New American Standard Bible 1995

Zechariah 11

The Doomed Flock

1Openפְּתַ֥חpe.TachH6605your doorsדְּלָתֶ֑יךָde.la.Tei.khaH1817,O Lebanonלְבָנ֖וֹןle.va.NonH3844, That afireאֵ֖שׁ'eshH784may feedוְתֹאכַ֥לve.to.KhalH398on yourcedarsבַּאֲרָזֶֽיךָ׃ba.'a.ra.Zei.khaH730.

2Wailהֵילֵ֤לhei.LelH3213, Ocypressבְּרוֹשׁ֙be.ro.VoshH1265,for the cedarאֶ֔רֶז'E.rezH730has fallenנָ֣פַלNa.falH5307,Becauseאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834the gloriousאַדִּרִ֖ים'a.di.RimH117treeshave been destroyedשֻׁדָּ֑דוּshu.Da.duH7703;Wailהֵילִ֙ילוּ֙hei.Li.luH3213,O oaksאַלּוֹנֵ֣י'a.lo.NeiH437of Bashanבָשָׁ֔ןva.ShanH1316, For theimpenetrableH1219forestיַ֥עַרYa.'arH3293has comeיָרַ֖דya.RadH3381downH3381.

3There is a soundק֚וֹלKolH6963of the shepherds’הָרֹעִ֔יםha.ro.'ImH7462wailיִֽלְלַ֣תyi.LatH3215,For their gloryאַדַּרְתָּ֑ם'a.dar.TamH155is ruinedשֻׁדְּדָ֖הshu.de.DahH7703; There is asoundק֚וֹלKolH6963of the youngכְּפִירִ֔יםke.fi.RimH3715lions’H3715roarשַׁאֲגַ֣תsha.'a.GatH7581, For theprideגְּא֥וֹןge.'onH1347of the Jordanהַיַּרְדֵּֽן׃ סhai.yar.DenH3383is ruinedשֻׁדַּ֖דshu.DadH7703.

4Thusכֹּ֥הkohH3541saysאָמַ֖ר'a.MarH559the Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068my Godאֱלֹהָ֑י'e.lo.HaiH430, “Pastureרְעֵ֖הre.'EhH7462the flockצֹ֥אןtzonH6629doomed toslaughterהַהֲרֵגָֽה׃ha.ha.re.GahH2028.

5Those whoאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834buyקֹנֵיהֶ֤ןko.nei.HenH7069them slayיַֽהֲרְגֻן֙ya.har.GunH2026them andgoH816unpunishedוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808 H816, and each ofthose who sellוּמֹכְרֵיהֶ֣ןu.mo.khe.rei.HenH4376them saysיֹאמַ֔רyo.MarH559, ‘Blessedבָּר֥וּךְba.RukhH1288be the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068, forI have becomeH6238richוַאעְשִׁ֑רva'.ShirH6238!’ And theirown shepherdsוְרֹ֣עֵיהֶ֔םve.Ro.'ei.HemH7462haveH2550noלֹ֥אlo'H3808pityH2550on them.

6For I willnoH3808longerע֛וֹדodH5750haveH2550pityH2550on the inhabitantsיֹשְׁבֵ֥יyo.she.VeiH3427of the landהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776,”declaresנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002the Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068; “but beholdוְהִנֵּ֨הve.hi.NehH2009, I willcause the menהָאָדָ֗םha.'a.DamH120tofallמַמְצִ֣יאmam.Tzi'H4672,eachאִ֤ישׁ'ishH376into another’sרֵעֵ֙הוּ֙re.'E.huH7453powerבְּיַד־be.yad-H3027and into thepowerוּבְיַ֣דu.ve.YadH3027of his kingמַלְכּ֔וֹmal.KoH4428;and they will strikeוְכִתְּתוּ֙ve.khi.te.TuH3807the landהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776, and I willnot deliverאַצִּ֖יל'a.TzilH5337them from theirpowerמִיָּדָֽם׃mi.ya.DamH3027.”

7So Ipasturedוָֽאֶרְעֶה֙va.'er.'EhH7462the flockצֹ֣אןtzonH6629doomedto slaughterהַֽהֲרֵגָ֔הha.ha.re.GahH2028,henceלָכֵ֖ןla.KhenH3651theafflictedעֲנִיֵּ֣י'a.ni.YeiH6041of the flockהַצֹּ֑אןha.TzonH6629.And I tookוָאֶקַּֽח־va.'e.kach-H3947for myself twoשְׁנֵ֣יshe.NeiH8147staffsמַקְל֗וֹתmak.LotH4731:the oneלְאַחַ֞דle.'a.ChadH259I calledקָרָ֤אתִיka.Ra.tiH7121Favorנֹ֙עַם֙no.'amH5278and the otherוּלְאַחַד֙u.le.'a.ChadH259I calledקָרָ֣אתִיka.Ra.tiH7121UnionH2260;so I pasturedוָאֶרְעֶ֖הva.'er.'EhH7462the flockהַצֹּֽאן׃ha.TzonH6629.

8Then I annihilatedוָאַכְחִ֛דva.'akh.ChidH3582the threeשְׁלֹ֥שֶׁתshe.Lo.shetH7969shepherdsהָרֹעִ֖יםha.ro.'ImH7462inoneאֶחָ֑ד'e.ChadH259monthבְּיֶ֣רַחbe.Ye.rachH3391,for my soulנַפְשִׁי֙naf.ShiH5315was impatientוַתִּקְצַ֤רva.tik.TzarH7114with them, and their soulנַפְשָׁ֖םnaf.ShamH5315alsoוְגַם־ve.gam-H1571was wearyבָּחֲלָ֥הba.cha.LahH973of me.

9Then I saidוָאֹמַ֕רva.'o.MarH559, “I will not pastureאֶרְעֶ֖ה'er.'EhH7462you. What is todieהַמֵּתָ֣הha.me.TahH4191,let it dieתָמ֗וּתta.MutH4191,and what is to be annihilatedוְהַנִּכְחֶ֙דֶת֙ve.han.nikh.Che.detH3582,let it be annihilatedתִּכָּחֵ֔דti.ka.ChedH3582; andlet those who are leftוְהַ֨נִּשְׁאָר֔וֹתve.Ha.nish.'a.RotH7604eatתֹּאכַ֕לְנָהto.Khal.nahH398oneאִשָּׁ֖ה'i.ShahH802another’sרְעוּתָֽהּ׃re.'u.TahH7468fleshבְּשַׂ֥רbe.SarH1320.”

10I tookוָאֶקַּ֤חva.'e.KachH3947my staffמַקְלִי֙mak.LiH4731Favorנֹ֔עַםNo.'amH5278and cutוָאֶגְדַּ֖עva.'eg.Da'H1438it in piecesH1438, tobreakלְהָפֵיר֙le.ha.FeirH6565my covenantבְּרִיתִ֔יbe.ri.TiH1285whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834I had madeכָּרַ֖תִּיka.Ra.tiH3772with allכָּל־kol-H3605the peoplesהָעַמִּֽים׃ha.'a.MimH5971.

11So it wasbrokenוַתֻּפַ֖רva.tu.FarH6565on that dayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117, andthusכֵ֜ןkhenH3651theafflictedעֲנִיֵּ֤י'a.ni.YeiH6041of the flockהַצֹּאן֙ha.tzoNH6629who were watchingהַשֹּׁמְרִ֣יםha.sho.me.RimH8104me realizedוַיֵּדְע֨וּvai.ye.de.'UH3045that it was the wordדְבַר־de.var-H1697of the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068.

12I saidוָאֹמַ֣רva.'o.MarH559to them, “Ifאִם־'im-H518it is goodH2896in your sightבְּעֵינֵיכֶ֛םbe.'ei.nei.KhemH5869,giveהָב֥וּha.VuH3051me mywagesשְׂכָרִ֖יse.kha.RiH7939;but ifוְאִם־ve.'im-H518not,neverH2308mindH2308!”So they weighedוַיִּשְׁקְל֥וּvai.yish.ke.LuH8254outthirtyשְׁלֹשִׁ֥יםshe.lo.ShimH7970shekelsof silverכָּֽסֶף׃Ka.sefH3701as my wagesשְׂכָרִ֖יse.kha.RiH7939.

13Then the Lordיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to me, “Throwהַשְׁלִיכֵ֙הוּ֙hash.li.Khe.huH7993it to thepotterהַיּוֹצֵ֔רhai.yo.TzerH3335, thatmagnificentאֶ֣דֶר'E.derH145priceהַיְקָ֔רhay.KarH3366at whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834I was valuedיָקַ֖רְתִּיya.Kar.tiH3365by them.” So I tookוָֽאֶקְחָה֙va.'ek.ChahH3947the thirtyשְׁלֹשִׁ֣יםshe.lo.ShimH7970shekelsof silverהַכֶּ֔סֶףha.Ke.sefH3701and threwוָאַשְׁלִ֥יךְva.'ash.LikhH7993them to the potterהַיּוֹצֵֽר׃hai.yo.TzerH3335in the houseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004of the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068.

14Then I cutוָֽאֶגְדַּע֙va.'eg.Da'H1438in piecesH1438my secondהַשֵּׁנִ֔יha.she.NiH8145staffמַקְלִ֣יmak.LiH4731UnionH2260, tobreakלְהָפֵר֙le.ha.FerH6565the brotherhoodהָֽאַחֲוָ֔הha.'a.cha.VahH264betweenH996Judahיְהוּדָ֖הye.hu.DahH3063and Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ סYis.ra.'ElH3478.

15The Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to me, “Takeקַח־kach-H3947againע֣וֹדodH5750for yourself the equipmentכְּלִ֖יke.LiH3627of afoolishאֱוִלִֽי׃'e.vi.LiH196shepherdרֹעֶ֥הro.'EhH7462.

16For beholdהִנֵּֽה־hi.neh-H2009,I am going to raiseמֵקִ֨יםme.KimH6965up a shepherdרֹעֶ֜הro.'EhH7462in the landבָּאָ֗רֶץba.'A.retzH776who willnot careיִפְקֹד֙yif.KodH6485for the perishingהַנִּכְחָד֤וֹתha.nikh.cha.DotH3582,seekיְבַקֵּ֔שׁye.va.KeshH1245the scatteredהַנַּ֣עַרha.Na.'arH5289,healיְרַפֵּ֑אye.ra.Pe'H7495the brokenוְהַנִּשְׁבֶּ֖רֶתve.ha.nish.Be.retH7665,or sustainיְכַלְכֵּ֔לye.khal.KelH3557the one standingהַנִּצָּבָה֙ha.ni.tza.VahH5324, but willdevourיֹאכַ֔לyo.KhalH398the fleshוּבְשַׂ֤רu.ve.SarH1320of the fatהַבְּרִיאָה֙ha.be.ri.'AhH1277sheepand tearיְפָרֵֽק׃ סye.fa.RekH6561offH6561their hoofsוּפַרְסֵיהֶ֖ןu.far.sei.HenH6541.

17Woeה֣וֹיHoH1945to the worthlessהָֽאֱלִיל֙ha.'e.LilH457shepherdH7473Who leavesעֹזְבִ֣י'o.ze.ViH5800the flockהַצֹּ֔אןha.TzonH6629! Aswordחֶ֥רֶבChe.revH2719will be on his armזְרוֹע֖וֹze.ro.'OH2220And on his rightיְמִינ֑וֹye.mi.NoH3225eyeעֵ֣ין'einH5869! Hisarmזְרֹעוֹ֙ze.ro.'OH2220will be totallyיָב֣וֹשׁya.Vo.oshH3001witheredתִּיבָ֔שׁti.VashH3001And his rightיְמִינ֖וֹye.mi.NoH3225eyeוְעֵ֥יןve.'EinH5869will beblindH3543.”

The Doomed Flock

Commentaries on Zechariah 11