Zechariah 11 — TOJB
11Verse 1Open thy delatot (gates), O Levanon,
that the eish (fire) may devour thy cedars.
Verse 2Wail, O cypress, for the cedar is fallen;
the mighty is despoiled;
wail, O ye oaks of Bashan;
for the dense forest is toppled.
Verse 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.Verse 4Thus Hashem Elohai said: Shepherd the tzon haharegah (the flock marked for slaughter);Verse 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.Verse 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.Verse 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);+and I did shepherd the tzon (flock).Verse 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.Verse 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.Verse 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).Verse 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.Verse 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).Verse 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.+Verse 14Then I broke my second staff, called Chovelim, breaking off the achavah (brotherhood) between Yehudah and Yisroel.Verse 15And Hashem said unto me, Take unto thee yet the keli (implements) of a foolish ro'eh (shepherd).Verse 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.Verse 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.
that the eish (fire) may devour thy cedars.
Verse 2Wail, O cypress, for the cedar is fallen;
the mighty is despoiled;
wail, O ye oaks of Bashan;
for the dense forest is toppled.
Verse 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.Verse 4Thus Hashem Elohai said: Shepherd the tzon haharegah (the flock marked for slaughter);Verse 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.Verse 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.Verse 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);+and I did shepherd the tzon (flock).Verse 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.Verse 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.Verse 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).Verse 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.Verse 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).Verse 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.+Verse 14Then I broke my second staff, called Chovelim, breaking off the achavah (brotherhood) between Yehudah and Yisroel.Verse 15And Hashem said unto me, Take unto thee yet the keli (implements) of a foolish ro'eh (shepherd).Verse 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.Verse 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.