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Zechariah 11:8

Judgment

6 For I will no longer have compassion on the people of the land, declares the LORD, but behold, I will cause each man to fall into the hands of his neighbor and his king, who will devastate the land, and I will not deliver it from their hands.”

7 So I pastured the flock marked for slaughter, especially the afflicted of the flock. Then I took for myself two staffs, calling one Favor and the other Union, and I pastured the flock.

And in one month I dismissed three shepherds. My soul grew impatient with the flock, and their souls also detested me.

9 Then I said, “I will no longer shepherd you. Let the dying die, and the perishing perish; and let those who remain devour one another’s flesh.”

10 Next I took my staff called Favor and cut it in two, revoking the covenant I had made with all the nations.

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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
And in one month I dismissed three shepherds. My soul grew impatient with the flock, and their souls also detested me.
KJV
Three shepherds also I cut off in one month; and my soul lothed them, and their soul also abhorred me.
WEB
I cut off the three shepherds in one month; for my soul was weary of them, and their soul also loathed me.
ASV
And I cut off the three shepherds in one month; for my soul was weary of them, and their soul also loathed me.
DARBY
And I destroyed three shepherds in one month; and my soul was vexed with them, and their soul also loathed me.
BLB
And I cut off the three shepherds in one month, and My soul became short with them, and also their soul felt loathing for me.
ÅB
og jeg gjorde de tre hyrder til intet i én måned. Jeg ble lei av dem, og de likte heller ikke meg,
OTB
På én måned fjernet jeg de tre hyrdene. Min sjel ble trett av dem, og de avskydde også meg.
B1930
og jeg gjorde de tre hyrder til intet i én måned. Jeg blev lei av dem, og de likte heller ikke mig,

Study notes (Tyndale)

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Cross references

  • John 15:18

    If the world hates you, understand that it hated Me first.

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  • John 7:7

    The world cannot hate you, but it hates Me, because I testify that its works are evil.

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  • Matthew 23:34–36

    Because of this, I am sending you prophets and wise men and teachers. Some of them you will kill and crucify, and others you will flog in your synagogues and persecute in town after town.

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  • Isaiah 49:7

    Thus says the LORD, the Redeemer and Holy One of Israel, to Him who was despised and abhorred by the nation, to the Servant of rulers: “Kings will see You and rise, and princes will bow down, because of the LORD, who is faithful, the Holy One of Israel, who has chosen You.”

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  • Hosea 5:7

    They have been unfaithful to the LORD; for they have borne illegitimate children. Now the New Moon will devour them along with their land.

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  • John 15:23–25

    Whoever hates Me hates My Father as well.

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  • Luke 19:14

    But his subjects hated him and sent a delegation after him to say, ‘We do not want this man to rule over us.’

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  • Jeremiah 12:8

    My inheritance has become to Me like a lion in the forest. She has roared against Me; therefore I hate her.

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