3651the afflictedעֲנִיֵּ֤י'a.ni.YeiH6041of the flockהַצֹּאן֙ha.tzoNH6629who were watchingהַשֹּׁמְרִ֣יםha.sho.me.RimH8104meאֹתִ֔י'o.TiH853knewוַיֵּדְע֨וּvai.ye.de.'UH3045thatכִּ֥יkiH3588itהֽוּא׃Hu'H1931was the wordדְבַר־de.var-H1697of the LORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068.

12Then I toldוָאֹמַ֣רva.'o.MarH559themאֲלֵיהֶ֗ם'a.lei.HemH413, “Ifאִם־'im-H518it seemsבְּעֵינֵיכֶ֛םbe.'ei.nei.KhemH5869right to youH2896,give meהָב֥וּha.VuH3051my wagesשְׂכָרִ֖יse.kha.RiH7939;but ifוְאִם־ve.'im-H518notלֹ֣א׀lo'H3808,keep themחֲדָ֑לוּcha.Da.luH2308.”So they weighed outוַיִּשְׁקְל֥וּvai.yish.ke.LuH8254אֶת־'et-H853my wagesשְׂכָרִ֖יse.kha.RiH7939,thirtyשְׁלֹשִׁ֥יםshe.lo.ShimH7970piecesof silverכָּֽסֶף׃Ka.sefH3701.

13And the LORDיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to meאֵלַ֗י'e.LaiH413, “Throwהַשְׁלִיכֵ֙הוּ֙hash.li.Khe.huH7993it toאֶל־'el-H413the potterהַיּוֹצֵ֔רhai.yo.TzerH3335”—this magnificentאֶ֣דֶר'E.derH145priceהַיְקָ֔רhay.KarH3366at whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834they valued meיָקַ֖רְתִּי מֵֽעֲלֵיהֶ֑םya.Kar.ti me.'a.lei.HemH3365 H5921.So I tookוָֽאֶקְחָה֙va.'ek.ChahH3947the thirtyשְׁלֹשִׁ֣יםshe.lo.ShimH7970pieces of silverהַכֶּ֔סֶףha.Ke.sefH3701and threwוָאַשְׁלִ֥יךְva.'ash.LikhH7993themאֹת֛וֹ'o.ToH853toאֶל־'el-H413the potterהַיּוֹצֵֽר׃hai.yo.TzerH3335in the houseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004of the LORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068.

14Then I cut in twoוָֽאֶגְדַּע֙va.'eg.Da'H1438אֶת־'et-H853my secondהַשֵּׁנִ֔יha.she.NiH8145אֵ֖ת'etH853staffמַקְלִ֣יmak.LiH4731calledUnionהַחֹֽבְלִ֑יםha.choe.LimH2256,breakingלְהָפֵר֙le.ha.FerH6565אֶת־'et-H853the brotherhoodהָֽאַחֲוָ֔הha.'a.cha.VahH264betweenבֵּ֥יןbeinH996Judahיְהוּדָ֖ה וּבֵ֥יןye.hu.Dah u.VeinH3063 H996and Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ סYis.ra.'ElH3478.

15And the LORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to meאֵלָ֑י'e.LaiH413: “Take upקַח־kach-H3947once moreע֣וֹדodH5750the equipmentכְּלִ֖יke.LiH3627of a foolishאֱוִלִֽי׃'e.vi.LiH196shepherdרֹעֶ֥הro.'EhH7462.

16Forכִּ֣יkiH3588beholdהִנֵּֽה־hi.neh-H2009,Iאָנֹכִי֩'a.no.KhiH595will raise upמֵקִ֨יםme.KimH6965a shepherdרֹעֶ֜הro.'EhH7462in the landבָּאָ֗רֶץba.'A.retzH776who will neitherלֹֽא־lo'-H3808care forיִפְקֹד֙yif.KodH6485the lostהַנִּכְחָד֤וֹתha.nikh.cha.DotH3582,norלֹֽא־lo'-H3808seekיְבַקֵּ֔שׁye.va.KeshH1245the youngהַנַּ֣עַרha.Na.'arH5289,nor healיְרַפֵּ֑אye.ra.Pe'H7495the brokenוְהַנִּשְׁבֶּ֖רֶתve.ha.nish.Be.retH7665,norלֹ֣אlo'H3808sustainיְכַלְכֵּ֔לye.khal.KelH3557the healthyהַנִּצָּבָה֙ לֹ֣אha.ni.tza.Vah lo'H5324 H3808,but he will devourיֹאכַ֔לyo.KhalH398the fleshוּבְשַׂ֤רu.ve.SarH1320of the choiceהַבְּרִיאָה֙ha.be.ri.'AhH1277sheepand tear offיְפָרֵֽק׃ סye.fa.RekH6561their hoovesוּפַרְסֵיהֶ֖ןu.far.sei.HenH6541.

17Woeה֣וֹיHoH1945to the worthlessהָֽאֱלִיל֙ha.'e.LilH457shepherdרֹעִ֤יro.'IH7462,who desertsעֹזְבִ֣י'o.ze.ViH5800the flockהַצֹּ֔אןha.TzonH6629!May a swordחֶ֥רֶב עַל־Che.rev 'al-H2719 H5921strike his armזְרוֹע֖וֹ וְעַל־ze.ro.'O ve.'al-H2220 H5921and his rightיְמִינ֑וֹye.mi.NoH3225eyeעֵ֣ין'einH5869!May his armזְרֹעוֹ֙ze.ro.'OH2220be completely witheredH3001and his rightיְמִינ֖וֹye.mi.NoH3225eyeוְעֵ֥יןve.'EinH5869utterly blindedH3543!”

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