Zechariah 10 | Biblion Bible Reader

WEB·Zechariah 11

¹Open your doors, Lebanon, that the fire may devour your cedars.

KJVOpen^H6605^(H8798) thy doors^H1817, O Lebanon^H3844, that the fire^H784 may devour^H398^(H8799) thy cedars^H730.

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.

KJVHowl^H3213^(H8685), fir tree^H1265; for the cedar^H730 is fallen^H5307^(H8804); because the mighty^H117 are spoiled^H7703^(H8795): howl^H3213^(H8685), O ye oaks^H437 of Bashan^H1316; for the forest^H3293 of the vintage^H1208^(H8675)^H1219^(H8803) is come down^H3381^(H8804).

³ A voice of the wailing of the shepherds! For their glory is destroyed—a voice of the roaring of young lions! For the pride of the Jordan is ruined.

KJVThere is a voice^H6963 of the howling^H3215 of the shepherds^H7462^(H8802); for their glory^H155 is spoiled^H7703^(H8795): a voice^H6963 of the roaring^H7581 of young lions^H3715; for the pride^H1347 of Jordan^H3383 is spoiled^H7703^(H8795).

⁴ Yahweh my God says: “Feed the flock of slaughter.

KJVThus saith^H559^(H8804) the LORD^H3068 my God^H430; Feed^H7462^(H8798) the flock^H6629 of the slaughter^H2028;

⁵ Their buyers slaughter them and go unpunished. Those who sell them say, ‘Blessed be Yahweh, for I am rich;’ and their own shepherds don’t pity them.

KJVWhose possessors^H7069^(H8802) slay^H2026^(H8799) them, and hold themselves not guilty^H816^(H8799): and they that sell^H4376^(H8802) them say^H559^(H8799), Blessed^H1288^(H8803) be the LORD^H3068; for I am rich^H6238^(H8686): and their own shepherds^H7462^(H8802) pity^H2550^(H8799) them not.

⁶ For I will no more pity the inhabitants of the land,” says Yahweh; “but, behold, I will deliver every one of the men into his neighbor’s hand and into the hand of his king. They will strike the land, and out of their hand I will not deliver them.”

KJVFor I will no more pity^H2550^(H8799) the inhabitants^H3427^(H8802) of the land^H776, saith^H5002^(H8803) the LORD^H3068: but, lo, I will deliver^H4672^(H8688) the men^H120 every one^H376 into his neighbour's^H7453 hand^H3027, and into the hand^H3027 of his king^H4428: and they shall smite^H3807^(H8765) the land^H776, and out of their hand^H3027 I will not deliver^H5337^(H8686) them.

⁷ So I fed the flock to be slaughtered, especially the oppressed of the flock. I took for myself two staffs. The one I called “Favor” and the other I called “Union”, and I fed the flock.

KJVAnd I will feed^H7462^(H8799) the flock^H6629 of slaughter^H2028, even you^H3651, O poor^H6041 of the flock^H6629. And I took^H3947^(H8799) unto me two^H8147 staves^H4731; the one^H259 I called^H7121^(H8804) Beauty^H5278, and the other^H259 I called^H7121^(H8804) Bands^H2254^(H8802); and I fed^H7462^(H8799) the flock^H6629.

⁸ I cut off the three shepherds in one month; for my soul was weary of them, and their soul also loathed me.

KJVThree^H7969 shepherds^H7462^(H8802) also I cut off^H3582^(H8686) in one^H259 month^H3391; and my soul^H5315 lothed^H7114^(H8799) them, and their soul^H5315 also abhorred^H973^(H8804) me.

⁹ 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.”

KJVThen said^H559^(H8799) I, I will not feed^H7462^(H8799) you: that that dieth^H4191^(H8801), let it die^H4191^(H8799); and that that is to be cut off^H3582^(H8737), let it be cut off^H3582^(H8735); and let the rest^H7604^(H8737) eat^H398^(H8799) every one^H802 the flesh^H1320 of another^H7468.

¹⁰ I took my staff Favor and cut it apart, that I might break my covenant that I had made with all the peoples.

KJVAnd I took^H3947^(H8799) my staff^H4731, even Beauty^H5278, and cut it asunder^H1438^(H8799), that I might break^H6565^(H8687) my covenant^H1285 which I had made^H3772^(H8804) with all the people^H5971.

¹¹ It was broken in that day; and thus the poor of the flock that listened to me knew that it was Yahweh’s word.

KJVAnd it was broken^H6565^(H8714) in that day^H3117: and so the poor^H6041 of the flock^H6629 that waited^H8104^(H8802) upon me knew^H3045^(H8799) that it was the word^H1697 of the LORD^H3068.

¹² I said to them, “If you think it best, give me my wages; and if not, keep them.” So they weighed for my wages thirty pieces of silver.

KJVAnd I said^H559^(H8799) unto them, If ye think^H5869 good^H2896, give^H3051^(H8798) me my price^H7939; and if not, forbear^H2308^(H8798). So they weighed^H8254^(H8799) for my price^H7939 thirty^H7970 pieces of silver^H3701.

¹³ Yahweh said to me, “Throw it to the potter—the handsome price that I was valued at by them!” I took the thirty pieces of silver and threw them to the potter in Yahweh’s house.

KJVAnd the LORD^H3068 said^H559^(H8799) unto me, Cast^H7993^(H8685) it unto the potter^H3335^(H8802): a goodly^H145 price^H3366 that I was prised at^H3365^(H8804) of them. And I took^H3947^(H8799) the thirty^H7970 pieces of silver^H3701, and cast^H7993^(H8686) them to the potter^H3335^(H8802) in the house^H1004 of the LORD^H3068.

¹⁴ Then I cut apart my other staff, Union, that I might break the brotherhood between Judah and Israel.

KJVThen I cut asunder^H1438^(H8799) mine other^H8145 staff^H4731, even Bands^H2254^(H8802), that I might break^H6565^(H8687) the brotherhood^H264 between Judah^H3063 and Israel^H3478.

¹⁵ Yahweh said to me, “Take for yourself yet again the equipment of a foolish shepherd.

KJVAnd the LORD^H3068 said^H559^(H8799) unto me, Take^H3947^(H8798) unto thee yet the instruments^H3627 of a foolish^H196 shepherd^H7462^(H8802).

¹⁶ For, behold, I will raise up a shepherd in the land who will not visit those who are cut off, neither will seek those who are scattered, nor heal that which is broken, nor feed that which is sound; but he will eat the meat of the fat sheep, and will tear their hoofs in pieces.

KJVFor, lo, I will raise up^H6965^(H8688) a shepherd^H7462^(H8802) in the land^H776, which shall not visit^H6485^(H8799) those that be cut off^H3582^(H8737), neither shall seek^H1245^(H8762) the young one^H5289, nor heal^H7495^(H8762) that that is broken^H7665^(H8737), nor feed^H3557^(H8770) that that standeth^H5324^(H8737) still: but he shall eat^H398^(H8799) the flesh^H1320 of the fat^H1277, and tear^H6561 their claws^H6541 in pieces^H6561^(H8762).

¹⁷ Woe to the worthless shepherd who leaves the flock! The sword will strike his arm and his right eye. His arm will be completely withered, and his right eye will be totally blinded!”

KJVWoe^H1945 to the idol^H457 shepherd^H7473 that leaveth^H5800^(H8802) the flock^H6629! the sword^H2719 shall be upon his arm^H2220, and upon his right^H3225 eye^H5869: his arm^H2220 shall be clean^H3001^(H8800) dried up^H3001^(H8799), and his right^H3225 eye^H5869 shall be utterly^H3543^(H8800) darkened^H3543^(H8799).

WEB·Zechariah 10

¹Ask of Yahweh rain in the spring time, Yahweh who makes storm clouds, and he gives rain showers to everyone for the plants in the field.

KJVAsk^H7592^(H8798) ye of the LORD^H3068 rain^H4306 in the time^H6256 of the latter rain^H4456; so the LORD^H3068 shall make^H6213^(H8802) bright clouds^H2385, and give^H5414^(H8799) them showers^H1653 of rain^H4306, to every one^H376 grass^H6212 in the field^H7704.

² For the teraphim have spoken vanity, and the diviners have seen a lie; and they have told false dreams. They comfort in vain. Therefore they go their way like sheep. They are oppressed, because there is no shepherd.

KJVFor the idols^H8655 have spoken^H1696^(H8765) vanity^H205, and the diviners^H7080^(H8802) have seen^H2372^(H8804) a lie^H8267, and have told^H1696^(H8762) false^H7723 dreams^H2472; they comfort^H5162^(H8762) in vain^H1892: therefore they went^H5265^(H8804) their way as a flock^H6629, they were troubled^H6031^(H8799), because there was no shepherd^H7462^(H8802).

³ My anger is kindled against the shepherds, and I will punish the male goats, for Yahweh of Armies has visited his flock, the house of Judah, and will make them as his majestic horse in the battle.

KJVMine anger^H639 was kindled^H2734^(H8804) against the shepherds^H7462^(H8802), and I punished^H6485^(H8799) the goats^H6260: for the LORD^H3068 of hosts^H6635 hath visited^H6485^(H8804) his flock^H5739 the house^H1004 of Judah^H3063, and hath made^H7760^(H8804) them as his goodly^H1935 horse^H5483 in the battle^H4421.

⁴ From him will come the cornerstone, from him the tent peg, from him the battle bow, from him every ruler together.

KJVOut of him came forth^H3318^(H8799) the corner^H6438, out of him the nail^H3489, out of him the battle^H4421 bow^H7198, out of him every oppressor^H5065^(H8802) together^H3162.

⁵ They will be as mighty men, treading down muddy streets in the battle. They will fight, because Yahweh is with them. The riders on horses will be confounded.

KJVAnd they shall be as mighty^H1368 men, which tread down^H947^(H8802) their enemies in the mire^H2916 of the streets^H2351 in the battle^H4421: and they shall fight^H3898^(H8738), because the LORD^H3068 is with them, and the riders^H7392^(H8802) on horses^H5483 shall be confounded^H3001^(H8689).

⁶ “I will strengthen the house of Judah, and I will save the house of Joseph. I will bring them back, for I have mercy on them. They will be as though I had not cast them off, for I am Yahweh their God, and I will hear them.

KJVAnd I will strengthen^H1396^(H8765) the house^H1004 of Judah^H3063, and I will save^H3467^(H8686) the house^H1004 of Joseph^H3130, and I will bring them again to place^H3427^(H8689) them; for I have mercy^H7355^(H8765) upon them: and they shall be as though^H834 I had not cast them off^H2186^(H8804): for I am the LORD^H3068 their God^H430, and will hear^H6030^(H8799) them.

⁷ Ephraim will be like a mighty man, and their heart will rejoice as through wine. Yes, their children will see it and rejoice. Their heart will be glad in Yahweh.

KJVAnd they of Ephraim^H669 shall be like a mighty^H1368 man, and their heart^H3820 shall rejoice^H8055^(H8804) as through wine^H3196: yea, their children^H1121 shall see^H7200^(H8799) it, and be glad^H8055^(H8804); their heart^H3820 shall rejoice^H1523^(H8799) in the LORD^H3068.

⁸ I will signal for them and gather them, for I have redeemed them. They will increase as they were before.

KJVI will hiss^H8319^(H8799) for them, and gather^H6908^(H8762) them; for I have redeemed^H6299^(H8804) them: and they shall increase^H7235^(H8804) as they have increased^H7235^(H8804).

⁹ I will sow them among the peoples. They will remember me in far countries. They will live with their children and will return.

KJVAnd I will sow^H2232^(H8799) them among the people^H5971: and they shall remember^H2142^(H8799) me in far countries^H4801; and they shall live^H2421^(H8804) with their children^H1121, and turn again^H7725^(H8804).

¹⁰ I will bring them again also out of the land of Egypt, and gather them out of Assyria. I will bring them into the land of Gilead and Lebanon; and there won’t be room enough for them.

KJVI will bring them again^H7725^(H8689) also out of the land^H776 of Egypt^H4714, and gather^H6908^(H8762) them out of Assyria^H804; and I will bring^H935^(H8686) them into the land^H776 of Gilead^H1568 and Lebanon^H3844; and place shall not be found^H4672^(H8735) for them.

¹¹ He will pass through the sea of affliction, and will strike the waves in the sea, and all the depths of the Nile will dry up; and the pride of Assyria will be brought down, and the scepter of Egypt will depart.

KJVAnd he shall pass through^H5674^(H8804) the sea^H3220 with affliction^H6869, and shall smite^H5221^(H8689) the waves^H1530 in the sea^H3220, and all the deeps^H4688 of the river^H2975 shall dry up^H3001^(H8689): and the pride^H1347 of Assyria^H804 shall be brought down^H3381^(H8717), and the sceptre^H7626 of Egypt^H4714 shall depart away^H5493^(H8799).

¹² I will strengthen them in Yahweh. They will walk up and down in his name,” says Yahweh.

KJVAnd I will strengthen^H1396^(H8765) them in the LORD^H3068; and they shall walk up and down^H1980^(H8691) in his name^H8034, saith^H5002^(H8803) the LORD^H3068.

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