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Zechariah 11:3-9

3There isa voiceק֚וֹלKolH6963of the howlingיִֽלְלַ֣תyi.LatH3215of the shepherdsהָרֹעִ֔יםha.ro.'ImH7462;for their gloryאַדַּרְתָּ֑ם'a.dar.TamH155is spoiledשֻׁדְּדָ֖הshu.de.DahH7703:a voiceק֚וֹלKolH6963of the roaringשַׁאֲגַ֣תsha.'a.GatH7581of young lionsכְּפִירִ֔יםke.fi.RimH3715;for the prideגְּא֥וֹןge.'onH1347of Jordanהַיַּרְדֵּֽן׃ סhai.yar.DenH3383is spoiledשֻׁדַּ֖דshu.DadH7703.

4Thus saithאָמַ֖ר'a.MarH559the Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068my Godאֱלֹהָ֑י'e.lo.HaiH430;Feedרְעֵ֖הre.'EhH7462the flockצֹ֥אןtzonH6629of the slaughterהַהֲרֵגָֽה׃ha.ha.re.GahH2028;

5Whose possessorsקֹנֵיהֶ֤ןko.nei.HenH7069slayיַֽהֲרְגֻן֙ya.har.GunH2026them, and hold themselves not guiltyיֶאְשָׁ֔מוּye'.Sha.muH816:and they that sellוּמֹכְרֵיהֶ֣ןu.mo.khe.rei.HenH4376them sayיֹאמַ֔רyo.MarH559,Blessedבָּר֥וּךְba.RukhH1288bethe Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068;for I am richוַאעְשִׁ֑רva'.ShirH6238:and their own shepherdsוְרֹ֣עֵיהֶ֔םve.Ro.'ei.HemH7462pityיַחְמ֖וֹלyach.MolH2550them not.

6For I will no more pityאֶחְמ֥וֹל'ech.MolH2550the inhabitantsיֹשְׁבֵ֥יyo.she.VeiH3427of the landהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776,saithנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002the Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068:but, lo, I will deliverמַמְצִ֣יאmam.Tzi'H4672the menהָאָדָ֗םha.'a.DamH120every oneאִ֤ישׁ'ishH376into his neighbour’sרֵעֵ֙הוּ֙re.'E.huH7453handבְּיַד־be.yad-H3027,and into the handוּבְיַ֣דu.ve.YadH3027of his kingמַלְכּ֔וֹmal.KoH4428:and they shall smiteוְכִתְּתוּ֙ve.khi.te.TuH3807the landהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776,and out of their handמִיָּדָֽם׃mi.ya.DamH3027I will not deliverאַצִּ֖יל'a.TzilH5337them.

7And I will feedוָֽאֶרְעֶה֙va.'er.'EhH7462the flockצֹ֣אןtzonH6629of slaughterהַֽהֲרֵגָ֔הha.ha.re.GahH2028, evenyouלָכֵ֖ןla.KhenH3651,O poorעֲנִיֵּ֣י'a.ni.YeiH6041of the flockהַצֹּ֑אןha.TzonH6629.And I tookוָאֶקַּֽח־va.'e.kach-H3947unto me twoשְׁנֵ֣יshe.NeiH8147stavesמַקְל֗וֹתmak.LotH4731;the oneלְאַחַ֞דle.'a.ChadH259I calledקָרָ֤אתִיka.Ra.tiH7121Beautyנֹ֙עַם֙no.'amH5278,and the otherוּלְאַחַד֙u.le.'a.ChadH259I calledקָרָ֣אתִיka.Ra.tiH7121BandsH2254;and I fedוָאֶרְעֶ֖הva.'er.'EhH7462the flockהַצֹּֽאן׃ha.TzonH6629.

8Threeשְׁלֹ֥שֶׁתshe.Lo.shetH7969shepherdsהָרֹעִ֖יםha.ro.'ImH7462also I cut offוָאַכְחִ֛דva.'akh.ChidH3582in oneאֶחָ֑ד'e.ChadH259monthבְּיֶ֣רַחbe.Ye.rachH3391;and my soulנַפְשִׁי֙naf.ShiH5315lothedוַתִּקְצַ֤רva.tik.TzarH7114them, and their soulנַפְשָׁ֖םnaf.ShamH5315also abhorredבָּחֲלָ֥הba.cha.LahH973me.

9Then saidוָאֹמַ֕רva.'o.MarH559I, I will not feedאֶרְעֶ֖ה'er.'EhH7462you: that that diethהַמֵּתָ֣הha.me.TahH4191,let it dieתָמ֗וּתta.MutH4191;and that that is to be cut offוְהַנִּכְחֶ֙דֶת֙ve.han.nikh.Che.detH3582,let it be cut offתִּכָּחֵ֔דti.ka.ChedH3582;and let the restוְהַ֨נִּשְׁאָר֔וֹתve.Ha.nish.'a.RotH7604eatתֹּאכַ֕לְנָהto.Khal.nahH398every oneאִשָּׁ֖ה'i.ShahH802the fleshבְּשַׂ֥רbe.SarH1320of anotherרְעוּתָֽהּ׃re.'u.TahH7468.

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