Zechariah 11:4-17

4ThusH3541 saysH559 the LordH3068 my GodH430, “PastureH7462 the flockH6629 doomed to 1slaughterH2028. 5Those whoH834 buyH7069 them slayH2026 them and 2goH816 3unpunishedH3808H816, and each of those who sellH4376 them saysH559, ‘BlessedH1288 be the LordH3068, for 4I have becomeH6238 richH6238!’ And their 5own shepherdsH7462 haveH2550 noH3808 pityH2550 on them. 6For I will 6noH3808 longerH5750 haveH2550 pityH2550 on the inhabitantsH3427 of the landH776,” declaresH5002 the LordH3068; “but beholdH2009, I will 7cause the menH120 to 8fallH4672, eachH376 into another’sH7453 9powerH3027 and into the 10powerH3027 of his kingH4428; and they will strikeH3807 the landH776, and I will 11not deliverH5337 them from their 12powerH3027.”

7So I 13pasturedH7462 the flockH6629 doomed to slaughterH2028, 14henceH3651 the 15afflictedH6041 of the flockH6629. And I tookH3947 for myself twoH8147 16staffsH4731: the oneH259 I calledH7121 1718FavorH5278 and the otherH259 I calledH7121 1920UnionH2260; so I pasturedH7462 the flockH6629. 8Then I annihilatedH3582 the threeH7969 shepherdsH7462 in 21oneH259 monthH3391, for my soulH5315 was impatientH7114 with them, and their soulH5315 alsoH1571 22was wearyH973 of me. 9Then I saidH559, “I will not pastureH7462 you. What is to 23dieH4191, 24let it dieH4191, and what is to be annihilatedH3582, 25let it be annihilatedH3582; and 26let those who are leftH7604 eatH398 oneH802 another’sH7468 fleshH1320.” 10I tookH3947 my staffH4731 2728FavorH5278 and cutH1438 it in piecesH1438, to 2930breakH6565 my covenantH1285 whichH834 I had madeH3772 with allH3605 the peoplesH5971. 11So it was 31brokenH6565 on that dayH3117, and 32thusH3651 the 33afflictedH6041 of the flockH6629 who were watchingH8104 me realizedH3045 that it was the wordH1697 of the LordH3068. 12I saidH559 to them, “IfH518 it is goodH2896 in your sightH5869, giveH3051 me my 34wagesH7939; but ifH518 not, 35neverH2308 mindH2308!” So they weighedH8254 out 36thirtyH7970 shekels of silverH3701 as my wagesH7939. 13Then the LordH3068 saidH559 to me, “ThrowH7993 it to the 37potterH3335, that magnificentH145 priceH3366 at whichH834 I was valuedH3365 by them.” So I tookH3947 the thirtyH7970 shekels of silverH3701 and threwH7993 them to the potterH3335 in the houseH1004 of the LordH3068. 14Then I cutH1438 in piecesH1438 my secondH8145 staffH4731 3839UnionH2260, to 40breakH6565 the brotherhoodH264 betweenH996 JudahH3063 and IsraelH3478.

15The LordH3068 saidH559 to me, “TakeH3947 againH5750 for yourself the equipmentH3627 of a 4142foolishH196 shepherdH7462. 16For beholdH2009, I am going to raiseH6965 up a shepherdH7462 in the landH776 who will 43not careH6485 for the perishingH3582, seekH1245 the scatteredH5289, healH7495 the brokenH7665, or sustainH3557 the one standingH5324, but will 44devourH398 the fleshH1320 of the fatH1277 sheep and tearH6561 offH6561 their hoofsH6541.1745WoeH1945 to the worthlessH457 shepherdH7473 Who leavesH5800 the flockH6629! A 46swordH2719 will be on his armH2220 And on his rightH3225 eyeH5869! His 47armH2220 will be totallyH3001 witheredH3001 And his rightH3225 eyeH5869 will be 48blindH3543.”