Zechariah 11:1 Open6605 thy doors,1817 O Lebanon,3844 that the fire784 may devour398 thy cedars.730 cr 2 Howl,3213 fir tree;1265 for the cedar730 is fallen;5307 because the mighty117{Or, gallants} are spoiled:7703 howl,3213 O ye oaks437 of Bashan;1316 for the forest3293 of the vintage1208 1219{Or, the defenced forest} is come down.3381 cr

Zechariah 11:3 There is a voice6963 of the howling3215 of the shepherds;7462 for their glory155 is spoiled:7703 a voice6963 of the roaring7581 of young lions;3715 for the pride1347 of Jordan3383 is spoiled.7703 cr 4 Thus saith559 the LORD3068 my God;430 Feed7462 the flock6629 of the slaughter;2028 cr 5 Whose possessors7069 slay2026 them, and hold themselves not guilty:816 and they that sell4376 them say,559 Blessed1288 be the LORD;3068 for I am rich:6238 and their own shepherds7462 pity2550 them not. cr 6 For I will no more pity2550 the inhabitants3427 of the land,776 saith5002 the LORD:3068 but, lo, I will deliver4672{Heb. make to be found} the men120 every one376 into his neighbour's7453 hand,3027 and into the hand3027 of his king:4428 and they shall smite3807 the land,776 and out of their hand3027 I will not deliver5337 them. cr 7 And I will feed7462 the flock6629 of slaughter,2028 even you,3651 O poor6041{Or, verily the poor} of the flock.6629 And I took3947 unto me two8147 staves;4731 the one259 I called7121 Beauty,5278 and the other259 I called7121 Bands;2254{Or, binders} and I fed7462 the flock.6629 cr 8 Three7969 shepherds7462 also I cut off3582 in one259 month;3391 and my soul5315 lothed7114 them,{Heb. was straightened for them} and their soul5315 also abhorred973 me. cr 9 Then said559 I, I will not feed7462 you: that that dieth,4191 let it die;4191 and that that is to be cut off,3582 let it be cut off;3582 and let the rest7604 eat398 every one802 the flesh1320 of another.7468{Heb. of his fellow or neighbour} cr

Zechariah 11:10 And I took3947 my staff,4731 even Beauty,5278 and cut it asunder,1438 that I might break6565 my covenant1285 which I had made3772 with all the people.5971 cr 11 And it was broken6565 in that day:3117 and so the poor6041 of the flock6629 that waited8104 upon me knew3045{Or, the poor of the flock, etc. certainly knew} that it was the word1697 of the LORD.3068 cr 12 And I said559 unto them, If ye think5869 good,2896{Heb. if it be good in your eyes} give3051 me my price;7939 and if not, forbear.2308 So they weighed8254 for my price7939 thirty7970 pieces of silver.3701 cr 13 And the LORD3068 said559 unto me, Cast7993 it unto the potter:3335 a goodly145 price3366 that I was prised at3365 of them. And I took3947 the thirty7970 pieces of silver,3701 and cast7993 them to the potter3335 in the house1004 of the LORD.3068 cr 14 Then I cut asunder1438 mine other8145 staff,4731 even Bands,2254{Or, binders} that I might break6565 the brotherhood264 between Judah3063 and Israel.3478 cr

Zechariah 11:15 And the LORD3068 said559 unto me, Take3947 unto thee yet the instruments3627 of a foolish196 shepherd.7462 cr 16 For, lo, I will raise up6965 a shepherd7462 in the land,776 which shall not visit6485 those that be cut off,3582{Or, hidden} neither shall seek1245 the young one,5289 nor heal7495 that that is broken,7665 nor feed3557{Or, bear} that that standeth5324 still: but he shall eat398 the flesh1320 of the fat,1277 and tear6561 2794 their claws6541 in pieces.6561 cr 17 Woe1945 to the idol457 shepherd7473 that leaveth5800 the flock!6629 the sword2719 shall be upon his arm,2220 and upon his right3225 eye:5869 his arm2220 shall be clean3001 dried up,3001 and his right3225 eye5869 shall be utterly3543 darkened.3543 cr