Zechariah
Zechariah 11:4–5
4This is what the LORD my God says: “Pasture the flock marked for slaughter, 5whose buyers slaughter them without remorse. Those who sell them say, ‘Blessed be the LORD, for I am rich!’ Even their own shepherds have no compassion on them.
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Zechariah 11:4
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| This is what | כֹּ֥ה | kōh | Adverb | H3541 thus, here |
| the LORD | יְהוָ֣ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| my God | אֱלֹהָ֑י | ’ĕ·lō·hāy | Noun - masculine plural construct; first person common singular | H430 God |
| says | אָמַ֖ר | ’ā·mar | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H559 utter, say |
| Pasture | רְעֵ֖ה | rə·‘êh | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular | H7462 pasture, tend, graze |
| the flock | צֹ֥אן | ṣōn | Noun - common singular construct | H6629 small cattle, sheep and goats, flock, flocks |
| for slaughter | הַהֲרֵגָֽה׃ | ha·hă·rê·ḡāh | Article; Noun - feminine singular | H2028 slaughter |
Zechariah 11:5
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| whose | אֲשֶׁ֨ר | ’ă·šer | Pronoun - relative | H834 particle of relation |
| buyers | קֹנֵיהֶ֤ן | qō·nê·hen | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct; third person feminine plural | H7069 get, acquire |
| slaughter them | יַֽהֲרְגֻן֙ | ya·hăr·ḡun | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural; third person feminine plural | H2026 kill, slay |
| without | וְלֹ֣א | wə·lō | Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| remorse | יֶאְשָׁ֔מוּ | ye’·šā·mū | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural | H816 offend, be guilty |
| Those who sell them | וּמֹכְרֵיהֶ֣ן | ū·mō·ḵə·rê·hen | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct; third person feminine plural | H4376 sell |
| say | יֹאמַ֔ר | yō·mar | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H559 utter, say |
| Blessed be | בָּר֥וּךְ | bā·rūḵ | Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine singular | H1288 kneel, bless |
| the LORD | יְהוָ֖ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| for I am rich | וַאעְשִׁ֑ר | wa‘·šir | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive imperfect - first person common singular | H6238 be or become rich |
| Even their own shepherds | וְרֹ֣עֵיהֶ֔ם | wə·rō·‘ê·hem | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct; third person masculine plural | H7462 pasture, tend, graze |
| have no | לֹ֥א | lō | Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| compassion | יַחְמ֖וֹל | yaḥ·mō·wl | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H2550 spare |
| on them | עֲלֵיהֶֽן׃ | ‘ă·lê·hen | Preposition; third person feminine plural | H5921 height |
Cross-references
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Zechariah 11:4 Zechariah 11:7 · Matthew 23:37 · Romans 15:8
Zechariah 11:5 Jeremiah 50:7 · 1 Timothy 6:5–10 · Hosea 12:8
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.