Verse 3

Zechariah 11:3

New Living Translation

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3 Listen to the wailing of the shepherds, for their rich pastures are destroyed. Hear the young lions roaring, for their thickets in the Jordan Valley are ruined.

Original Language Text

hebrew

ק֚וֹל יִֽלְלַ֣ת הָ/רֹעִ֔ים כִּ֥י שֻׁדְּדָ֖ה אַדַּרְתָּ֑/ם ק֚וֹל שַׁאֲגַ֣ת כְּפִירִ֔ים כִּ֥י שֻׁדַּ֖ד גְּא֥וֹן הַ/יַּרְדֵּֽן

English Translation

The voice of the howling of the shepherds, for their glory has been devastated; the voice of the roar of young lions, for the pride of the Jordan has been devastated.

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Chapter 11 Context

1 Open your doors, Lebanon, so that fire may devour your cedar forests. Focus ↗

2 Weep, you cypress trees, for all the ruined cedars; the most majestic ones have fallen. Weep,... Focus ↗

3 Listen to the wailing of the shepherds, for their rich pastures are destroyed. Hear the young...

4 This is what the LORD my God (Elohim) says: “Go and care for the flock that is intended for slaughte... Focus ↗

5 The buyers slaughter their sheep without remorse. The sellers say, ‘Praise the LORD! Now I’m rich!’... Focus ↗

6 Likewise, I will no longer have pity on the people of the land,” says the LORD. “I will let them fal... Focus ↗

7 So I cared for the flock intended for slaughter — the flock that was oppressed. Then I took two shep... Focus ↗

8 I got rid of their three evil shepherds in a single month. But I became impatient with these sheep,... Focus ↗

9 So I told them, “I won’t be your shepherd any longer. If you die, you die. If you are killed, you ar... Focus ↗

10 Then I took my staff called Favor and cut it in two, showing that I had revoked the covenant I had m... Focus ↗

11 That was the end of my covenant with them. The suffering flock was watching me, and they knew that t... Focus ↗

12 And I said to them, “If you like, give me my wages, whatever I am worth; but only if you want to.” S... Focus ↗

13 And the LORD said to me, “Throw it to the potter ” — this magnificent sum at which they valued me! S... Focus ↗

14 Then I took my other staff, Union, and cut it in two, showing that the bond of unity between Judah a... Focus ↗

15 Then the LORD said to me, “Go again and play the part of a worthless shepherd. Focus ↗

16 This illustrates how I will give this nation a shepherd who will not care for those who are dying, n... Focus ↗

17 “What sorrow awaits this worthless shepherd who abandons the flock! The sword will cut his arm... Focus ↗

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Book: Zechariah
Chapter: Chapter 11 (17 verses)
Version: New Living Translation

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