Zechariah 11:15-17

15 And Yahweh said to me, "Take again the implements of a foolish shepherd.
16 For look, I [am] raising up a shepherd in the land who will not attend to the [ones that are] perishing; he will not seek the young man, he will not heal the [ones that are] crushed and he will not sustain the healthy [ones]; he will devour the flesh of the {fattened ones} and tear apart [even] their hoofs.
17 "Woe, my worthless shepherd who deserts the flock! [May] a sword [fall] on his arm and on {his right eye}! May his arm wither completely and {his right eye} be utterly blinded!"

Footnotes 6

  • [a]. Hebrew "implement"
  • [b]. Syriac and other ancient versions read "the wandering" or "the scattered," as do several English translations
  • [c]. Literally "the stall-fed"
  • [d]. The Hebrew term refers collectively to both sheep and goats (small livestock animals)
  • [e]. Literally "the eye of his right"
  • [f]. Literally "the eye of his right"
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