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    Zechariah 11

    1 Open your doors, Lebanon, and fire will consume your cedars. a11:1 i.e. a genus of coniferous evergreen in the family Pinaceae; and so throughout the chapterISV — Zechariah 11:1

    2 Wail, cypress tree, for the cedar has fallen while the stately trees are destroyed. Wail, oak trees of Bashan, for the old growth forest has been cut down.ISV — Zechariah 11:2

    3 Hear b11:3 The Heb. lacks Hear the wailing of the shepherds, for the magnificence of the forest c11:3 The Heb. lacks of the forest is ruined! Hear d11:3 The Heb. lacks Hear the roar of the lions, for the Jordan’s arrogance is ruined!ISV — Zechariah 11:3

    4 This is what the LORD my God says: “Shepherd the flock marked for e11:4 Lit. flock of the slaughter.ISV — Zechariah 11:4

    5 Their buyers slaughter them without being punished, continuing to sell them as they say, ‘Bless the LORD!’ and, ‘I’m rich!’ Meanwhile, their shepherds show them no compassion.ISV — Zechariah 11:5

    6 Therefore I will no longer show compassion upon those who live in the land,” declares the LORD. “Look! I will deliver every single person into the control f11:6 Lit. hand of his neighbor and into the control g11:6 Lit. hand of the king. Even though they assault the land, I will not deliver it from their control.” h11:6 Lit. handISV — Zechariah 11:6

    7 So I became shepherd of the flock marked for i11:7 Lit. flock of the slaughter, paying attention to the oppressed of the flock. I took two staffs—naming one “Pleasant” and the other one “Union”—and then I pastured the flock.ISV — Zechariah 11:7

    8 In a single month I got rid of three shepherds because I grew tired of them, and they despised me.ISV — Zechariah 11:8

    9 So I said, “I will no longer be your shepherd. Let those who are about to die perish, and let what is about to be destroyed be destroyed. As for the survivors, let them devour each other.”ISV — Zechariah 11:9

    10 Then I took the staff that I had named “Pleasant” and broke it, showing I was breaking my covenant that I had made with all of the people.ISV — Zechariah 11:10

    11 It was broken at that time j11:11 Lit. day so the oppressed of the flock who were observing me would know that it had been a message from the LORD.ISV — Zechariah 11:11

    12 I told them, “If it’s alright with you, pay me what I’ve earned. But if it isn’t, don’t.” So they paid out what I had earned—30 pieces of silver. k11:12 The Heb. lacks a specific unit of measurementISV — Zechariah 11:12

    13 Then the LORD told me, “Throw the money l11:13 The Syr reads Throw it into the treasury m11:13 According to Syr —that magnificent value they placed on me!” So I took the 30 shekels of n11:13 The Heb. lacks a specific unit of measurement silver and threw them into the treasury o11:13 According to Syr of the Temple of the LORD.ISV — Zechariah 11:13

    14 Then I broke my second staff—the one I had named “Union”—breaking the union between the house of Judah and the house of Israel.ISV — Zechariah 11:14

    15 The LORD told me, “Pick up the tools of a worthless shepherd again,ISV — Zechariah 11:15

    16 for I am now raising up a shepherd in the land who will neither search for the lost, nor care for the young, nor fix the broken, nor sustain the healthy. Instead, he will devour the meat of the best of the sheep, tearing off their hoofs.”ISV — Zechariah 11:16

    17 “Woe to the worthless shepherd, who deserts the flock! May the sword strike his arm and his right eye. May his arm wither and his right eye be completely blind.”ISV — Zechariah 11:17

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