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Zechariah 11:15

13 And the LORD said to me, “Throw it to the potter”—this magnificent price at which they valued me. So I took the thirty pieces of silver and threw them to the potter in the house of the LORD.

14 Then I cut in two my second staff called Union, breaking the brotherhood between Judah and Israel.

And the LORD said to me: “Take up once more the equipment of a foolish shepherd.

16 For behold, I will raise up a shepherd in the land who will neither care for the lost, nor seek the young, nor heal the broken, nor sustain the healthy, but he will devour the flesh of the choice sheep and tear off their hooves.

17 Woe to the worthless shepherd, who deserts the flock! May a sword strike his arm and his right eye! May his arm be completely withered and his right eye utterly blinded!”

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Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
And the LORD said to me: “Take up once more the equipment of a foolish shepherd.
KJV
And the LORD said unto me, Take unto thee yet the instruments of a foolish shepherd.
WEB
The LORD said to me, “Take for yourself yet again the equipment of a foolish shepherd.
ASV
And Jehovah said unto me, Take unto thee yet again the instruments of a foolish shepherd.
DARBY
And Jehovah said unto me, Take unto thee yet the instruments of a foolish shepherd.
BLB
And YHWH said to me, “Again take for yourself the implement of a foolish shepherd.
ÅB
Og Herren sa til meg: Ta deg enda en stav - en dårlig hyrdes stav!
OTB
Så sa Herren til meg, «Ta igjen utstyret til en uforstandig hyrde.
B1930
Og Herren sa til mig: Ta dig atter en stav - en dårlig hyrdes stav!

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Ezekiel 13:3

    This is what the Lord GOD says: Woe to the foolish prophets who follow their own spirit, yet have seen nothing.

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  • Lamentations 2:14

    The visions of your prophets were empty and deceptive; they did not expose your guilt to ward off your captivity. The burdens they envisioned for you were empty and misleading.

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  • Jeremiah 2:26–27

    As the thief is ashamed when he is caught, so the house of Israel is disgraced. They, their kings, their officials, their priests, and their prophets

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  • Isaiah 6:10–12

    Make the hearts of this people calloused; deafen their ears and close their eyes. Otherwise they might see with their eyes, hear with their ears, understand with their hearts, and turn and be healed.”

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  • Matthew 23:17

    You blind fools! Which is greater: the gold, or the temple that makes it sacred?

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  • Luke 11:40

    You fools! Did not the One who made the outside make the inside as well?

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  • Matthew 15:14

    Disregard them! They are blind guides. If a blind man leads a blind man, both will fall into a pit.”

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