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Zechariah 11:17

Serving othersJudgment

15 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.

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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This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
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!”
KJV
Woe to the idol shepherd that leaveth the flock! the sword shall be upon his arm, and upon his right eye: his arm shall be clean dried up, and his right eye shall be utterly darkened.
WEB
Woe to the worthless shepherd who leaves the flock! The sword will strike his arm and his right eye. His arm will be completely withered, and his right eye will be totally blinded!”
ASV
Woe to the worthless shepherd that leaveth the flock! the sword shall be upon his arm, and upon his right eye: his arm shall be clean dried up, and his right eye shall be utterly darkened.
DARBY
Woe to the worthless shepherd that leaveth the flock! The sword shall be upon his arm, and upon his right eye; his arm shall be clean dried up, and his right eye utterly darkened.
BLB
Woe to the worthless shepherd, leaving behind the flock. May a sword [be] against his arm and against his right eye. May his arm completely wither, and his right eye be exceedingly!”
ÅB
Ve den dårlige hyrde, som forlater sauene! Sverd over hans arm og over hans høyre øye! Hans arm skal visne bort, og hans høyre øye skal utslukkes.
[^1]: herlige beitemark; JER 25, 36.
[^2]: JER 12, 5.
[^3]: SKR 11, 14.
OTB
Ve den verdiløse hyrden
som forlater flokken!
Måtte sverdet slå hans arm og hans høyre øye!
Måtte hans arm bli fullstendig visnet,
og hans høyre øye bli helt blindet!»
B1930
Ve den dårlige hyrde, som forlater fårene! Sverd over hans arm og over hans høire øie! Hans arm skal visne bort, og hans høire øie skal utslukkes.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Jeremiah 23:1

    “Woe to the shepherds who destroy and scatter the sheep of My pasture!” declares the LORD.

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  • 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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  • Ezekiel 34:2

    “Son of man, prophesy against the shepherds of Israel. Prophesy and tell them that this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘Woe to the shepherds of Israel, who only feed themselves! Should not the shepherds feed their flock?

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  • 1 Corinthians 8:4

    So about eating food sacrificed to idols: We know that an idol is nothing at all in the world, and that there is no God but one.

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  • Isaiah 42:19–20

    Who is blind but My servant, or deaf like the messenger I am sending? Who is blind like My covenant partner, or blind like the servant of the LORD?

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  • Matthew 23:16

    Woe to you, blind guides! You say, ‘If anyone swears by the temple, it means nothing; but if anyone swears by the gold of the temple, he is bound by his oath.’

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  • 1 Corinthians 10:19–20

    Am I suggesting, then, that food sacrificed to an idol is anything, or that an idol is anything?

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  • Amos 8:9–10

    And in that day, declares the Lord GOD, I will make the sun go down at noon, and I will darken the earth in the daytime.

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