New American Standard Bible 1995

Zechariah 11:10-17

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.”

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