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Zechariah 11:4-14

4Thussaithאָמַ֖ר'a.MarH559theLORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068myGodאֱלֹהָ֑י'e.lo.HaiH430;Feedרְעֵ֖הre.'EhH7462theflockצֹ֥אןtzonH6629of theslaughterהַהֲרֵגָֽה׃ha.ha.re.GahH2028;

5Whosepossessorsקֹנֵיהֶ֤ןko.nei.HenH7069slayיַֽהֲרְגֻן֙ya.har.GunH2026them, and hold themselves notguiltyיֶאְשָׁ֔מוּye'.Sha.muH816: and they thatsellוּמֹכְרֵיהֶ֣ןu.mo.khe.rei.HenH4376themsayיֹאמַ֔רyo.MarH559,Blessedבָּר֥וּךְba.RukhH1288be theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068; for I amrichוַאעְשִׁ֑רva'.ShirH6238: and their ownshepherdsוְרֹ֣עֵיהֶ֔םve.Ro.'ei.HemH7462pityיַחְמ֖וֹלyach.MolH2550them not.

6For I will no morepityאֶחְמ֥וֹל'ech.MolH2550theinhabitantsיֹשְׁבֵ֥יyo.she.VeiH3427of thelandהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776,saithנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068: but, lo, I willdeliverמַמְצִ֣יאmam.Tzi'H4672themenהָאָדָ֗םha.'a.DamH120everyoneאִ֤ישׁ'ishH376into hisneighbour’sרֵעֵ֙הוּ֙re.'E.huH7453handבְּיַד־be.yad-H3027, and into thehandוּבְיַ֣דu.ve.YadH3027of hiskingמַלְכּ֔וֹmal.KoH4428: and they shallsmiteוְכִתְּתוּ֙ve.khi.te.TuH3807thelandהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776, and out of theirhandמִיָּדָֽם׃mi.ya.DamH3027I will notdeliverאַצִּ֖יל'a.TzilH5337them .

7And I willfeedוָֽאֶרְעֶה֙va.'er.'EhH7462theflockצֹ֣אןtzonH6629ofslaughterהַֽהֲרֵגָ֔הha.ha.re.GahH2028, evenyouלָכֵ֖ןla.KhenH3651, Opoorעֲנִיֵּ֣י'a.ni.YeiH6041of theflockהַצֹּ֑אןha.TzonH6629. And Itookוָאֶקַּֽח־va.'e.kach-H3947to metwoשְׁנֵ֣יshe.NeiH8147staffsמַקְל֗וֹתmak.LotH4731; theoneלְאַחַ֞דle.'a.ChadH259Icalledקָרָ֤אתִיka.Ra.tiH7121Beautyנֹ֙עַם֙no.'amH5278, and theotherוּלְאַחַד֙u.le.'a.ChadH259Icalledקָרָ֣אתִיka.Ra.tiH7121BandsH2254; and Ifedוָאֶרְעֶ֖הva.'er.'EhH7462theflockהַצֹּֽאן׃ha.TzonH6629.

8Threeשְׁלֹ֥שֶׁתshe.Lo.shetH7969shepherdsהָרֹעִ֖יםha.ro.'ImH7462also I cutoffוָאַכְחִ֛דva.'akh.ChidH3582inoneאֶחָ֑ד'e.ChadH259monthבְּיֶ֣רַחbe.Ye.rachH3391; and mysoulנַפְשִׁי֙naf.ShiH5315lothedוַתִּקְצַ֤רva.tik.TzarH7114them, and theirsoulנַפְשָׁ֖םnaf.ShamH5315alsoabhorredבָּחֲלָ֥הba.cha.LahH973me.

9Thensaidוָאֹמַ֕רva.'o.MarH559I, I will notfeedאֶרְעֶ֖ה'er.'EhH7462you: that whichdiethהַמֵּתָ֣הha.me.TahH4191, let itdieתָמ֗וּתta.MutH4191; and that which is to be cutoffוְהַנִּכְחֶ֙דֶת֙ve.han.nikh.Che.detH3582, let it be cutoffתִּכָּחֵ֔דti.ka.ChedH3582; and let therestוְהַ֨נִּשְׁאָר֔וֹתve.Ha.nish.'a.RotH7604eatתֹּאכַ֕לְנָהto.Khal.nahH398everyoneאִשָּׁ֖ה'i.ShahH802thefleshבְּשַׂ֥רbe.SarH1320ofanotherרְעוּתָֽהּ׃re.'u.TahH7468.

10And Itookוָאֶקַּ֤חva.'e.KachH3947mystaffמַקְלִי֙mak.LiH4731, evenBeautyנֹ֔עַםNo.'amH5278, and cut itasunderוָאֶגְדַּ֖עva.'eg.Da'H1438, that I mightbreakלְהָפֵיר֙le.ha.FeirH6565mycovenantבְּרִיתִ֔יbe.ri.TiH1285which I hadmadeכָּרַ֖תִּיka.Ra.tiH3772with all thepeopleהָעַמִּֽים׃ha.'a.MimH5971.

11And it wasbrokenוַתֻּפַ֖רva.tu.FarH6565in thatdayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117: and so thepoorעֲנִיֵּ֤י'a.ni.YeiH6041of theflockהַצֹּאן֙ha.tzoNH6629thatwaitedהַשֹּׁמְרִ֣יםha.sho.me.RimH8104upon meknewוַיֵּדְע֨וּvai.ye.de.'UH3045that it was thewordדְבַר־de.var-H1697of theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068.

12And Isaidוָאֹמַ֣רva.'o.MarH559to them, If yethinkבְּעֵינֵיכֶ֛םbe.'ei.nei.KhemH5869goodH2896,giveהָב֥וּha.VuH3051me mypriceשְׂכָרִ֖יse.kha.RiH7939; and if not,forbearחֲדָ֑לוּcha.Da.luH2308. So theyweighedוַיִּשְׁקְל֥וּvai.yish.ke.LuH8254for mypriceשְׂכָרִ֖יse.kha.RiH7939thirtyשְׁלֹשִׁ֥יםshe.lo.ShimH7970pieces ofsilverכָּֽסֶף׃Ka.sefH3701.

13And theLORDיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to me,Castהַשְׁלִיכֵ֙הוּ֙hash.li.Khe.huH7993it to thepotterהַיּוֹצֵ֔רhai.yo.TzerH3335: amagnificentאֶ֣דֶר'E.derH145priceהַיְקָ֔רhay.KarH3366that I was valuedatיָקַ֖רְתִּיya.Kar.tiH3365by them. And Itookוָֽאֶקְחָה֙va.'ek.ChahH3947thethirtyשְׁלֹשִׁ֣יםshe.lo.ShimH7970pieces ofsilverהַכֶּ֔סֶףha.Ke.sefH3701, andcastוָאַשְׁלִ֥יךְva.'ash.LikhH7993them to thepotterהַיּוֹצֵֽר׃hai.yo.TzerH3335in thehouseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004of theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068.

14Then I cutasunderוָֽאֶגְדַּע֙va.'eg.Da'H1438myotherהַשֵּׁנִ֔יha.she.NiH8145staffמַקְלִ֣יmak.LiH4731, evenBandsH2254, that I mightbreakלְהָפֵר֙le.ha.FerH6565thebrotherhoodהָֽאַחֲוָ֔הha.'a.cha.VahH264betweenJudahיְהוּדָ֖הye.hu.DahH3063andIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ סYis.ra.'ElH3478.

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