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H7462 — בֵּית־עֵ֫קֶד הָרֹעִים

bet-e.qed ha.ro.im · House of Shepherds · Hebrew/Aramaic

Ra'ah = "pasturing" perh. "binding-house of the shepherds"

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Genesis 4:2 · רֹ֣עֵהand she addeth to bear his brother, even Abel. And Abel is feeding a flock, and Cain hath been servant of the ground.Genesis 13:7 · רֹעֵ֣י · רֹעֵ֣יand there is a strife between those feeding Abram’s cattle and those feeding Lot’s cattle; and the Canaanite and the Perizzite are then dwelling in the land.Genesis 13:8 · רֹעַ֖י · רֹעֶ֑יךָAnd Abram saith unto Lot, ‘Let there not, I pray thee, be strife between me and thee, and between my shepherds and thy shepherds, for we are men—brethren.Genesis 26:20 · רֹעֵ֣י · רֹעֵ֥יand shepherds of Gerar strive with shepherds of Isaac, saying, ‘The water is ours;’ and he calleth the name of the well ‘Strife,’ because they have striven habitually with him;Genesis 29:7 · רְעֽוּ׃And he saith, ‘Lo, the day is still great, it is not time for the cattle to be gathered; water ye the flock, and go, delight yourselves.’Genesis 29:9 · רֹעָ֖הHe is yet speaking with them, and Rachel hath come with the flock which her father hath, for she is shepherdess;Genesis 30:31 · אֶרְעֶ֥הAnd he saith, ‘What do I give to thee?’ And Jacob saith, ‘Thou dost not give me anything; if thou do for me this thing, I turn back; I have delight; thy flock I watch;Genesis 30:36 · רֹעֶ֛הand setteth a journey of three days between himself and Jacob; and Jacob is feeding the rest of the flock of Laban.Genesis 36:24 · בִּרְעֹת֥וֹAnd these are sons of Zibeon, both Ajah and Anah: it is Anah that hath found the Imim in the wilderness, in his feeding the asses of Zibeon his father.Genesis 37:2 · רֹעֶ֤הThese are births of Jacob: Joseph, a son of seventeen years, hath been enjoying himself with his brethren among the flock, (and he is a youth,) with the sons of Bilhah, and with the sons of Zilpah, his father’s wives, and Joseph bringeth in an account of their evil unto their father.Genesis 37:12 · לִרְע֛וֹתAnd his brethren go to feed the flock of their father in Shechem,Genesis 37:13 · רֹעִ֣יםand Israel saith unto Joseph, ‘Are not thy brethren feeding in Shechem? come, and I send thee unto them;’ and he saith to him, ‘Here am I;’Genesis 37:16 · רֹעִֽים׃and he saith, ‘My brethren I am seeking, declare to me, I pray thee, where they are feeding?’Genesis 41:2 · וַתִּרְעֶ֖ינָהand lo, from the River coming up are seven kine, of fair appearance, and fat in flesh, and they feed among the reeds;Genesis 41:18 · וַתִּרְעֶ֖ינָהand lo, out of the River coming up are seven kine, fat in flesh, and of fair form, and they feed among the reeds;Genesis 46:32 · רֹ֣עֵיand the men are feeders of a flock, for they have been men of cattle; and their flock, and their herd, and all that they have, they have brought.’Genesis 46:34 · רֹ֥עֵהthat ye have said, Thy servants have been men of cattle from our youth, even until now, both we and our fathers,—in order that ye may dwell in the land of Goshen, for the abomination of the Egyptians is every one feeding a flock.’Genesis 47:3 · רֹעֵ֥הand Pharaoh saith unto his brethren, ‘What are your works?’ and they say unto Pharaoh, ‘Thy servants are feeders of a flock, both we and our fathers;’Genesis 48:15 · הָרֹעֶ֣הAnd he blesseth Joseph, and saith, ‘God, before whom my fathers Abraham and Isaac walked habitually: God who is feeding me from my being unto this day:Genesis 49:24 · רֹעֶ֖הAnd his bow abideth in strength, And strengthened are the arms of his hands By the hands of the Mighty One of Jacob, Whence is a shepherd, a son of Israel.Exodus 2:17 · הָרֹעִ֖יםand the shepherds come and drive them away, and Moses ariseth, and saveth them, and watereth their flock.Exodus 2:19 · הָרֹעִ֑יםand they say, ‘A man, an Egyptian, hath delivered us out of the hand of the shepherds, and also hath diligently drawn for us, and watereth the flock;’Exodus 3:1 · רֹעֶ֛הAnd Moses hath been feeding the flock of Jethro his father-in-law, priest of Midian, and he leadeth the flock behind the wilderness, and cometh in unto the mount of God, to Horeb;Exodus 34:3 · יִרְע֔וּand no man cometh up with thee, and also no man is seen in all the mount, also the flock and the herd do not feed over-against that mount.’Numbers 14:33 · רֹעִ֤יםand your sons are evil in the wilderness forty years, and have borne your whoredoms till your carcases are consumed in the wilderness;Numbers 27:17 · רֹעֶֽה׃who goeth out before them, and who cometh in before them, and who taketh them out, and who bringeth them in, and the company of Jehovah is not as sheep which have no shepherd.’Judges 14:20 · רֵעָ֖הand Samson’s wife becometh his companion’s, who is his friend.1 Samuel 16:11 · רֹעֶ֖הAnd Samuel saith unto Jesse, ‘Are the young men finished?’ and he saith, ‘Yet hath been left the youngest; and lo, he delighteth himself among the flock;’ and Samuel saith unto Jesse, ‘Send and take him, for we do not turn round till his coming in hither.’1 Samuel 17:15 · לִרְע֛וֹתand David is going and returning from Saul, to feed the flock of his father at Beth-Lehem.1 Samuel 17:34 · רֹעֶ֨הAnd David saith unto Saul, ‘A shepherd hath thy servant been to his father among the sheep, and the lion hath come—and the bear—and hath taken away a sheep out of the drove,1 Samuel 17:40 · הָרֹעִ֧יםAnd he taketh his staff in his hand, and chooseth for him five smooth stones from the brook, and putteth them in the shepherds’ habiliments that he hath, even in the scrip, and his sling is in his hand, and he draweth nigh unto the Philistine.1 Samuel 21:7 · הָרֹעִ֖יםAnd there is a man of the servants of Saul on that day detained before Jehovah, and his name is Doeg the Edomite, chief of the shepherds whom Saul hath.1 Samuel 25:7 · הָרֹעִ֤יםand, now, I have heard that thou hast shearers; now, the shepherds whom thou hast have been with us, we have not put them to shame, nor hath anything been looked after by them, all the days of their being in Carmel.1 Samuel 25:16 · רֹעִ֥יםa wall they have been unto us both by night and by day, all the days of our being with them, feeding the flock.2 Samuel 5:2 · תִרְעֶ֤הalso heretofore, in Saul’s being king over us, thou hast been he who is bringing out and bringing in Israel, and Jehovah saith to thee, Thou dost feed My people Israel, and thou art for leader over Israel.’2 Samuel 7:7 · לִרְע֛וֹתDuring all the time that I have walked up and down among all the sons of Israel, a word have I spoken with one of the tribes of Israel which I commanded to feed my people Israel, saying, ‘Why have ye not built to Me a house of cedars?2 Samuel 24:17 · הָֽרֹעֶהAnd David speaketh unto Jehovah, when he seeth the messenger who is smiting among the people, and saith, ‘Lo, I have sinned, yea, I have done perversely; and these—the flock—what have they done? Let, I pray Thee, Thy hand be on me, and on the house of my father.’1 Kings 22:17 · רֹעֶ֑הAnd he saith, ‘I have seen all Israel scattered on the hills as sheep that have no shepherd, and Jehovah saith, These have no master; they turn back each to his house in peace.’2 Kings 10:12 · הָרֹעִ֖יםAnd he riseth, and cometh in and goeth to Samaria; he is at the shepherds’ shearing-house in the way,1 Chronicles 11:2 · תִרְעֶ֤הeven in time past, even in Saul’s being king, it is thou who art taking out and bringing in Israel, and Jehovah thy God saith to thee: Thou dost feed My people Israel, and thou art leader over My people Israel.’1 Chronicles 17:6 · לִרְע֥וֹתwhithersoever I have walked up and down among all Israel, a word spake I, with one of the judges of Israel, whom I commanded to feed My people, saying, Why have ye not built for Me a house of cedars?1 Chronicles 21:17 · הָֽרֹעֶהAnd David saith unto God, ‘Did not I—I say to number the people? Yea, I it is who have sinned, and done great evil: and these, the flock, what did they? O Jehovah, my God, let, I pray Thee, Thy hand be on me, and on the house of my father, and not on Thy people—to be plagued.’1 Chronicles 27:29 · הָרֹעִ֣יםand over the herds that are feeding in Sharon is Shitrai the Sharonite; and over the herds in the valleys is Shaphat son of Adlai;2 Chronicles 18:16 · רֹעֶ֑הAnd he saith, ‘I have seen all Israel scattered on the mountains, as sheep that have no shepherd, and Jehovah saith, There are no masters to these, they turn back each to his house in peace.’Job 1:14 · רֹע֥וֹתAnd a messenger hath come in unto Job and saith, ‘The oxen have been plowing, and the she-asses feeding by their sides,Job 24:2 · וַיִּרְעֽוּ׃The borders they reach, A drove they have taken violently away, Yea, they do evil.Job 24:21 · רֹעֶ֣הTreating evil the barren who beareth not, And to the widow he doth no good,Psalm 23:1 · רֹ֝עִ֗יA Psalm of David. Jehovah is my shepherd, I do not lack,Psalm 28:9 · וּֽרְעֵ֥םSave Thy people, and bless Thine inheritance, And feed them, and carry them to the age!Psalm 37:3 · וּרְעֵ֥הTrust in Jehovah, and do good, Dwell in the land, and enjoy faithfulness,Psalm 49:14 · יִ֫רְעֵ֥םAs sheep for Sheol they have set themselves, Death doth afflict them, And the upright rule over them in the morning, And their form is for consumption. Sheol is a dwelling for him.Psalm 78:71 · לִ֭רְעוֹתFrom behind suckling ones He hath brought him in, To rule over Jacob His people, And over Israel His inheritance.Psalm 78:72 · וַ֭יִּרְעֵםAnd he ruleth them according to the integrity of his heart, And by the skilfulness of his hands leadeth them!Psalm 80:1 · רֹ֘עֵ֤הTo the Overseer.—‘On the Lilies.’ A testimony of Asaph.—A Psalm. Shepherd of Israel, give ear, Leading Joseph as a flock, Inhabiting the cherubs—shine forth,Psalm 80:13 · יִרְעֶֽנָּה׃A boar out of the forest doth waste it, And a wild beast of the fields consumeth it.Proverbs 10:21 · יִרְע֣וּThe lips of the righteous delight many, And fools for lack of heart die.Proverbs 13:20 · וְרֹעֶ֖הWhoso is walking with wise men is wise, And a companion of fools suffereth evil.Proverbs 15:14 · יִרְעֶ֥הThe heart of the intelligent seeketh knowledge, And the mouth of fools enjoyeth folly.Proverbs 22:24 · תִּ֭תְרַעShew not thyself friendly with an angry man, And with a man of fury go not in,Proverbs 28:7 · וְרֹעֶהWhoso is keeping the law is an intelligent son, And a friend of gluttons, Doth cause his father to blush.Proverbs 29:3 · וְרֹעֶ֥הA man loving wisdom rejoiceth his father, And a friend of harlots destroyeth wealth.Ecclesiastes 12:11 · מֵרֹעֶ֥הWords of the wise are as goads, and as fences planted by the masters of collections, they have been given by one shepherd.Song of Solomon 1:7 · תִרְעֶ֔הDeclare to me, thou whom my soul hath loved, Where thou delightest, Where thou liest down at noon, For why am I as one veiled, By the ranks of thy companions?Song of Solomon 1:8 · וּרְעִי֙ · הָרֹעִֽים׃ סIf thou knowest not, O fair among women, Get thee forth by the traces of the flock, And feed thy kids by the shepherds’ dwellings!Song of Solomon 2:16 · הָרֹעֶ֖הMy beloved is mine, and I am his, Who is delighting among the lilies,Song of Solomon 4:5 · הָרוֹעִ֖יםThy two breasts are as two fawns, Twins of a roe, that are feeding among lilies.Song of Solomon 6:2 · לִרְעוֹת֙My beloved went down to his garden, To the beds of the spice, To delight himself in the gardens, and to gather lilies.Song of Solomon 6:3 · הָרֹעֶ֖הI am my beloved’s, and my beloved is mine, Who is delighting himself among the lilies.Isaiah 5:17 · וְרָע֥וּAnd fed have lambs according to their leading, And waste places of the fat ones Do sojourners consume.Isaiah 11:7 · תִּרְעֶ֔ינָהAnd cow and bear do feed, Together lie down their young ones, And a lion as an ox eateth straw.Isaiah 13:20 · וְרֹעִ֖יםShe doth not sit for ever, Nor continueth unto many generations, Nor doth Arab pitch tent there, And shepherds lie not down there.Isaiah 14:30 · וְרָעוּ֙And delighted have the first-born of the poor, And the needy in confidence lie down, And I have put to death with famine thy root, And thy remnant it slayeth.Isaiah 27:10 · יִרְעֶ֥הFor the fenced city is alone, A habitation cast out and forsaken as a wilderness, There doth the calf delight, And there it lieth down, And hath consumed its branches.Isaiah 30:23 · יִרְעֶ֥הAnd He hath given rain for thy seed, With which thou dost sow the ground, And bread, the increase of the ground, And it hath been fat and plenteous, Enjoy do thy cattle in that day an enlarged pasture.Isaiah 31:4 · רֹעִ֔יםFor thus said Jehovah unto me: ‘As growl doth the lion and the young lion over his prey, Called against whom is a multitude of shepherds, From their voice he is not affrighted, And from their noise he is not humbled; So come down doth Jehovah of Hosts To war on mount Zion, and on her height.Isaiah 38:12 · רֹעִ֑יMy sojourning hath departed, And been removed from me as a shepherd’s tent, I have drawn together, as a weaver, my life, By weakness it cutteth me off, From day unto night Thou dost end me.Isaiah 40:11 · כְּרֹעֶה֙ · יִרְעֶ֔הAs a shepherd His flock He feedeth, With His arm He gathereth lambs, And in His bosom He carrieth them: Suckling ones He leadeth.Isaiah 44:20 · רֹעֶ֣הFeeding on ashes, the heart is deceived, It hath turned him aside, And he delivereth not his soul, nor saith: ‘Is there not a lie in my right hand?’Isaiah 44:28 · רֹעִ֔יWho is saying of Cyrus, My shepherd, And all my delight He doth perfect, So as to say of Jerusalem, Thou art built, And of the temple, Thou art founded.Isaiah 49:9 · יִרְע֔וּTo say to the bound, Go out, To those in darkness, Be uncovered. On the ways they feed, And in all high places is their pasture.Isaiah 56:11 · רֹעִ֔יםAnd the dogs are strong of desire, They have not known sufficiency, And they are shepherds! They have not known understanding, All of them to their own way they did turn, Each to his dishonest gain from his quarter:Isaiah 61:5 · וְרָע֖וּAnd strangers have stood and fed your flock, Sons of a foreigner are your husbandmen, And your vine-dressers.Isaiah 63:11 · רֹעֵ֣יAnd He remembereth the days of old, Moses—his people. Where is He who is bringing them up from the sea, The shepherd of his flock? Where is He who is putting in its midst His Holy Spirit?Isaiah 65:25 · יִרְע֣וּWolf and lamb do feed as one, And a lion as an ox eateth straw, As to the serpent—dust is its food, They do no evil, nor destroy, In all My holy mountain, said Jehovah!Jeremiah 2:8 · וְהָרֹעִ֖יםThe priests have not said, ‘Where is Jehovah?’ And those handling the law have not known Me. And the shepherds transgressed against Me, And the prophets have prophesied by Baal, And after those who profit not have gone.Jeremiah 2:16 · יִרְע֖וּךְAlso sons of Noph and Tahapanes Consume thee—the crown of the head!Jeremiah 3:15 · רֹעִ֖ים · וְרָע֥וּAnd I have given to you shepherds According to Mine own heart, And they have fed you with knowledge and understanding.Jeremiah 6:3 · רֹעִ֖ים · רָע֖וּUnto her come do shepherds and their droves, They have stricken tents by her round about, They have fed each in his own station.Jeremiah 10:21 · הָֽרֹעִ֔יםFor the shepherds have become brutish, And Jehovah they have not sought, Therefore they have not acted wisely, And all their flock is scattered.Jeremiah 12:10 · רֹעִ֤יםMany shepherds did destroy My vineyard, They have trodden down My portion, They have made My desirable portion Become a wilderness—a desolation.Jeremiah 17:16 · מֵרֹעֶ֣הAnd I hastened not from feeding after Thee, And the desperate day I have not desired, Thou—Thou hast known, The produce of my lips, before Thy face it hath been,Jeremiah 22:22 · רֹעַ֙יִךְ֙ · תִּרְעֶה־All thy friends consume doth wind, And thy lovers into captivity do go, Surely then thou art ashamed, And hast blushed for all thy wickedness.Jeremiah 23:1 · רֹעִ֗יםWoe to shepherds destroying, And scattering the flock of My pasture, An affirmation of Jehovah.Jeremiah 23:2 · הָרֹעִים֮ · הָרֹעִ֣יםTherefore, thus said Jehovah, God of Israel, Against the shepherds who feed My people, Ye have scattered My flock, and drive them away, And have not inspected them, Lo, I am charging on you the evil of your doings, An affirmation of Jehovah.Jeremiah 23:4 · רֹעִ֖ים · וְרָע֑וּםAnd I have raised for them shepherds, And they have fed them, And they fear no more, nor are affrighted, Nor are they lacking—an affirmation of Jehovah.Jeremiah 25:34 · הָרֹעִ֜יםHowl, ye shepherds, and cry, And roll yourselves, ye honourable of the flock, For full have been your days, For slaughtering, and for your scatterings, And ye have fallen as a desirable vessel.Jeremiah 25:35 · הָֽרֹעִ֑יםAnd perished hath refuge from the shepherds, And escape from the honourable of the flock.Jeremiah 25:36 · הָֽרֹעִ֔יםA voice is of the cry of the shepherds, And a howling of the honourable of the flock, For Jehovah is spoiling their pasture.Jeremiah 31:10 · כְּרֹעֶ֥הHear a word of Jehovah, O nations, And declare ye among isles afar off, and say: He who is scattering Israel doth gather him, And hath kept him as a shepherd doth his flock,Jeremiah 33:12 · רֹעִ֔יםThus said Jehovah of Hosts: Again there is in this place—that is waste, Without man and beast, And in all its cities—a habitation of shepherds, Causing the flock to lie down.Jeremiah 43:12 · הָֽרֹעֶה֙And I have kindled a fire in the houses of the gods of Egypt, and it hath burned them, and he hath taken them captive, and covered himself with the land of Egypt, as cover himself doth the shepherd with his garment, and he hath gone forth thence in peace;Jeremiah 49:19 · רֹעֶ֔הLo, as a lion he cometh up, Because of the rising of the Jordan, Unto the enduring habitation, But I cause to rest, I cause him to run from off her, And who is chosen? concerning her I lay a charge, For who is like Me? and who conveneth Me? And who is this shepherd who standeth before Me?Jeremiah 50:6 · רֹעֵיהֶ֣םA perishing flock hath My people been, Their shepherds have caused them to err, To the mountains causing them to go back, From mountain unto hill they have gone, They have forgotten their crouching-place.Jeremiah 50:19 · וְרָעָ֥הAnd I have brought back Israel unto his habitation, And he hath fed on Carmel, and on Bashan. And in mount Ephraim, and on Gilead is his soul satisfied.Jeremiah 50:44 · רֹעֶ֔הLo, as a lion he cometh up, Because of the rising of the Jordan, Unto the enduring habitation, But I cause to rest, I cause them to run from off her. And who is chosen? on her I lay a charge, For who is like Me? And who doth convene Me? And who is this shepherd who standeth before Me?Jeremiah 51:23 · רֹעֶ֣הAnd I have broken in pieces by thee shepherd and his drove, And I have broken in pieces by thee husbandman and his team, And I have broken in pieces by thee governors and prefects.Hosea 4:16 · יִרְעֵ֣םFor as a refractory heifer hath Israel turned aside, Now doth Jehovah feed them as a lamb in a large place.Hosea 9:2 · יִרְעֵ֑םFloor and wine-press do not delight them, And new wine doth fail in her,Hosea 12:1 · רֹעֶ֥הEphraim is enjoying wind, And is pursuing an east wind, All the day lying and spoiling he multiplieth, And a covenant with Asshur they make, And oil to Egypt is carried.Amos 1:2 · הָרֹעִ֔יםand he saith: Jehovah from Zion doth roar, And from Jerusalem giveth forth His voice, And mourned have pastures of the shepherds, And withered hath the top of Carmel!Amos 3:12 · הָרֹעֶ֜הThus said Jehovah: As the shepherd delivereth from the lion’s mouth Two legs, or a piece of an ear, So delivered are the sons of Israel, Who are sitting in Samaria on the corner of a bed, And in Damascus on that of a couch.Jonah 3:7 · יִרְע֔וּand he crieth and saith in Nineveh by a decree of the king and his great ones, saying, ‘Man and beast, herd and flock—let them not taste anything, let them not feed, even water let them not drink;Micah 5:4 · וְרָעָה֙And he hath stood and delighted in the strength of Jehovah, In the excellency of the name of Jehovah his God, And they have remained, For now he is great unto the ends of earth.Micah 5:5 · רֹעִ֔יםAnd this one hath been peace, Asshur! when he doth come into our land, And when he doth tread in our palaces, We have raised against him seven shepherds, And eight anointed of man.Micah 5:6 · וְרָע֞וּAnd they have afflicted the land of Asshur with the sword, And the land of Nimrod at its openings, And he hath delivered from Asshur when he doth come into our land, And when he treadeth in our borders.Micah 7:14 · רְעֵ֧ה · יִרְע֥וּRule Thou Thy people with Thy rod, The flock of Thine inheritance, Dwelling alone in a forest in the midst of Carmel, They enjoy Bashan and Gilead as in days of old.Nahum 3:18 · רֹעֶ֙יךָ֙Slumbered have thy friends, king of Asshur, Rest do thine honourable ones, Scattered have been thy people on the mountains, And there is none gathering.Zephaniah 2:6 · רֹעִ֖יםAnd the sea-coast hath been habitations, Cottages for shepherds, and folds for a flock.Zephaniah 2:7 · יִרְע֑וּןAnd the coast hath been for the remnant of the house of Judah, By them they have pleasure, In houses of Ashkelon at even they lie down, For inspect them doth Jehovah their God, And He hath turned back to their captivity.Zephaniah 3:13 · יִרְע֥וּThe remnant of Israel do no perversity, nor speak lies, Nor found in their mouth is a deceitful tongue, For they have delight, and have lain down, And there is none troubling.Zechariah 10:2 · רֹעֶֽה׃ פBecause the teraphim did speak iniquity, And the diviners have seen a falsehood, And dreams of the vanity they speak, With vanity they give comfort, Therefore they have journeyed as a flock, They are afflicted, for there is no shepherd.Zechariah 10:3 · הָֽרֹעִים֙Against the shepherds did Mine anger burn, And against the he-goats I lay a charge, For inspected hath Jehovah of Hosts His flock, the house of Judah, And set them as His beauteous horse in battle.Zechariah 11:3 · הָרֹעִ֔יםA voice of the howling of the shepherds! For destroyed was their robe of honour, A voice of the roaring of young lions! For destroyed was the excellency of Jordan.Zechariah 11:4 · רְעֵ֖הThus said Jehovah my God: ‘Feed the flock of the slaughter,Zechariah 11:5 · וְרֹ֣עֵיהֶ֔םWhose buyers slay them, and are not guilty, And their sellers say, Blessed is Jehovah, And I am rich, And their shepherds have no pity on them.Zechariah 11:7 · וָֽאֶרְעֶה֙ · וָאֶרְעֶ֖הAnd 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.Zechariah 11:8 · הָרֹעִ֖יםAnd I cut off the three shepherds in one month, and my soul is grieved with them, and also their soul hath abhorred me.Zechariah 11:9 · אֶרְעֶ֖הAnd I say, ‘I do not feed you, the dying, let die; and the cut off, let be cut off; and the remaining ones, let each eat the flesh of its neighbour.’Zechariah 11:15 · רֹעֶ֥הAnd Jehovah saith unto me, ‘Again take to thee the instrument of a foolish shepherd.Zechariah 11:16 · רֹעֶ֜הFor lo, I am raising up a shepherd in the land, The cut off he doth not inspect, The shaken off he doth not seek, And the broken he doth not heal, The standing he doth not sustain, And the flesh of the fat he doth eat, And their hoofs he doth break off.Zechariah 11:17 · רֹעִ֤יWoe to the worthless shepherd, forsaking the flock, A sword is on his arm, and on his right eye, His arm is utterly dried up, And his right eye is very dim!’Zechariah 13:7 · רֹעִי֙ · הָֽרֹעֶה֙Sword, awake against My shepherd, And against a hero—My fellow, An affirmation of Jehovah of Hosts. Smite the shepherd, and scattered is the flock, And I have put back My hand on the little ones.