Zechariah
Zechariah 11:16
16For behold, I will raise up a shepherd in the land who will neither care for the lost, nor seek the young, nor heal the broken, nor sustain the healthy, but he will devour the flesh of the choice sheep and tear off their hooves.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| For | כִּ֣י | kî | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| behold | הִנֵּֽה־ | hin·nêh- | Interjection | H2009 lo! behold! |
| I | אָנֹכִי֩ | ’ā·nō·ḵî | Pronoun - first person common singular | H595 I |
| will raise up | מֵקִ֨ים | mê·qîm | Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singular | H6965 arise, stand up, stand |
| a shepherd | רֹעֶ֜ה | rō·‘eh | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular | H7462 pasture, tend, graze |
| in the land | בָּאָ֗רֶץ | bā·’ā·reṣ | Preposition-b, Article; Noun - feminine singular | H776 earth, land |
| who will neither | לֹֽא־ | lō- | Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| care for | יִפְקֹד֙ | yip̄·qōḏ | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H6485 attend to, visit, muster, appoint |
| the lost | הַנִּכְחָד֤וֹת | han·niḵ·ḥā·ḏō·wṯ | Article; Verb - Nifal - Participle - feminine plural | H3582 hide, efface |
| nor | לֹֽא־ | lō- | Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| seek | יְבַקֵּ֔שׁ | yə·ḇaq·qêš | Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H1245 seek |
| the young | הַנַּ֣עַר | han·na·‘ar | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H5289 boy, lad, youth |
| nor heal | יְרַפֵּ֑א | yə·rap·pê | Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H7495 heal |
| the broken | וְהַנִּשְׁבֶּ֖רֶת | wə·han·niš·be·reṯ | Conjunctive waw, Article; Verb - Nifal - Participle - feminine singular | H7665 break, break in pieces |
| nor | לֹ֣א | lō | Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| sustain | יְכַלְכֵּ֔ל | yə·ḵal·kêl | Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H3557 comprehend, contain |
| the healthy | הַנִּצָּבָה֙ | han·niṣ·ṣā·ḇāh | Article; Verb - Nifal - Participle - feminine singular | H5324 take one's stand, stand |
| but he will devour | יֹאכַ֔ל | yō·ḵal | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H398 eat |
| the flesh | וּבְשַׂ֤ר | ū·ḇə·śar | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct | H1320 flesh |
| of the choice | הַבְּרִיאָה֙ | hab·bə·rî·’āh | Article; Adjective - feminine singular | H1277 fat |
| and tear off | יְפָרֵֽק׃ס | yə·p̄ā·rêq | Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H6561 tear apart, away |
| their hooves | וּפַרְסֵיהֶ֖ן | ū·p̄ar·sê·hen | Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine plural construct; third person feminine plural | H6541 hoof |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
John 10:1 · Jeremiah 23:2 · John 10:12–13 · Ezekiel 34:2–6 · Matthew 23:13–29 · Luke 12:45–46
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.