Zecharyah 11
11
1Open thy delatot (gates), O Levanon, that the eish (fire) may devour thy cedars.
2Wail, O cypress, for the cedar is fallen; the mighty is despoiled; wail, O ye oaks of Bashan; for the dense forest is toppled.
3Hear the sound of the wailing of the ro'im (shepherds); for their glory is destroyed; the sound of the roaring of young lions; for the ga'on of the Yarden (Jordan) is laid waste.
4Thus Hashem Elohai said: Shepherd the tzon haharegah (the flock marked for slaughter);
5Whose buyers slaughter them, and hold themselves not guilty; and they that sell them say, Baruch Hashem, I have become rich! And their own ro'im (shepherds) spare them not.
6Nor will I any more pity the yoshvei ha'aretz (the inhabitants of the land), saith Hashem; and hinei, I will deliver the men every one into his neighborʼs hand, and into the power of his melech; and they shall strike ha'aretz, and out of their hand I will not deliver them.
7So I did shepherd the tzon haharegah (the flock marked for slaughter), even aniyei hatzon (the poor of the flock). And I took unto me two maklot (staffs); the one I called No'am (gracious care), and the other I called Chovelim (bindings);#11:7 of union, cf.11:14 and I did shepherd the tzon (flock).
8Shloshet haro'im (three of the shepherds) also I disposed of in one month; and my nefesh wearied of them, and their nefesh also abhorred me.
9Then said I, I will not shepherd you; that which dieth, let it die; and that which is to be cut off, let it be cut off; and let those that are left eat every one the basar of another.
10And I took my staff, even No'am, and I broke it asunder, breaking off my Brit (covenant) which I had made with kol ha'amim (all the peoples).
11And it was broken on that day; and so the aniyei hatzon (poor of the flock), who were the shomrim giving heed to me, perceived that this was the Devar Hashem.
12And I said unto them, If ye think tov, give me my sachar (price); and if not, refrain. So they weighed out for my sachar (price) shloshim kesef (thirty pieces of silver).
13And Hashem said unto me, Throw it unto the yotzer (potter); the magnificent price that I was priced of them. So I took the shloshim hakesef, and threw them to the yotzer (potter) in the Beis Hashem.#11:13 Ex 21:32; Mt 26:14-15; 27:3-10; Ac 1:18-19
14Then I broke my second staff, called Chovelim, breaking off the achavah (brotherhood) between Yehudah and Yisroel.
15And Hashem said unto me, Take unto thee yet the keli (implements) of a foolish ro'eh (shepherd).
16For, hinei, I will raise up a ro'eh in ha'aretz, which shall not care for the dying, nor look for the na'ar (young one), nor heal that which is injured, nor feed the healthy; but he shall eat the basar of the choice, and tear off their hooves.
17Hoy (woe) to the worthless ro'eh (shepherd) that deserteth the tzon! May the cherev (sword) be upon his zero'a (arm), and upon his right eye; let his zero'a wither away, and his right eye be utterly extinguished.
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THE ORTHODOX JEWISH BIBLE
FOURTH EDITION © Artists For Israel Intl Inc., 2002-2011, 2021.
Zechariah 11
11
Israel’s Shepherds: Good and Bad
1Open your gates, Lebanon,
and fire will consume your cedars.#Jdg 9:15; 2Kg 19:23; Ps 29:5; Sg 5:15; Is 2:13
2Wail, cypress,#Is 14:8 for the cedar has fallen;
the glorious trees are destroyed!
Wail, oaks of Bashan,#Is 2:13; Ezk 27:6
for the stately forest has fallen!
3Listen to the wail#Is 15:8; Zph 1:10 of the shepherds,#Zch 10:2–3
for their glory is destroyed.
Listen to the roar of young lions,#Jb 4:10; Ps 34:10; Is 5:29; Nah 2:11
for the thickets of the Jordan#Jr 49:19 are#11:3 Lit for the majesty of the Jordan is destroyed.
4The Lord my God says this: “Shepherd the flock intended for slaughter. 5Those who buy them slaughter them but are not punished.#Ps 34:22 Those who sell them say, ‘Blessed be the Lord because I have become rich!’ Even their own shepherds have no compassion for them. 6Indeed, I will no longer have compassion on the inhabitants of the land” — this is the Lord’s declaration. “Instead, I will turn everyone over to his neighbor and his king. They will devastate the land, and I will not rescue it from their hand.”#Jr 13:14; Lm 2:2,17,21; Ezk 7:4,9
7So I shepherded the flock intended for slaughter, the oppressed of the flock.#11:7 LXX reads slaughter that belonged to the sheep merchants I took two staffs, calling one Favor#Ps 90:17; Zch 11:10 and the other Union, and I shepherded the flock. 8In one month I got rid of three shepherds. I became impatient with them, and they also detested me. 9Then I said, “I will no longer shepherd you. Let what is dying die, and let what is perishing perish; let the rest devour each other’s flesh.” 10Next I took my staff called Favor and cut it in two, annulling the covenant I had made with all the peoples. 11It was annulled on that day, and so the oppressed of the flock#11:11 LXX reads and the sheep merchants who were watching me knew that it was the word of the Lord. 12Then I said to them, “If it seems right to you, give me my wages; but if not, keep them.” So they weighed my wages, thirty pieces of silver.#Ex 21:32
13“Throw it to the potter,”#11:13 Syr reads treasury the Lord said to me — this magnificent price I was valued by them. So I took the thirty pieces of silver and threw it into the house of the Lord, to the potter.#11:13 One Hb ms, Syr read treasury#Mt 26:15; 27:3–10 14Then I cut in two my second staff, Union, annulling the brotherhood between Judah and Israel.
15The Lord also said to me, “Take the equipment of a foolish shepherd. 16I am about to raise up a shepherd in the land who will not care for those who are perishing, and he will not seek the lost#11:16 Or young or heal the broken. He will not sustain the healthy,#11:16 Or exhausted but he will devour the flesh of the fat sheep#Ezk 34:3–4 and tear off their hooves.
17Woe to the worthless shepherd
who deserts the flock!#Jr 23:2
May a sword strike#11:17 Lit be against his arm
and his right eye!
May his arm wither away
and his right eye go completely blind!”
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