KJV King James Version
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.
VERSE STUDY • KJV
Zechariah 11:7
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.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
So I pastured the flock marked for slaughter, especially the afflicted of the flock. Then I took for myself two staffs, calling one Favor and the other Union, and I pastured the flock.
WEB World English Bible
So I fed the flock of slaughter, 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.
ASV American Standard Version
So I fed the flock of slaughter, verily the 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.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
And I feed the flock of slaughter, even you, ye afflicted of the flock; and I take to me two staves, the one I have called Pleasantness, and the other I have called Bands, and I feed the flock.
Surrounding context — Zechariah 11
4 Thus saith the LORD my God; Feed the flock of the slaughter;
5 Whose possessors 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.
6 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].
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.
9 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.
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וָֽאֶרְעֶה֙H7462 · bet-e.qed ha.ro.imHouse of Shepherdsאֶת־H853 · et[Obj.]צֹ֣אןH6629 · tsonflockהַֽהֲרֵגָ֔הH2028 · ha.re.gah(Topheth of) Slaughterלָכֵ֖ןH3651 · kenrightעֲנִיֵּ֣יH6041 · a.niafflictedהַצֹּ֑אןH6629 · tsonflockוָאֶקַּֽח־H3947 · la.qachto take: takeלִ֞יH9030 · nimeשְׁנֵ֣יH8147 · she.na.yimtwoמַקְל֗וֹתH4731 · maq.qelrodלְאַחַ֞דH259 · e.chadoneקָרָ֤אתִיH7121 · qa.rato call: call toנֹ֙עַם֙H5278 · no.ampleasantnessוּלְאַחַד֙H259 · e.chadoneקָרָ֣אתִיH7121 · qa.rato call: call toחֹֽבְלִ֔יםH2256 · che.velMahalabוָאֶרְעֶ֖הH7462 · bet-e.qed ha.ro.imHouse of Shepherdsאֶת־H853 · et[Obj.]הַצֹּֽאן׃H6629 · tsonflock
Cross-references
Zechariah 11:4Thus saith the LORD my God; Feed the flock of the slaughter;Zechariah 11:14Then I cut asunder mine other staff, [even] Bands, that I might break the brotherhood between Judah and Israel.Isaiah 11:4But with righteousness shall he judge the poor, and reprove with equity for the meek of the earth: and he shall smite the earth with the rod of his mouth, and with the breath of his lips shall he slay the wicked.Ezekiel 37:16-23Moreover, thou son of man, take thee one stick, and write upon it, For Judah, and for the children of Israel his companions: then take another stick, and write upon it, For Joseph, the stick of Ephraim, and [for] all the house of Israel his companions:Isaiah 61:1The Spirit of the Lord GOD [is] upon me; because the LORD hath anointed me to preach good tidings unto the meek; he hath sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and the opening of the prison to [them that are] bound;Psalm 23:4Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for thou [art] with me; thy rod and thy staff they comfort me.Ephesians 2:13-16But now in Christ Jesus ye who sometimes were far off are made nigh by the blood of Christ.Zechariah 11:10-11And I took my staff, [even] Beauty, and cut it asunder, that I might break my covenant which I had made with all the people.Zephaniah 3:12I will also leave in the midst of thee an afflicted and poor people, and they shall trust in the name of the LORD.Zechariah 13:8-9And it shall come to pass, [that] in all the land, saith the LORD, two parts therein shall be cut off [and] die; but the third shall be left therein.Leviticus 27:32And concerning the tithe of the herd, or of the flock, [even] of whatsoever passeth under the rod, the tenth shall be holy unto the LORD.Matthew 11:5The blind receive their sight, and the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, and the deaf hear, the dead are raised up, and the poor have the gospel preached to them.John 10:16And other sheep I have, which are not of this fold: them also I must bring, and they shall hear my voice; and there shall be one fold, [and] one shepherd.James 2:5Hearken, my beloved brethren, Hath not God chosen the poor of this world rich in faith, and heirs of the kingdom which he hath promised to them that love him?1 Samuel 17:43And the Philistine said unto David, [Am] I a dog, that thou comest to me with staves? And the Philistine cursed David by his gods.Mark 12:37David therefore himself calleth him Lord; and whence is he [then] his son? And the common people heard him gladly.Jeremiah 5:4-5Therefore I said, Surely these [are] poor; they are foolish: for they know not the way of the LORD, [nor] the judgment of their God.1 Samuel 17:40And he took his staff in his hand, and chose him five smooth stones out of the brook, and put them in a shepherd’s bag which he had, even in a scrip; and his sling [was] in his hand: and he drew near to the Philistine.
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