Zechariah 11:9
7 And I will feed the flock of slaughter, even you, O poor of the flock. And I took unto me two staves; the one I called Beauty, and the other I called Bands; and I fed the flock.
8 Three shepherds also I cut off in one month; and my soul lothed them, and their soul also abhorred me.
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.
10 And I took my staff, even Beauty, and cut it asunder, that I might break my covenant which I had made with all the people.
11 And it was broken in that day: and so the poor of the flock that waited upon 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
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