Zechariah 11:9
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.
8 And in one month I dismissed three shepherds. My soul grew impatient with the flock, and their souls also detested me.
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.
11 It was revoked on that day, and so the afflicted of the flock who were watching me knew that it was the word of the LORD.
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.
Compare
- BSB
- 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.”
- KJV
- Then said I, I will not feed you: that that dieth, let it die; and that that is to be cut off, let it be cut off; and let the rest eat every one the flesh of another.
- WEB
- Then I said, “I will not feed you. That which dies, let it die; and that which is to be cut off, let it be cut off; and let those who are left eat each other’s flesh.”
- ASV
- Then said I, I will not feed you: that which dieth, let it die; and that which is to be cut off, let it be cut off; and let them that are left eat every one the flesh of another.
- DARBY
- And I said, I will not feed you: that which dieth, let it die; and that which perisheth let it perish; and let them which are left eat every one the flesh of another.
- BLB
- And I said, “I will not shepherd you⁺. The one dying, let die, and the one cut off, let it be cut off. And those remaining, let each one eat the flesh of its neighbor!”
- ÅB
- og jeg sa: Jeg vil ikke lenger røkte dere; det som er nær ved å dø, får dø, og det som er nær ved å bli tilintetgjort, får bli tilintetgjort, og de som blir igjen, får fortære hverandres kjøtt.
- OTB
- Så jeg sa, «Jeg vil ikke vokte dere lenger. La de som dør, dø, og de som går til grunne, gå til grunne. La de som er igjen fortære hverandres kjøtt.»
- B1930
- og jeg sa: Jeg vil ikke lenger røkte eder; det som er nær ved å dø, får dø, og det som er nær ved å bli tilintetgjort, får bli tilintetgjort, og de som blir igjen, får fortære hverandres kjøtt.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Revelation 22:11
Let the unrighteous continue to be unrighteous, and the vile continue to be vile; let the righteous continue to practice righteousness, and the holy continue to be holy.”
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