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Zechariah 11:3-9

3Listen toק֚וֹלKolH6963the wailingיִֽלְלַ֣תyi.LatH3215of the shepherdsהָרֹעִ֔יםha.ro.'ImH7462,forכִּ֥יkiH3588their gloryאַדַּרְתָּ֑ם ק֚וֹל'a.dar.Tam KolH155 H6963is in ruinsשֻׁדְּדָ֖הshu.de.DahH7703.Listen to the roaringשַׁאֲגַ֣תsha.'a.GatH7581of the young lionsכְּפִירִ֔יםke.fi.RimH3715,forכִּ֥יkiH3588the thicketsגְּא֥וֹןge.'onH1347of the Jordanהַיַּרְדֵּֽן׃ סhai.yar.DenH3383are destroyedשֻׁדַּ֖דshu.DadH7703.

4This is whatכֹּ֥הkohH3541the LORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068my Godאֱלֹהָ֑י'e.lo.HaiH430saysאָמַ֖ר'a.MarH559: “Pastureרְעֵ֖הre.'EhH7462אֶת־'et-H853the flockצֹ֥אןtzonH6629markedfor slaughterהַהֲרֵגָֽה׃ha.ha.re.GahH2028,

5whoseאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834buyersקֹנֵיהֶ֤ןko.nei.HenH7069slaughter themיַֽהֲרְגֻן֙ya.har.GunH2026withoutוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808remorseיֶאְשָׁ֔מוּye'.Sha.muH816.Those who sell themוּמֹכְרֵיהֶ֣ןu.mo.khe.rei.HenH4376sayיֹאמַ֔רyo.MarH559, ‘Blessed beבָּר֥וּךְba.RukhH1288the LORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068,for I am richוַאעְשִׁ֑רva'.ShirH6238!’Even their own shepherdsוְרֹ֣עֵיהֶ֔םve.Ro.'ei.HemH7462have noלֹ֥אlo'H3808compassionיַחְמ֖וֹלyach.MolH2550on themעֲלֵיהֶֽן׃'a.lei.HenH5921.

6Forכִּ֠יkiH3588I will noלֹ֣אlo'H3808longerע֛וֹדodH5750have compassionאֶחְמ֥וֹל'ech.MolH2550onעַל־'al-H5921the peopleיֹשְׁבֵ֥יyo.she.VeiH3427of the landהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776,declaresנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002the LORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068,but beholdוְהִנֵּ֨הve.hi.NehH2009,Iאָנֹכִ֜י'a.no.KhiH595will cause eachאִ֤ישׁ'ishH376manהָאָדָ֗םha.'a.DamH120to fallמַמְצִ֣יאmam.Tzi'H4672אֶת־'et-H853into the handsבְּיַד־be.yad-H3027of his neighborרֵעֵ֙הוּ֙re.'E.huH7453andוּבְיַ֣דu.ve.YadH3027his kingמַלְכּ֔וֹmal.KoH4428,who will devastateוְכִתְּתוּ֙ve.khi.te.TuH3807אֶת־'et-H853the landהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776,and I will notוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808deliver itאַצִּ֖יל'a.TzilH5337from their handsמִיָּדָֽם׃mi.ya.DamH3027.”

7So I pasturedוָֽאֶרְעֶה֙va.'er.'EhH7462אֶת־'et-H853the flockצֹ֣אןtzonH6629marked for slaughterהַֽהֲרֵגָ֔הha.ha.re.GahH2028,especiallyלָכֵ֖ןla.KhenH3651the afflictedעֲנִיֵּ֣י'a.ni.YeiH6041of the flockהַצֹּ֑אןha.TzonH6629.Then I tookוָאֶקַּֽח־va.'e.kach-H3947for myselftwoשְׁנֵ֣יshe.NeiH8147staffsמַקְל֗וֹתmak.LotH4731,callingקָרָ֤אתִיka.Ra.tiH7121oneלְאַחַ֞דle.'a.ChadH259Favorנֹ֙עַם֙no.'amH5278and the otherוּלְאַחַד֙ קָרָ֣אתִיu.le.'a.Chad ka.Ra.tiH259 H7121Unionחֹֽבְלִ֔יםchoe.LimH2256,and I pasturedוָאֶרְעֶ֖הva.'er.'EhH7462אֶת־'et-H853the flockהַצֹּֽאן׃ha.TzonH6629.

8And in oneאֶחָ֑ד'e.ChadH259monthבְּיֶ֣רַחbe.Ye.rachH3391I dismissedוָאַכְחִ֛דva.'akh.ChidH3582אֶת־'et-H853threeשְׁלֹ֥שֶׁתshe.Lo.shetH7969shepherdsהָרֹעִ֖יםha.ro.'ImH7462.My soulנַפְשִׁי֙naf.ShiH5315grew impatientוַתִּקְצַ֤רva.tik.TzarH7114with the flock,and their soulsנַפְשָׁ֖םnaf.ShamH5315alsoוְגַם־ve.gam-H1571detestedבָּחֲלָ֥הba.cha.LahH973me.

9Then I saidוָאֹמַ֕רva.'o.MarH559, “I will no longerלֹ֥אlo'H3808shepherd youאֶרְעֶ֖ה'er.'EhH7462אֶתְכֶ֑ם'et.KhemH853.Let the dyingהַמֵּתָ֣הha.me.TahH4191dieתָמ֗וּתta.MutH4191,and the perishingוְהַנִּכְחֶ֙דֶת֙ve.han.nikh.Che.detH3582perishתִּכָּחֵ֔דti.ka.ChedH3582;and let those who remainוְהַ֨נִּשְׁאָר֔וֹתve.Ha.nish.'a.RotH7604devourתֹּאכַ֕לְנָהto.Khal.nahH398oneאִשָּׁ֖ה'i.ShahH802אֶת־'et-H853another’sרְעוּתָֽהּ׃re.'u.TahH7468fleshבְּשַׂ֥רbe.SarH1320.”

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