Revised Literal Translation
Zechariah 11:4-11
4Thus saithH559 YhwhH3068 my GodH430; FeedH7462 the flockH6629 of the slaughterH2028; 5Whose possessorsH7069 slayH2026 them, and hold themselves not guiltyH816: and they that sellH4376 them sayH559, BlessedH1288 be YhwhH3068; for I am richH6238: and their own shepherdsH7462 pityH2550 them not. 6For I will no more pityH2550 the inhabitantsH3427 of the landH776, saithH5002 YhwhH3068: but, lo, I will deliverH4672 the menH120 every oneH376 into his neighbour’sH7453 handH3027, and into the handH3027 of his kingH4428: and they shall smiteH3807 the landH776, and out of their handH3027 I will not deliverH5337 them.1 7And I will feedH7462 the flockH6629 of slaughterH2028, even youH3651, O poorH6041 of the flockH6629. And I tookH3947 unto me twoH8147 stavesH4731; the oneH259 I calledH7121 GraceH5278, and the otherH259 I calledH7121 UnionH2254; and I fedH7462 the flockH6629.23 8ThreeH7969 shepherdsH7462 also I cut offH3582 in oneH259 monthH3391; and my soulH5315 lothedH7114 them, and their soulH5315 also abhorredH973 me.4 9Then saidH559 I, I will not feedH7462 you: that that diethH4191, let it dieH4191; and that that is to be cut offH3582, let it be cut offH3582; and let the restH7604 eatH398 every oneH802 the fleshH1320 of anotherH7468.5
10And I tookH3947 my staffH4731, even GraceH5278, and cut it asunderH1438, that I might breakH6565 my covenantH1285 which I had madeH3772 with all the peopleH5971. 11And it was brokenH6565 in that dayH3117: and so the poorH6041 of the flockH6629 that waitedH8104 upon me knewH3045 that it was the wordH1697 of YhwhH3068.6
Notes
- 1. Zechariah 11:6 deliver: Heb. make to be found. ↩
- 2. Zechariah 11:7 even…: or, verily the poor. ↩
- 3. Zechariah 11:7 Bands: or, Binders. ↩
- 4. Zechariah 11:8 lothed…: Heb. was straightened for them. ↩
- 5. Zechariah 11:9 another: Heb. his fellow, or, neighbour. ↩
- 6. Zechariah 11:11 so…: or, the poor of the flock, etc. certainly knew. ↩
Commentaries on Zechariah 11
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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