Zechariah 11:4,11 - Compare All Versions

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This is what the LORD my God says: “Shepherd the flock marked for slaughter.

It was revoked on that day, and so the oppressed of the flock who were watching me knew it was the word of the LORD.

Thus said the LORD my God: “Become shepherd of the flock doomed to slaughter.

So it was annulled on that day, and the sheep traders, who were watching me, knew that it was the word of the LORD.

This is what the LORD my God says: “Go and care for the flock that is intended for slaughter.

That was the end of my covenant with them. The suffering flock was watching me, and they knew that the LORD was speaking through my actions.

The LORD my God says this: “Shepherd the flock intended for slaughter.

It was annulled on that day, and so the oppressed of the flock  who were watching me knew that it was the word of the LORD.

Thus saith the LORD my God; Feed the flock of the slaughter

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.

Thus says the LORD my God, “Feed the flock for slaughter

So it was broken on that day. Thus the poor of the flock, who were watching me, knew that it was the word of the LORD.

Open your borders to the immigrants, proud Lebanon! Your sentinel trees will burn. Weep, great pine trees! Mourn, you sister cedars! Your towering trees are cordwood. Weep Bashan oak trees! Your thick forest is now a field of stumps. Do you hear the wailing of shepherds? They’ve lost everything they once owned. Do you hear the outrage of the lions? The mighty jungle of the Jordan is wasted. Make room for the returning exiles!

Then I took the staff named Lovely and broke it across my knee, breaking the beautiful covenant I had made with all the peoples. In one stroke, both staff and covenant were broken. The money-hungry owners saw me do it and knew GOD was behind it.

This is what the LORD my God says: “Pasture the flock doomed to slaughter.

So it was broken on that day, and so the afflicted of the flock who were watching me realized that it was the word of the LORD.

Thus says the LORD my God, “Pasture the flock doomed for slaughter

So the covenant was broken on that day, and thus the most wretched of the flock who were watching me realized that it was the word of the LORD.

The LORD my God says this: “Shepherd the flock set aside for slaughter.

So it was annulled that very day, and then the most afflicted of the flock who kept faith with me knew that that was the word of the LORD.