Zechariah 11:8
Zechariah 11:8 New King James Version (NKJV)
I dismissed the three shepherds in one month. My soul loathed them, and their soul also abhorred me.
Zechariah 11:7-8 The Message (MSG)
So I took over from the crass, money-grubbing owners, and shepherded the sheep marked for slaughter. I got myself two shepherd staffs. I named one Lovely and the other Harmony. Then I went to work shepherding the sheep. Within a month I got rid of the corrupt shepherds. I got tired of putting up with them—and they couldn’t stand me.
Zechariah 11:8 King James Version (KJV)
Three shepherds also I cut off in one month; and my soul lothed them, and their soul also abhorred me.
Zechariah 11:8 New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)
Then I annihilated the three shepherds in one month, for my soul was impatient with them, and their soul also was weary of me.
Zechariah 11:8 New Century Version (NCV)
In one month I got rid of three shepherds. The flock did not pay attention to me, and I got impatient with them.
Zechariah 11:8 American Standard Version (ASV)
And I cut off the three shepherds in one month; for my soul was weary of them, and their soul also loathed me.
Zechariah 11:8 New International Version (NIV)
In one month I got rid of the three shepherds. The flock detested me, and I grew weary of them
Zechariah 11:8 Amplified Bible (AMP)
Then I eliminated the three [incompetent, unfit] shepherds [the civil rulers, the priests, and the prophets] in one month, for I was impatient with them, and they also were tired of me and despised me.