Zechariah 11 - New American Standard Bible 1995 (NASB1995)

The Doomed Flock

11 Open your doors, O Lebanon,

That a (A)fire may feed on your (B)cedars.
2 Wail, O [a]cypress, for the cedar has fallen,
Because the glorious trees have been destroyed;
Wail, O oaks of Bashan,
For the [b]impenetrable forest has come down.
3 There is a sound of the shepherds’ (C)wail,
For their glory is ruined;
There is a (D)sound of the young lions’ roar,
For the [c]pride of the Jordan is ruined.

4 Thus says the Lord my God, “Pasture the flock doomed to (E)slaughter. 5 Those who buy them slay them and [d]go (F)unpunished, and each of those who sell them says, ‘Blessed be the Lord, for (G)I have become rich!’ And their (H)own shepherds have no pity on them. 6 For I will (I)no longer have pity on the inhabitants of the land,” declares the Lord; “but behold, I will (J)cause the men to [e]fall, each into another’s [f]power and into the [g]power of his king; and they will strike the land, and I will (K)not deliver them from their [h]power.”

7 So I (L)pastured the flock doomed to slaughter, [i]hence the (M)afflicted of the flock. And I took for myself two (N)staffs: the one I called [j](O)Favor and the other I called [k](P)Union; so I pastured the flock. 8 Then I annihilated the three shepherds in (Q)one month, for my soul was impatient with them, and their soul also [l]was weary of me. 9 Then I said, “I will not pasture you. What is to (R)die, [m]let it die, and what is to be annihilated, [n]let it be annihilated; and [o]let those who are left eat one another’s flesh.” 10 I took my staff [p](S)Favor and cut it in pieces, to [q](T)break my covenant which I had made with all the peoples. 11 So it was [r]broken on that day, and [s]thus the (U)afflicted of the flock who were watching me realized that it was the word of the Lord. 12 I said to them, “If it is good in your sight, give me my (V)wages; but if not, [t]never mind!” So they weighed out (W)thirty shekels of silver as my wages. 13 Then the Lord said to me, “Throw it to the (X)potter, that magnificent price at which I was valued by them.” So I took the thirty shekels of silver and threw them to the potter in the house of the Lord. 14 Then I cut in pieces my second staff [u](Y)Union, to (Z)break the brotherhood between Judah and Israel.

15 The Lord said to me, “Take again for yourself the equipment of a [v](AA)foolish shepherd. 16 For behold, I am going to raise up a shepherd in the land who will (AB)not care for the perishing, seek the scattered, heal the broken, or sustain the one standing, but will (AC)devour the flesh of the fat sheep and tear off their hoofs.

17 “(AD)Woe to the worthless shepherd
Who leaves the flock!
A (AE)sword will be on his arm
And on his right eye!
His (AF)arm will be totally withered
And his right eye will be [w]blind.”

Footnotes

  1. Zechariah 11:2 Or juniper
  2. Zechariah 11:2 Another reading is forest of the vintage
  3. Zechariah 11:3 Or jungle
  4. Zechariah 11:5 Lit are not held guilty
  5. Zechariah 11:6 Lit find
  6. Zechariah 11:6 Lit hand
  7. Zechariah 11:6 Lit hand
  8. Zechariah 11:6 Lit hand
  9. Zechariah 11:7 Another reading is for the sheep dealers
  10. Zechariah 11:7 Or Pleasantness
  11. Zechariah 11:7 Or Cords
  12. Zechariah 11:8 Or detested
  13. Zechariah 11:9 Or will die
  14. Zechariah 11:9 Or will be annihilated
  15. Zechariah 11:9 Or those...will eat
  16. Zechariah 11:10 Or Pleasantness
  17. Zechariah 11:10 Or annul
  18. Zechariah 11:11 Or annulled
  19. Zechariah 11:11 Another reading is the sheep dealers who
  20. Zechariah 11:12 Lit cease
  21. Zechariah 11:14 Or Cords
  22. Zechariah 11:15 Or useless
  23. Zechariah 11:17 Lit completely dimmed

Cross references

  1. Zechariah 11:1 : Jer 22:6, 7
  2. Zechariah 11:1 : Ezek 31:3
  3. Zechariah 11:3 : Jer 25:34-36
  4. Zechariah 11:3 : Jer 2:15; 50:44
  5. Zechariah 11:4 : Ps 44:22; Zech 11:7
  6. Zechariah 11:5 : Jer 50:7
  7. Zechariah 11:5 : Hos 12:8; 1 Tim 6:9
  8. Zechariah 11:5 : Ezek 34:2, 3
  9. Zechariah 11:6 : Jer 13:14
  10. Zechariah 11:6 : Is 9:19-21; Mic 7:2-6; Zech 14:13
  11. Zechariah 11:6 : Ps 50:22; Mic 5:8
  12. Zechariah 11:7 : Zech 11:4
  13. Zechariah 11:7 : Jer 39:10; Zeph 3:12
  14. Zechariah 11:7 : Ezek 37:16
  15. Zechariah 11:7 : Ps 27:4; 90:17; Zech 11:10
  16. Zechariah 11:7 : Ps 133:1; Ezek 37:16-23; Zech 11:14
  17. Zechariah 11:8 : Hos 5:7
  18. Zechariah 11:9 : Jer 15:2
  19. Zechariah 11:10 : Zech 11:7
  20. Zechariah 11:10 : Ps 89:39; Jer 14:21
  21. Zechariah 11:11 : Zeph 3:12
  22. Zechariah 11:12 : 1 Kin 5:6; Mal 3:5
  23. Zechariah 11:12 : Gen 37:28; Ex 21:32; Matt 26:15; 27:9, 10
  24. Zechariah 11:13 : Matt 27:3-10; Acts 1:18, 19
  25. Zechariah 11:14 : Zech 11:7
  26. Zechariah 11:14 : Is 9:21; Zech 11:6
  27. Zechariah 11:15 : Is 6:10-12; Zech 11:17
  28. Zechariah 11:16 : Jer 23:2
  29. Zechariah 11:16 : Ezek 34:2-6
  30. Zechariah 11:17 : Jer 23:1; Zech 10:2; 11:15
  31. Zechariah 11:17 : Jer 50:35-37
  32. Zechariah 11:17 : Ezek 30:21, 22

You Might Also Like:

Zechariah 11 - Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

11 Open, O Lebanon, thy doors, And fire doth devour among thy cedars. 2 Howl, O fir, for fallen hath the cedar, For their honourable ones were destroyed, Howl, ye oaks of Bashan, For come down hath the fenced forest, 3 A voice of the howling of the shepherds! For destroyed was their robe of honour, ...
Read More

Zechariah 11 - Wycliffe Bible (WYC)

11 Thou Lebanon, open thy gates, and (then the) fire shall eat thy cedars. 2 Yell, thou fir tree, for the cedar fell down, for great men be destroyed; yell, ye oaks of Bashan, for the strong forest is cut down. 3 The voice of yelling of shepherds, for the great worship of them is destroyed; the voic...
Read More

Zechariah 11 - World English Bible (WEB)

11 Open your doors, Lebanon, that the fire may devour your cedars.2 Wail, cypress tree, for the cedar has fallen, because the stately ones are destroyed.Wail, you oaks of Bashan, for the strong forest has come down.3 A voice of the wailing of the shepherds! For their glory is destroyed: a voice of t...
Read More

Zechariah 11 - The Voice (VOICE)

11 Eternal One: Open your gates, O Lebanon; let the fire in to destroy your cedars!2 Wail, O cypress, for the cedars have fallen and their glory lies smoldering in the dust. Wail, stately oaks of Bashan, for your thick forest lies on the ground!3 Listen to the shepherds in the land, wailing for t...
Read More

Zechariah 11 - Tree of Life Version (TLV)

Devastation of Surrounding Lands11 Open your gates, Lebanon—fire will devour your cedars!2 Wail, cypress tree! For the cedar has fallen. Those majestic ones are devastated. Wail, oaks of Bashan! For the thick forest is cut down!3 Listen to the wailing of the shepherds, for their glory is destroyed!L...
Read More

Zechariah 11 - Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition (RSVCE)

11 Open your doors, O Lebanon,that the fire may devour your cedars!2 Wail, O cypress, for the cedar has fallen, for the glorious trees are ruined!Wail, oaks of Bashan, for the thick forest has been felled!3 Hark, the wail of the shepherds, for their glory is despoiled!Hark, the roar of the lions, fo...
Read More

Zechariah 11 - Revised Standard Version (RSV)

11 Open your doors, O Lebanon,that the fire may devour your cedars!2 Wail, O cypress, for the cedar has fallen, for the glorious trees are ruined!Wail, oaks of Bashan, for the thick forest has been felled!3 Hark, the wail of the shepherds, for their glory is despoiled!Hark, the roar of the lions, fo...
Read More

Zechariah 11 - New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised (NRSVA)

11 Open your doors, O Lebanon, so that fire may devour your cedars!2 Wail, O cypress, for the cedar has fallen, for the glorious trees are ruined!Wail, oaks of Bashan, for the thick forest has been felled!3 Listen, the wail of the shepherds, for their glory is despoiled!Listen, the roar of the lions...
Read More

Zechariah 11 - New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

11 Open your doors, O Lebanon, so that fire may devour your cedars!(A)2 Wail, O cypress, for the cedar has fallen, for the glorious trees are ruined!Wail, oaks of Bashan, for the thick forest has been felled!(B)3 Listen, the wail of the shepherds, for their glory is despoiled!Listen, the roar of the...
Read More

Zechariah 11 - New Living Translation (NLT)

11 Open your doors, Lebanon, so that fire may devour your cedar forests.2 Weep, you cypress trees, for all the ruined cedars; the most majestic ones have fallen.Weep, you oaks of Bashan, for the thick forests have been cut down.3 Listen to the wailing of the shepherds, for their rich pastures are de...
Read More

Zechariah 11 - New Life Version (NLV)

Strong Men Are Destroyed11 Open your doors, O Lebanon, so that fire may destroy your cedars! 2 Cry in sorrow, O cypress, for the cedar has fallen. The beautiful trees have been destroyed. Cry in sorrow, O oaks of Bashan, for the many trees have fallen. 3 Listen to the cry of the shepherds, for the...
Read More

Zechariah 11 - New King James Version (NKJV)

Desolation of Israel11 Open (A)your doors, O Lebanon,That fire may devour your cedars.2 Wail, O cypress, for the (B)cedar has fallen,Because the mighty trees are ruined.Wail, O oaks of Bashan,(C)For the thick forest has come down.3 There is the sound of wailing (D)shepherds!For their glory is in rui...
Read More

Zechariah 11 - New International Version - UK (NIVUK)

11 Open your doors, Lebanon, so that fire may devour your cedars!2 Wail, you juniper, for the cedar has fallen; the stately trees are ruined!Wail, oaks of Bashan; the dense forest has been cut down!3 Listen to the wail of the shepherds: their rich pastures are destroyed!Listen to the roar of the lio...
Read More

Zechariah 11 - New International Version (NIV)

11 Open your doors, Lebanon,(A) so that fire(B) may devour your cedars!2 Wail, you juniper, for the cedar has fallen; the stately trees are ruined!Wail, oaks(C) of Bashan; the dense forest(D) has been cut down!(E)3 Listen to the wail of the shepherds; their rich pastures are destroyed!Listen to the ...
Read More

Zechariah 11 - New International Reader's Version (NIRV)

11 Lebanon, open your doors! Then fire can burn up your cedar trees.2 Juniper trees, cry out! The cedar trees have fallen down. The majestic trees are destroyed.Cry out, you oak trees of Bashan! The thick forest has been cut down.3 Listen to the shepherds cry out! Their rich grasslands are destroyed...
Read More

Zechariah 11 - New English Translation (NET)

The History and Future of Judah’s Wicked Kings11 Open your gates, Lebanon,so that the fire may consume your cedars.[a]2 Howl, fir tree,because the cedar has fallen;the majestic trees have been destroyed.Howl, oaks of Bashan,because the impenetrable forest has fallen.3 Listen to the howling of shephe...
Read More