Revised Version 1895

Zechariah 11

1Openפְּתַ֥חpe.TachH6605thydoorsדְּלָתֶ֑יךָde.la.Tei.khaH1817, OLebanonלְבָנ֖וֹןle.va.NonH3844, that thefireאֵ֖שׁ'eshH784maydevourוְתֹאכַ֥לve.to.KhalH398thycedarsבַּאֲרָזֶֽיךָ׃ba.'a.ra.Zei.khaH730.

2Howlהֵילֵ֤לhei.LelH3213, Ofirבְּרוֹשׁ֙be.ro.VoshH1265tree, for thecedarאֶ֔רֶז'E.rezH730isfallenנָ֣פַלNa.falH5307,becauseH3588the goodlyonesאַדִּרִ֖ים'a.di.RimH117are spoiled:howlהֵילִ֙ילוּ֙hei.Li.luH3213, O yeoaksאַלּוֹנֵ֣י'a.lo.NeiH437ofBashanבָשָׁ֔ןva.ShanH1316, for the strongforestיַ֥עַרYa.'arH3293iscomeיָרַ֖דya.RadH3381downH3381.

3Avoiceק֚וֹלKolH6963of the howling of theshepherdsהָרֹעִ֔יםha.ro.'ImH7462! for theirgloryאַדַּרְתָּ֑ם'a.dar.TamH155is spoiled: avoiceק֚וֹלKolH6963of theroaringשַׁאֲגַ֣תsha.'a.GatH7581ofyoungכְּפִירִ֔יםke.fi.RimH3715lionsH3715! for theprideגְּא֥וֹןge.'onH1347ofJordanהַיַּרְדֵּֽן׃ סhai.yar.DenH3383is spoiled.

4Thusכֹּ֥הkohH3541saidאָמַ֖ר'a.MarH559theLORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068myGodאֱלֹהָ֑י'e.lo.HaiH430:Feedרְעֵ֖הre.'EhH7462theflockצֹ֥אןtzonH6629ofslaughterהַהֲרֵגָֽה׃ha.ha.re.GahH2028;

5whoseאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834possessorsslayיַֽהֲרְגֻן֙ya.har.GunH2026them, andholdH2550themselvesעֲלֵיהֶֽן׃'a.lei.HenH5921notוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808guiltyיֶאְשָׁ֔מוּye'.Sha.muH816; and they thatsellוּמֹכְרֵיהֶ֣ןu.mo.khe.rei.HenH4376themsayיֹאמַ֔רyo.MarH559,Blessedבָּר֥וּךְba.RukhH1288be theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068, for I amrichוַאעְשִׁ֑רva'.ShirH6238: and their ownshepherdsוְרֹ֣עֵיהֶ֔םve.Ro.'ei.HemH7462pityH2550themnotלֹ֥אlo'H3808.

6For I willnoלֹ֣אlo'H3808moreע֛וֹדodH5750pityאֶחְמ֥וֹל'ech.MolH2550theinhabitantsיֹשְׁבֵ֥יyo.she.VeiH3427of thelandהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776, saith theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068: but,loוְהִנֵּ֨הve.hi.NehH2009, I willdeliverאַצִּ֖יל'a.TzilH5337themenH376everyH376oneintoH5921his neighbour’shandבְּיַד־be.yad-H3027, andintoH5921thehandוּבְיַ֣דu.ve.YadH3027of hiskingמַלְכּ֔וֹmal.KoH4428: and they shall smite thelandהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776, andoutH5921of theirhandמִיָּדָֽם׃mi.ya.DamH3027I willnotוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808deliverH5337them.

7Soלָכֵ֖ןla.KhenH3651I fed theflockצֹ֣אןtzonH6629ofslaughterהַֽהֲרֵגָ֔הha.ha.re.GahH2028, verily thepoorעֲנִיֵּ֣י'a.ni.YeiH6041of theflockהַצֹּ֑אןha.TzonH6629. And Itookוָאֶקַּֽח־va.'e.kach-H3947untomeH7121twoשְׁנֵ֣יshe.NeiH8147staves; the one Icalledקָרָ֤אתִיka.Ra.tiH7121Beautyנֹ֙עַם֙no.'amH5278, and theotherH259Icalledקָרָ֣אתִיka.Ra.tiH7121Bands; and I fed theflockהַצֹּֽאן׃ha.TzonH6629.

8And IcutH3582offH3582thethreeשְׁלֹ֥שֶׁתshe.Lo.shetH7969shepherdsהָרֹעִ֖יםha.ro.'ImH7462in onemonthבְּיֶ֣רַחbe.Ye.rachH3391; for mysoulH5315was weary of them, and theirsoulH5315also loathedmeH5315.

9Thensaidוָאֹמַ֕רva.'o.MarH559I, I willnotH3808feedH398youH3808: that that dieth,letH3808itdieH4191; and that that is to becutH3582offH3582,letH3808it becutH3582offH3582; andletH3808themwhichH802areleftוְהַ֨נִּשְׁאָר֔וֹתve.Ha.nish.'a.RotH7604eatH398everyH802one thefleshבְּשַׂ֥רbe.SarH1320ofanotherH802.

10And Itookוָאֶקַּ֤חva.'e.KachH3947mystaffמַקְלִי֙mak.LiH4731Beautyנֹ֔עַםNo.'amH5278, andcutH3772itasunderוָאֶגְדַּ֖עva.'eg.Da'H1438, that I mightbreakלְהָפֵיר֙le.ha.FeirH6565mycovenantבְּרִיתִ֔יbe.ri.TiH1285whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834I hadmadeH3772withallכָּל־kol-H3605thepeoplesהָעַמִּֽים׃ha.'a.MimH5971.

11And it wasbrokenוַתֻּפַ֖רva.tu.FarH6565in thatdayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117: andthusכֵ֜ןkhenH3651thepoorעֲנִיֵּ֤י'a.ni.YeiH6041of theflockהַצֹּאן֙ha.tzoNH6629that gaveheedH8104untomeH8104knewוַיֵּדְע֨וּvai.ye.de.'UH3045that it was thewordדְבַר־de.var-H1697of theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068.

12And Isaidוָאֹמַ֣רva.'o.MarH559unto them,Ifאִם־'im-H518yethinkבְּעֵינֵיכֶ֛םbe.'ei.nei.KhemH5869goodH2896,giveהָב֥וּha.VuH3051meאֲלֵיהֶ֗ם'a.lei.HemH413myhireשְׂכָרִ֖יse.kha.RiH7939; andifוְאִם־ve.'im-H518notH3808, forbear.SoH3808theyweighedוַיִּשְׁקְל֥וּvai.yish.ke.LuH8254for myhireשְׂכָרִ֖יse.kha.RiH7939thirtyשְׁלֹשִׁ֥יםshe.lo.ShimH7970pieces ofsilverכָּֽסֶף׃Ka.sefH3701.

13And theLORDיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559untomeH413,Castהַשְׁלִיכֵ֙הוּ֙hash.li.Khe.huH7993it unto thepotterהַיּוֹצֵ֔רhai.yo.TzerH3335, the goodlypriceH3701that I was prised at of them. And Itookוָֽאֶקְחָה֙va.'ek.ChahH3947thethirtyשְׁלֹשִׁ֣יםshe.lo.ShimH7970pieces ofsilverהַכֶּ֔סֶףha.Ke.sefH3701, andcastוָאַשְׁלִ֥יךְva.'ash.LikhH7993them unto thepotterהַיּוֹצֵֽר׃hai.yo.TzerH3335, in thehouseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004of theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068.

14Then Icutוָֽאֶגְדַּע֙va.'eg.Da'H1438asunderH1438mineotherהַשֵּׁנִ֔יha.she.NiH8145staffמַקְלִ֣יmak.LiH4731,evenH853Bands, that I mightbreakלְהָפֵר֙le.ha.FerH6565thebrotherhoodהָֽאַחֲוָ֔הha.'a.cha.VahH264betweenH996Judahיְהוּדָ֖הye.hu.DahH3063andIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ סYis.ra.'ElH3478.

15And theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559untomeאֵלָ֑י'e.LaiH413,Takeקַח־kach-H3947unto thee yetagainע֣וֹדodH5750theinstrumentsכְּלִ֖יke.LiH3627of afoolishאֱוִלִֽי׃'e.vi.LiH196shepherdרֹעֶ֥הro.'EhH7462.

16For,loהִנֵּֽה־hi.neh-H2009, I willraiseמֵקִ֨יםme.KimH6965upH6965ashepherdרֹעֶ֜הro.'EhH7462in thelandבָּאָ֗רֶץba.'A.retzH776, which shallnotלֹֽא־lo'-H3808visitיִפְקֹד֙yif.KodH6485thoseH3588that becutהַנִּכְחָד֤וֹתha.nikh.cha.DotH3582offH6561,neitherלֹֽא־lo'-H3808shallseekיְבַקֵּ֔שׁye.va.KeshH1245thoseH3588that bescatteredהַנַּ֣עַרha.Na.'arH5289,norלֹ֣אlo'H3808healיְרַפֵּ֑אye.ra.Pe'H7495that that isbrokenH7665;neitherלֹ֣אlo'H3808shall hefeedH398that which is sound, but he shalleatיֹאכַ֔לyo.KhalH398thefleshוּבְשַׂ֤רu.ve.SarH1320of thefatהַבְּרִיאָה֙ha.be.ri.'AhH1277, and shalltearיְפָרֵֽק׃ סye.fa.RekH6561theirhoofsוּפַרְסֵיהֶ֖ןu.far.sei.HenH6541inpiecesH7665.

17Woeה֣וֹיHoH1945to theworthlessהָֽאֱלִיל֙ha.'e.LilH457shepherdH7473that leaveth theflockהַצֹּ֔אןha.TzonH6629, theswordחֶ֥רֶבChe.revH2719shall beuponעַל־'al-H5921hisarmזְרוֹע֖וֹze.ro.'OH2220, anduponוְעַל־ve.'al-H5921hisrightיְמִינ֑וֹye.mi.NoH3225eyeעֵ֣ין'einH5869: hisarmזְרֹעוֹ֙ze.ro.'OH2220shall be cleandriedיָב֣וֹשׁya.Vo.oshH3001upתִּיבָ֔שׁti.VashH3001, and hisrightיְמִינ֖וֹye.mi.NoH3225eyeוְעֵ֥יןve.'EinH5869shall be utterly darkened.

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