Zechariah 11
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Zechariah 11:7-17

7So I 1pasturedH7462 the flockH6629 doomed to slaughterH2028, 2henceH3651 the 3afflictedH6041 of the flockH6629. And I tookH3947 for myself twoH8147 4staffsH4731: the oneH259 I calledH7121 56FavorH5278 and the otherH259 I calledH7121 78UnionH2260; so I pasturedH7462 the flockH6629. 8Then I annihilatedH3582 the threeH7969 shepherdsH7462 in 9oneH259 monthH3391, for my soulH5315 was impatientH7114 with them, and their soulH5315 alsoH1571 10was wearyH973 of me. 9Then I saidH559, “I will not pastureH7462 you. What is to 11dieH4191, 12let it dieH4191, and what is to be annihilatedH3582, 13let it be annihilatedH3582; and 14let those who are leftH7604 eatH398 oneH802 another’sH7468 fleshH1320.” 10I tookH3947 my staffH4731 1516FavorH5278 and cutH1438 it in piecesH1438, to 1718breakH6565 my covenantH1285 whichH834 I had madeH3772 with allH3605 the peoplesH5971. 11So it was 19brokenH6565 on that dayH3117, and 20thusH3651 the 21afflictedH6041 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 22wagesH7939; but ifH518 not, 23neverH2308 mindH2308!” So they weighedH8254 out 24thirtyH7970 shekels of silverH3701 as my wagesH7939. 13Then the LordH3068 saidH559 to me, “ThrowH7993 it to the 25potterH3335, 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 2627UnionH2260, to 28breakH6565 the brotherhoodH264 betweenH996 JudahH3063 and IsraelH3478.

15The LordH3068 saidH559 to me, “TakeH3947 againH5750 for yourself the equipmentH3627 of a 2930foolishH196 shepherdH7462. 16For beholdH2009, I am going to raiseH6965 up a shepherdH7462 in the landH776 who will 31not careH6485 for the perishingH3582, seekH1245 the scatteredH5289, healH7495 the brokenH7665, or sustainH3557 the one standingH5324, but will 32devourH398 the fleshH1320 of the fatH1277 sheep and tearH6561 offH6561 their hoofsH6541.1733WoeH1945 to the worthlessH457 shepherdH7473 Who leavesH5800 the flockH6629! A 34swordH2719 will be on his armH2220 And on his rightH3225 eyeH5869! His 35armH2220 will be totallyH3001 witheredH3001 And his rightH3225 eyeH5869 will be 36blindH3543.”

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Notes

  1. 1. Zechariah 11:7 Zech 11:4 ↩
  2. 2. Zechariah 11:7 Another reading is for the sheep dealers ↩
  3. 3. Zechariah 11:7 Jer 39:10; Zeph 3:12 ↩
  4. 4. Zechariah 11:7 Ezek 37:16 ↩
  5. 5. Zechariah 11:7 Or Pleasantness ↩
  6. 6. Zechariah 11:7 Ps 27:4; 90:17; Zech 11:10 ↩
  7. 7. Zechariah 11:7 Or Cords ↩
  8. 8. Zechariah 11:7 Ps 133:1; Ezek 37:16-23; Zech 11:14 ↩
  9. 9. Zechariah 11:8 Hos 5:7 ↩
  10. 10. Zechariah 11:8 Or detested ↩
  11. 11. Zechariah 11:9 Jer 15:2 ↩
  12. 12. Zechariah 11:9 Or will die ↩
  13. 13. Zechariah 11:9 Or will be annihilated ↩
  14. 14. Zechariah 11:9 Or those...will eat ↩
  15. 15. Zechariah 11:10 Or Pleasantness ↩
  16. 16. Zechariah 11:10 Zech 11:7 ↩
  17. 17. Zechariah 11:10 Or annul ↩
  18. 18. Zechariah 11:10 Ps 89:39; Jer 14:21 ↩
  19. 19. Zechariah 11:11 Or annulled ↩
  20. 20. Zechariah 11:11 Another reading is the sheep dealers who ↩
  21. 21. Zechariah 11:11 Zeph 3:12 ↩
  22. 22. Zechariah 11:12 1 Kin 5:6; Mal 3:5 ↩
  23. 23. Zechariah 11:12 Lit cease ↩
  24. 24. Zechariah 11:12 Gen 37:28; Ex 21:32; Matt 26:15; 27:9, 10 ↩
  25. 25. Zechariah 11:13 Matt 27:3-10; Acts 1:18, 19 ↩
  26. 26. Zechariah 11:14 Or Cords ↩
  27. 27. Zechariah 11:14 Zech 11:7 ↩
  28. 28. Zechariah 11:14 Is 9:21; Zech 11:6 ↩
  29. 29. Zechariah 11:15 Or useless ↩
  30. 30. Zechariah 11:15 Is 6:10-12; Zech 11:17 ↩
  31. 31. Zechariah 11:16 Jer 23:2 ↩
  32. 32. Zechariah 11:16 Ezek 34:2-6 ↩
  33. 33. Zechariah 11:17 Jer 23:1; Zech 10:2; 11:15 ↩
  34. 34. Zechariah 11:17 Jer 50:35-37 ↩
  35. 35. Zechariah 11:17 Ezek 30:21, 22 ↩
  36. 36. Zechariah 11:17 Lit completely dimmed ↩

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