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
1Open your doors, Lebanon, so that fire will devour your cedars.
2Scream, cypress, for the cedar has fallen;
those majestic ones have been devastated.
Scream, oaks of Bashan, for the deep forest has fallen.
3The sound of screaming appears among the shepherds
because their majesty has been devastated.
The sound of roaring can be heard among the young lions
because the pride of the Jordan has been devastated.
The shepherd’s two staffs
4This is what the LORD my God says:
Shepherd the flock intended for slaughter.
5Those who buy them will kill them,
but they will go unpunished.
Those who sell them will say,
“Blessed is the LORD, for I have become rich.”
And their own shepherds won’t spare them.
6In fact, I will no longer spare the inhabitants of the land, says the LORD.
But look what I am about to bring upon humanity,
upon each of them by their neighbor’s hand and by the hand of their king:
They will beat the land to pieces,
but I won’t rescue anyone from their hand.
7So I shepherded the flock intended for slaughter,
the afflicted of the flock.#11.7 Heb uncertain
I took two staffs for myself.
I named one Delight;
the other I named Harmony.
I shepherded the flock.
8I removed three shepherds in one month
when I grew impatient with them.
Moreover, they detested me.
9Then I said, “I won’t shepherd you.
Let the dying die,
and let what is to be removed be removed.
Let those who are left devour the flesh of their neighbor.”
10Then I took the staff Delight,
and I chopped it up in order to break my covenant that I had made with all the peoples.
11It was broken on that day.
As a result, the afflicted#11.11 Cf Zech 11:7 of the flock knew that it was the LORD’s word.
12And I said to them,
“If it appears good to you, give me my wages;
but if not, then stop.”
So they weighed out my wages, thirty shekels of silver.
13The LORD said to me,
“Put it in the treasury.#11.13 Syr; MT to the potter
They value me at too magnificent a price.”
So I took the thirty shekels#11.13 Heb lacks shekels. of silver
and put them in the treasury of the LORD’s house.
14Then I chopped up my second staff Harmony,
to break the alliance between Judah and Israel.
15Then the LORD said to me,
“Take for yourself again the equipment of a foolish shepherd,
16because I am about to appoint a shepherd in the land.
He won’t tend to those who have been removed.
He won’t seek the young or heal the broken.
He won’t sustain the one standing.
Instead, he will devour the flesh of the fat ones, even tearing off their hooves.
17Doom, foolish shepherd who forsakes the flock.
A sword will strike#11.17 Heb lacks will strike. his arm and his right eye.
His arm will wither completely;
his right eye will become blind.”
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