11:1 Open your doors, Lebanon, That the fire may devour your cedars.
The WEB Book of Zechariah , Chapter 11 , Verse 1 , Open your doors, Lebanon, That the fire may devour your cedars.
11:2 Wail, fir tree, for the cedar has fallen, Because the stately ones are destroyed. Wail, you oaks of Bashan, For the strong forest has come down.
The WEB Book of Zechariah , Chapter 11 , Verse 2 , Wail, fir tree, for the cedar has fallen, Because the stately ones are destroyed. Wail, you oaks of Bashan, For the strong forest has come down.
11:3 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.
The WEB Book of Zechariah , Chapter 11 , Verse 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.
11:4 Thus says Yahweh my God: "Feed the flock of slaughter.
The WEB Book of Zechariah , Chapter 11 , Verse 4 , Thus says Yahweh my God: "Feed the flock of slaughter.
11:5 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.
The WEB Book of Zechariah , Chapter 11 , Verse 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.
11:6 For I will no more pity the inhabitants of the land," says Yahweh; "but, behold, I will deliver the men everyone 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."
The WEB Book of Zechariah , Chapter 11 , Verse 6 , For I will no more pity the inhabitants of the land," says Yahweh; "but, behold, I will deliver the men everyone 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."
11:7 So I fed the flock of slaughter, 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.
The WEB Book of Zechariah , Chapter 11 , Verse 7 , So I fed the flock of slaughter, 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.
11:8 I cut off the three shepherds in one month; for my soul was weary of them, and their soul also loathed me.
The WEB Book of Zechariah , Chapter 11 , Verse 8 , I cut off the three shepherds in one month; for my soul was weary of them, and their soul also loathed me.
11:9 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."
The WEB Book of Zechariah , Chapter 11 , Verse 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."
11:10 I took my staff Favor, and cut it apart, that I might break my covenant that I had made with all the peoples.
The WEB Book of Zechariah , Chapter 11 , Verse 10 , I took my staff Favor, and cut it apart, that I might break my covenant that I had made with all the peoples.
11:11 It was broken in that day; and thus the poor of the flock that listened to me knew that it was the word of Yahweh.
The WEB Book of Zechariah , Chapter 11 , Verse 11 , It was broken in that day; and thus the poor of the flock that listened to me knew that it was the word of Yahweh.
11:12 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.
The WEB Book of Zechariah , Chapter 11 , Verse 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.
11:13 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 the house of Yahweh.
The WEB Book of Zechariah , Chapter 11 , Verse 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 the house of Yahweh.
11:14 Then I cut apart my other staff, even Union, that I might break the brotherhood between Judah and Israel.
The WEB Book of Zechariah , Chapter 11 , Verse 14 , Then I cut apart my other staff, even Union, that I might break the brotherhood between Judah and Israel.
11:15 Yahweh said to me, "Take for yourself yet again the equipment of a foolish shepherd.
The WEB Book of Zechariah , Chapter 11 , Verse 15 , Yahweh said to me, "Take for yourself yet again the equipment of a foolish shepherd.
11:16 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 flesh of the fat sheep, and will tear their hoofs in pieces.
The WEB Book of Zechariah , Chapter 11 , Verse 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 flesh of the fat sheep, and will tear their hoofs in pieces.
11:17 Woe to the worthless shepherd who leaves the flock! The sword will be on his arm, and on his right eye. His arm will be completely withered, and his right eye will be totally blinded!"
The WEB Book of Zechariah , Chapter 11 , Verse 17 , Woe to the worthless shepherd who leaves the flock! The sword will be on his arm, and on his right eye. His arm will be completely withered, and his right eye will be totally blinded!"
