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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 ().

Young’s Literal Translation

Zechariah 11 (YLT)

[1] Open, O Lebanon, thy doors, And fire doth devour among thy cedars.
[2] Howl, O fir, for fallen hath the cedar, For their honourable ones were destroyed, Howl, ye oaks of Bashan, For come down hath the fenced forest,
[3] A voice of the howling of the shepherds! For destroyed was their robe of honour, A voice of the roaring of young lions! For destroyed was the excellency of Jordan.
[4] Thus said Jehovah my God: ‘Feed the flock of the slaughter,
[5] Whose buyers slay them, and are not guilty, And their sellers say, Blessed is Jehovah, And I am rich, And their shepherds have no pity on them.
[6] For I have pity no more on inhabitants of the land, An affirmation of Jehovah, And lo, I am causing man to come forth, Each into the hand of his neighbour, And into the hand of his king, And they have beaten down the land, And I do not deliver out of their hand.’
[7] And I feed the flock of slaughter, even you, ye afflicted of the flock; and I take to me two staves, the one I have called Pleasantness, and the other I have called Bands, and I feed the flock.
[8] And I cut off the three shepherds in one month, and my soul is grieved with them, and also their soul hath abhorred me.
[9] And I say, ‘I do not feed you, the dying, let die; and the cut off, let be cut off; and the remaining ones, let each eat the flesh of its neighbour.’
[10] And I take My staff Pleasantness, and cut it asunder, to make void My covenant that I had made with all the peoples:
[11] and it is broken in that day, and know well do the afflicted of the flock who are observing me, that it is a word of Jehovah.
[12] And I say unto them: ‘If good in your eyes, give my hire, and if not, forbear;’ and they weigh out my hire-thirty silverlings.
[13] And Jehovah saith unto me, ‘Cast it unto the potter;’ the goodly price that I have been prized at by them, and I take the thirty silverlings, and cast them to the house of Jehovah, unto the potter.
[14] And I cut asunder my second staff, Bands, to break the unity between Judah and Israel.
[15] And Jehovah saith unto me, ‘Again take to thee the instrument of a foolish shepherd.
[16] For lo, I am raising up a shepherd in the land, The cut off he doth not inspect, The shaken off he doth not seek, And the broken he doth not heal, The standing he doth not sustain, And the flesh of the fat he doth eat, And their hoofs he doth break off.
[17] Woe to the worthless shepherd, forsaking the flock, A sword is on his arm, and on his right eye, His arm is utterly dried up, And his right eye is very dim!’