New American Standard Bible 2020

Zechariah 11:4-14

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.

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