--- title: Zechariah 11 — the Tanakh in Hebrew, Aramaic and English, with trees description: Zechariah chapter 11 of the Tanakh (Nevi'im — the Prophets) in Hebrew, Aramaic (Targum Jonathan) and English (JPS 1917), every verse with its syntax tree and pragmatics. It begins: Open thy doors, O Lebanon, that the fire may devour thy cedars. --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/ZEC/11/) [home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [corpora](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/) / [Tanakh](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tanakh/) / [Nevi'im](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/) / [Zechariah](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/ZEC/) / chapter 11 # Zechariah 11 17 verses, each with its tree and pragmatics: Hebrew, Aramaic (Targum Jonathan) and English (JPS 1917), the English sentence by sentence. - [11:1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/ZEC.11.1/) — פְּתַח לְבָנוֹן דְּלָתֶיךָ וְתֹאכַל אֵשׁ בַּאֲרָזֶֽיךָ׃ — Open thy doors, O Lebanon, that the fire may devour thy cedars. - [11:2](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/ZEC.11.2/) — הֵילֵל בְּרוֹשׁ כִּֽי־נָפַל אֶרֶז אֲשֶׁר אַדִּרִים שֻׁדָּדוּ הֵילִילוּ אַלּוֹנֵי בָשָׁן כִּי יָרַד יַעַר הַבָּצִֽיר׃ — Wail, O cypress-tree, for the cedar is fallen; because the glorious ones are spoiled; wail, O ye oaks of Bashan, for the strong forest is come down. - [11:3](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/ZEC.11.3/) — קוֹל יִֽלְלַת הָרֹעִים כִּי שֻׁדְּדָה אַדַּרְתָּם קוֹל שַׁאֲגַת כְּפִירִים כִּי שֻׁדַּד גְּאוֹן הַיַּרְדֵּֽן׃ס — Hark! the wailing of the shepherds, for their glory is spoiled; Hark! the roaring of young lions, for the thickets of the Jordan are spoiled. - [11:4](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/ZEC.11.4/) — כֹּה אָמַר יְהוָה אֱלֹהָי רְעֵה אֶת־צֹאן הַהֲרֵגָֽה׃ — Thus said the LORD my God: 'Feed the flock of slaughter; - [11:5](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/ZEC.11.5/) — אֲשֶׁר קֹנֵיהֶן יַֽהֲרְגֻן וְלֹא יֶאְשָׁמוּ וּמֹכְרֵיהֶן יֹאמַר בָּרוּךְ יְהוָה וַאעְשִׁר וְרֹעֵיהֶם לֹא יַחְמוֹל עֲלֵיהֶֽן׃ — whose buyers slay them, and hold themselves not guilty; and they that sell them say: Blessed be the LORD, for I am rich; and their own shepherds pity them not. - [11:6](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/ZEC.11.6/) — כִּי לֹא אֶחְמוֹל עוֹד עַל־יֹשְׁבֵי הָאָרֶץ נְאֻם־יְהוָה וְהִנֵּה אָנֹכִי מַמְצִיא אֶת־הָאָדָם אִישׁ בְּיַד־רֵעֵהוּ וּבְיַד מַלְכּוֹ וְכִתְּתוּ אֶת־הָאָרֶץ וְלֹא אַצִּיל מִיָּדָֽם׃ — For I will no more pity the inhabitants of the land, saith the LORD; but, lo, I will deliver the men every one into his neighbour's hand, and into the hand of his king; and they shall smite the land, and out of their hand I will not deliver them.' - [11:7](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/ZEC.11.7/) — וָֽאֶרְעֶה אֶת־צֹאן הַֽהֲרֵגָה לָכֵן עֲנִיֵּי הַצֹּאן וָאֶקַּֽח־לִי שְׁנֵי מַקְלוֹת לְאַחַד קָרָאתִי נֹעַם וּלְאַחַד קָרָאתִי חֹֽבְלִים וָאֶרְעֶה אֶת־הַצֹּֽאן׃ — So I fed the flock of slaughter, verily the poor of the flock. And I took unto me two staves; the one I called Graciousness, and the other I called Binders; and I fed the flock. - [11:8](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/ZEC.11.8/) — וָאַכְחִד אֶת־שְׁלֹשֶׁת הָרֹעִים בְּיֶרַח אֶחָד וַתִּקְצַר נַפְשִׁי בָּהֶם וְגַם־נַפְשָׁם בָּחֲלָה בִֽי׃ — And I cut off the three shepherds in one month; 'for My soul became impatient of them, and their soul also loathed Me.' - [11:9](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/ZEC.11.9/) — וָאֹמַר לֹא אֶרְעֶה אֶתְכֶם הַמֵּתָה תָמוּת וְהַנִּכְחֶדֶת תִּכָּחֵד וְהַנִּשְׁאָרוֹת תֹּאכַלְנָה אִשָּׁה אֶת־בְּשַׂר רְעוּתָֽהּ׃ — 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.' - [11:10](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/ZEC.11.10/) — וָאֶקַּח אֶת־מַקְלִי אֶת־נֹעַם וָאֶגְדַּע אֹתוֹ לְהָפֵיר אֶת־בְּרִיתִי אֲשֶׁר כָּרַתִּי אֶת־כָּל־הָעַמִּֽים׃ — And I took my staff Graciousness, and cut it asunder, 'that I might break My covenant which I had made with all the peoples.' - [11:11](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/ZEC.11.11/) — וַתֻּפַר בַּיּוֹם הַהוּא וַיֵּדְעוּ כֵן עֲנִיֵּי הַצֹּאן הַשֹּׁמְרִים אֹתִי כִּי דְבַר־יְהוָה הֽוּא׃ — And it was broken in that day; and the poor of the flock that gave heed unto me knew of a truth that it was the word of the LORD. - [11:12](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/ZEC.11.12/) — וָאֹמַר אֲלֵיהֶם אִם־טוֹב בְּעֵינֵיכֶם הָבוּ שְׂכָרִי וְאִם־לֹא ׀ חֲדָלוּ וַיִּשְׁקְלוּ אֶת־שְׂכָרִי שְׁלֹשִׁים כָּֽסֶף׃ — And I said unto them: 'If ye think good, give me my hire; and if not, forbear.' So they weighed for my hire thirty pieces of silver. - [11:13](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/ZEC.11.13/) — וַיֹּאמֶר יְהוָה אֵלַי הַשְׁלִיכֵהוּ אֶל־הַיּוֹצֵר אֶדֶר הַיְקָר אֲשֶׁר יָקַרְתִּי מֵֽעֲלֵיהֶם וָֽאֶקְחָה שְׁלֹשִׁים הַכֶּסֶף וָאַשְׁלִיךְ אֹתוֹ בֵּית יְהוָה אֶל־הַיּוֹצֵֽר׃ — And the LORD said unto me: 'Cast it into the treasury, the goodly price that I was prized at of them.' And I took the thirty pieces of silver, and cast them into the treasury, in the house of the LORD. - [11:14](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/ZEC.11.14/) — וָֽאֶגְדַּע אֶת־מַקְלִי הַשֵּׁנִי אֵת הַחֹֽבְלִים לְהָפֵר אֶת־הָֽאַחֲוָה בֵּין יְהוּדָה וּבֵין יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ס — Then I cut asunder mine other staff, even Binders, that the brotherhood between Judah and Israel might be broken. - [11:15](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/ZEC.11.15/) — וַיֹּאמֶר יְהוָה אֵלָי עוֹד קַח־לְךָ כְּלִי רֹעֶה אֱוִלִֽי׃ — And the LORD said unto me: 'Take unto thee yet the instruments of a foolish shepherd. - [11:16](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/ZEC.11.16/) — כִּי הִנֵּֽה־אָנֹכִי מֵקִים רֹעֶה בָּאָרֶץ הַנִּכְחָדוֹת לֹֽא־יִפְקֹד הַנַּעַר לֹֽא־יְבַקֵּשׁ וְהַנִּשְׁבֶּרֶת לֹא יְרַפֵּא הַנִּצָּבָה לֹא יְכַלְכֵּל וּבְשַׂר הַבְּרִיאָה יֹאכַל וּפַרְסֵיהֶן יְפָרֵֽק׃ס — For, lo, I will raise up a shepherd in the land, who will not think of those that are cut off, neither will seek those that are young, nor heal that which is broken; neither will he feed that which standeth still, but he will eat the flesh of the fat, and will break their hoofs in pieces.' - [11:17](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/ZEC.11.17/) — הוֹי רֹעִי הָֽאֱלִיל עֹזְבִי הַצֹּאן חֶרֶב עַל־זְרוֹעוֹ וְעַל־עֵין יְמִינוֹ זְרֹעוֹ יָבוֹשׁ תִּיבָשׁ וְעֵין יְמִינוֹ כָּהֹה תִכְהֶֽה׃ס — Woe to the worthless shepherd that leaveth the flock! The sword shall be upon his arm, and upon his right eye; his arm shall be clean dried up, and his right eye shall be utterly darkened. - ← previous: [Zechariah 10](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/ZEC/10/) - next →: [Zechariah 12](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/ZEC/12/) - ↑ back to [Zechariah](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/ZEC/)