New American Standard Bible 2020

Zechariah 11

The Doomed Flock

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

2Wailהֵילֵ֤לhei.LelH3213,juniperבְּרוֹשׁ֙be.ro.VoshH1265,becauseכִּֽי־ki-H3588the cedarאֶ֔רֶז'E.rezH730has fallenנָ֣פַלNa.falH5307,For the magnificentאַדִּרִ֖ים'a.di.RimH117treeshave been destroyedשֻׁדָּ֑דוּshu.Da.duH7703;Wailהֵילִ֙ילוּ֙hei.Li.luH3213,oaksאַלּוֹנֵ֣י'a.lo.NeiH437of Bashanבָשָׁ֔ןva.ShanH1316,Becauseכִּ֥יkiH3588theimpenetrableH1219forestיַ֥עַרYa.'arH3293has comeיָרַ֖דya.RadH3381downH3381.

3There is a soundק֚וֹלKolH6963of the shepherds’הָרֹעִ֔יםha.ro.'ImH7462wailיִֽלְלַ֣תyi.LatH3215,For their splendorאַדַּרְתָּ֑ם'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.

4ThisH3541isH3541whatH3541the Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068my Godאֱלֹהָ֑י'e.lo.HaiH430saysאָמַ֖ר'a.MarH559: “Pastureרְעֵ֖הre.'EhH7462the flockצֹ֥אןtzonH6629doomed toslaughterהַהֲרֵגָֽה׃ha.ha.re.GahH2028.

5Those whoאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834buyקֹנֵיהֶ֤ןko.nei.HenH7069them slaughterיַֽהֲרְגֻן֙ya.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'H3808compassionיַחְמ֖וֹלyach.MolH2550for them.

6For I willnoH3808longerע֛וֹדodH5750haveH2550compassionאֶחְמ֥וֹל'ech.MolH2550for the inhabitantsיֹשְׁבֵ֥יyo.she.VeiH3427of the landהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776,”declaresנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002the Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068; “but beholdוְהִנֵּ֨הve.hi.NehH2009, I willletH4672the peopleהָאָדָ֗םha.'a.DamH120fallH4672,eachאִ֤ישׁ'ishH376into another’sרֵעֵ֙הוּ֙re.'E.huH7453powerבְּיַד־be.yad-H3027and into thepowerוּבְיַ֣דu.ve.YadH3027of his kingמַלְכּ֔וֹmal.KoH4428;and they will crushוְכִתְּתוּ֙ve.khi.te.TuH3807the landהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776, and I willnot rescueאַצִּ֖יל'a.TzilH5337them from theirpowerמִיָּדָֽם׃mi.ya.DamH3027.”

7So Ipasturedוָֽאֶרְעֶה֙va.'er.'EhH7462the flockצֹ֣אןtzonH6629doomedto slaughterהַֽהֲרֵגָ֔הha.ha.re.GahH2028,thereforeלָכֵ֖ןla.KhenH3651also theafflictedעֲנִיֵּ֣י'a.ni.YeiH6041of the flockהַצֹּ֑אןha.TzonH6629.And I tookוָאֶקַּֽח־va.'e.kach-H3947for myself twoשְׁנֵ֣יshe.NeiH8147staffsמַקְל֗וֹתmak.LotH4731:the oneלְאַחַ֞דle.'a.ChadH259I calledקָרָ֤אתִיka.Ra.tiH7121Favorנֹ֙עַם֙no.'amH5278,and the otherוּלְאַחַד֙u.le.'a.ChadH259I calledקָרָ֣אתִיka.Ra.tiH7121UnionH2260;so I pasturedוָאֶרְעֶ֖הva.'er.'EhH7462the flockהַצֹּֽאן׃ha.TzonH6629.

8Then I didH3582awayH3582with the threeשְׁלֹ֥שֶׁתshe.Lo.shetH7969shepherdsהָרֹעִ֖יםha.ro.'ImH7462inoneאֶחָ֑ד'e.ChadH259monthבְּיֶ֣רַחbe.Ye.rachH3391,for my soulנַפְשִׁי֙naf.ShiH5315was impatientוַתִּקְצַ֤רva.tik.TzarH7114with them, and their soulנַפְשָׁ֖םnaf.ShamH5315alsoוְגַם־ve.gam-H1571was tiredבָּחֲלָ֥הba.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 perishוְהַנִּכְחֶ֙דֶת֙ve.han.nikh.Che.detH3582,let it perishתִּכָּחֵ֔דti.ka.ChedH3582; andlet those who are leftוְהַ֨נִּשְׁאָר֔וֹתve.Ha.nish.'a.RotH7604eatתֹּאכַ֕לְנָהto.Khal.nahH398oneאִשָּׁ֖ה'i.ShahH802another’sרְעוּתָֽהּ׃re.'u.TahH7468fleshבְּשַׂ֥רbe.SarH1320.”

10And I tookוָאֶקַּ֤חva.'e.KachH3947my staffמַקְלִי֙mak.LiH4731Favorנֹ֔עַםNo.'amH5278and cutוָאֶגְדַּ֖עva.'eg.Da'H1438it inH1438piecesH1438, 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, andsoכֵ֜ןkhenH3651theafflictedעֲנִיֵּ֤י'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.

12And I 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.LuH8254outH8254thirtyשְׁלֹשִׁ֥יםshe.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.TzerH3335inthe houseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004of the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068.

14Then I cutוָֽאֶגְדַּע֙va.'eg.Da'H1438inH1438piecesH1438my secondהַשֵּׁנִ֔יha.she.NiH8145staffמַקְלִ֣יmak.LiH4731UnionH2260, tobreakלְהָפֵר֙le.ha.FerH6565the brotherhoodהָֽאַחֲוָ֔הha.'a.cha.VahH264betweenH996Judahיְהוּדָ֖הye.hu.DahH3063and Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ סYis.ra.'ElH3478.

15And the 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.KimH6965upH6965a shepherdרֹעֶ֜הro.'EhH7462in the landבָּאָ֗רֶץba.'A.retzH776who willnot careH6485forH6485the perishingהַנִּכְחָד֤וֹתha.nikh.cha.DotH3582,seekיְבַקֵּ֔שׁye.va.KeshH1245the scatteredהַנַּ֣עַרha.Na.'arH5289,healיְרַפֵּ֑אye.ra.Pe'H7495the brokenוְהַנִּשְׁבֶּ֖רֶתve.ha.nish.Be.retH7665, orprovideH3557forH3557the one who is exhaustedהַנִּצָּבָה֙ha.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 abandonsעֹזְבִ֣י'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.VashH3001,And his rightיְמִינ֖וֹye.mi.NoH3225eyeוְעֵ֥יןve.'EinH5869will beblindH3543.”

The Doomed Flock

Commentaries on Zechariah 11