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World English Bible

Zechariah 11 (WEBP)

[1] Open your doors, Lebanon, that the fire may devour your cedars.
[2] Wail, cypress tree, for the cedar has fallen, because the stately ones are destroyed. Wail, you oaks of Bashan, for the strong forest has come down.
[3] A voice of the wailing of the shepherds! For their glory is destroyed—a voice of the roaring of young lions! For the pride of the Jordan is ruined.
[4] Yahweh my God says: “Feed the flock of slaughter.
[5] Their buyers slaughter them and go unpunished. Those who sell them say, ‘Blessed be Yahweh, for I am rich;’ and their own shepherds don’t pity them.
[6] For I will no more pity the inhabitants of the land,” says Yahweh; “but, behold, I will deliver every one of the men into his neighbor’s hand and into the hand of his king. They will strike the land, and out of their hand I will not deliver them.”
[7] So I fed the flock to be slaughtered, especially the oppressed of the flock. I took for myself two staffs. The one I called “Favor” and the other I called “Union”, and I fed the flock.
[8] I cut off the three shepherds in one month; for my soul was weary of them, and their soul also loathed me.
[9] Then I said, “I will not feed you. That which dies, let it die; and that which is to be cut off, let it be cut off; and let those who are left eat each other’s flesh.”
[10] I took my staff Favor and cut it apart, that I might break my covenant that I had made with all the peoples.
[11] It was broken in that day; and thus the poor of the flock that listened to me knew that it was Yahweh’s word.
[12] I said to them, “If you think it best, give me my wages; and if not, keep them.” So they weighed for my wages thirty pieces of silver.
[13] Yahweh said to me, “Throw it to the potter—the handsome price that I was valued at by them!” I took the thirty pieces of silver and threw them to the potter in Yahweh’s house.
[14] Then I cut apart my other staff, Union, that I might break the brotherhood between Judah and Israel.
[15] Yahweh said to me, “Take for yourself yet again the equipment of a foolish shepherd.
[16] For, behold, I will raise up a shepherd in the land who will not visit those who are cut off, neither will seek those who are scattered, nor heal that which is broken, nor feed that which is sound; but he will eat the meat of the fat sheep, and will tear their hoofs in pieces.
[17] Woe to the worthless shepherd who leaves the flock! The sword will strike his arm and his right eye. His arm will be completely withered, and his right eye will be totally blinded!”

Scripture quotations are taken from The World English Bible™ of eBible.org, 2020 stable text edition. It is in the public domain.

King James w/Strong’s #s

Zechariah 11 (KJVS)

[1] Open () thy doors, O Lebanon, that the fire may devour () thy cedars.
[2] Howl, () fir tree; for the cedar is fallen; () because the mighty are spoiled: () howl, () O ye oaks of Bashan; for the forest of the vintage () () is come down. ()
[3] There is a voice of the howling of the shepherds; () for their glory is spoiled: () a voice of the roaring of young lions; for the pride of Jordan is spoiled. ()
[4] Thus saith () the Lord my God; Feed () the flock of the slaughter;
[5] whose possessors () slay () them, and hold themselves not guilty: () and they that sell () them say, () Blessed () be the Lord; for I am rich: () and their own shepherds () pity () them not.
[6] For I will no more pity () the inhabitants () of the land, saith () the Lord: but, lo, I will deliver () the men every one into his neighbour’s hand, and into the hand of his king: and they shall smite () the land, and out of their hand I will not deliver () them.
[7] And I will feed () the flock of slaughter, even you, O poor of the flock. And I took () unto me two staves; the one I called () Beauty, and the other I called () Bands; () and I fed () the flock.
[8] Three shepherds () also I cut off () in one month; and my soul lothed () them, and their soul also abhorred () me.
[9] Then said () I, I will not feed () you: that that dieth, () let it die; () and that that is to be cut off, () let it be cut off; () and let the rest () eat () every one the flesh of another.
[10] And I took () my staff, even Beauty, and cut it asunder, () that I might break () my covenant which I had made () with all the people.
[11] And it was broken () in that day: and so the poor of the flock that waited () upon me knew () that it was the word of the Lord.
[12] And I said () unto them, If ye think good, give () me my price; and if not, forbear. () So they weighed () for my price thirty pieces of silver.
[13] And the Lord said () unto me, Cast () it unto the potter: () a goodly price that I was prised at () of them. And I took () the thirty pieces of silver, and cast () them to the potter () in the house of the Lord.
[14] Then I cut asunder () mine other staff, even Bands, () that I might break () the brotherhood between Judah and Israel.
[15] And the Lord said () unto me, Take () unto thee yet the instruments of a foolish shepherd. ()
[16] For, lo, I will raise up () a shepherd () in the land, which shall not visit () those that be cut off, () neither shall seek () the young one, nor heal () that that is broken, () nor feed () that that standeth () still: but he shall eat () the flesh of the fat, and tear their claws in pieces. ()
[17] Woe to the idol shepherd that leaveth () the flock! the sword shall be upon his arm, and upon his right eye: his arm shall be clean () dried up, () and his right eye shall be utterly () darkened. ()

Zechariah 11:2a Or, gallants
Zechariah 11:2b Or, the defenced forest
Zechariah 11:6 Heb. make to be found
Zechariah 11:7a Or, verily the poor
Zechariah 11:7b Or, binders
Zechariah 11:8 Heb. was straightened for them
Zechariah 11:9 Heb. of his fellow or neighbour
Zechariah 11:12 Heb. if it be good in your eyes
Zechariah 11:14 Or, binders
Zechariah 11:16a Or, hidden
Zechariah 11:16b Or, bear

Scripture quotations from The Authorized King James Version of the Holy Bible, using the standardized text of 1769. It is in the public domain.

Greek Bible (LXX/BYZ)

Zechariah 11 (BYZ)

[1] διανοιξον ο λιβανος τας θυρας σου και καταφαγετω πυρ τας κεδρους σου
[2] ολολυξατω πιτυς διοτι πεπτωκεν κεδρος οτι μεγαλως μεγιστανες εταλαιπωρησαν ολολυξατε δρυες της βασανιτιδος οτι κατεσπασθη ο δρυμος ο συμφυτος
[3] φωνη θρηνουντων ποιμενων οτι τεταλαιπωρηκεν η μεγαλωσυνη αυτων φωνη ωρυομενων λεοντων οτι τεταλαιπωρηκεν το φρυαγμα του ιορδανου
[4] ταδε λεγει κυριος παντοκρατωρ ποιμαινετε τα προβατα της σφαγης
[5] α οι κτησαμενοι κατεσφαζον και ου μετεμελοντο και οι πωλουντες αυτα ελεγον ευλογητος κυριος και πεπλουτηκαμεν και οι ποιμενες αυτων ουκ επασχον ουδεν επ αυτοις
[6] δια τουτο ου φεισομαι ουκετι επι τους κατοικουντας την γην λεγει κυριος και ιδου εγω παραδιδωμι τους ανθρωπους εκαστον εις χειρας του πλησιον αυτου και εις χειρας βασιλεως αυτου και κατακοψουσιν την γην και ου μη εξελωμαι εκ χειρος αυτων
[7] και ποιμανω τα προβατα της σφαγης εις την χαναανιτιν και λημψομαι εμαυτω δυο ραβδους την μιαν εκαλεσα καλλος και την ετεραν εκαλεσα σχοινισμα και ποιμανω τα προβατα
[8] και εξαρω τους τρεις ποιμενας εν μηνι ενι και βαρυνθησεται η ψυχη μου επ αυτους και γαρ αι ψυχαι αυτων επωρυοντο επ εμε
[9] και ειπα ου ποιμανω υμας το αποθνησκον αποθνησκετω και το εκλειπον εκλειπετω και τα καταλοιπα κατεσθιετωσαν εκαστος τας σαρκας του πλησιον αυτου
[10] και λημψομαι την ραβδον μου την καλην και απορριψω αυτην του διασκεδασαι την διαθηκην μου ην διεθεμην προς παντας τους λαους
[11] και διασκεδασθησεται εν τη ημερα εκεινη και γνωσονται οι χαναναιοι τα προβατα τα φυλασσομενα διοτι λογος κυριου εστιν
[12] και ερω προς αυτους ει καλον ενωπιον υμων εστιν δοτε στησαντες τον μισθον μου η απειπασθε και εστησαν τον μισθον μου τριακοντα αργυρους
[13] και ειπεν κυριος προς με καθες αυτους εις το χωνευτηριον και σκεψαι ει δοκιμον εστιν ον τροπον εδοκιμασθην υπερ αυτων και ελαβον τους τριακοντα αργυρους και ενεβαλον αυτους εις τον οικον κυριου εις το χωνευτηριον
[14] και απερριψα την ραβδον την δευτεραν το σχοινισμα του διασκεδασαι την κατασχεσιν ανα μεσον ιουδα και ανα μεσον του ισραηλ
[15] και ειπεν κυριος προς με ετι λαβε σεαυτω σκευη ποιμενικα ποιμενος απειρου
[16] διοτι ιδου εγω εξεγειρω ποιμενα επι την γην το εκλιμπανον ου μη επισκεψηται και το διεσκορπισμενον ου μη ζητηση και το συντετριμμενον ου μη ιασηται και το ολοκληρον ου μη κατευθυνη και τα κρεα των εκλεκτων καταφαγεται και τους αστραγαλους αυτων εκστρεψει
[17] ω οι ποιμαινοντες τα ματαια και οι καταλελοιποτες τα προβατα μαχαιρα επι τους βραχιονας αυτου και επι τον οφθαλμον τον δεξιον αυτου ο βραχιων αυτου ξηραινομενος ξηρανθησεται και ο οφθαλμος ο δεξιος αυτου εκτυφλουμενος εκτυφλωθησεται