(A)So they were scattered, because there was no shepherd, and (B)they became food for all the wild beasts. My sheep were scattered;

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So they were scattered because there was no shepherd,(A) and when they were scattered they became food for all the wild animals.(B)

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36 (A)When he saw the crowds, (B)he had compassion for them, because they were harassed and helpless, (C)like sheep without a shepherd.

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36 When he saw the crowds, he had compassion on them,(A) because they were harassed and helpless, like sheep without a shepherd.(B)

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16 And he said, “I saw all Israel scattered on the mountains, (A)as sheep that have no shepherd. And the Lord said, ‘These have no master; let each return to his home in peace.’”

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16 Then Micaiah answered, “I saw all Israel(A) scattered on the hills like sheep without a shepherd,(B) and the Lord said, ‘These people have no master. Let each one go home in peace.’”

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(A)As I live, declares the Lord God, surely because (B)my sheep have become a prey, and my sheep have become food for all the wild beasts, since there was no shepherd, and because my shepherds have not searched for my sheep, but the shepherds have fed themselves, and have not fed my sheep,

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As surely as I live, declares the Sovereign Lord, because my flock lacks a shepherd and so has been plundered(A) and has become food for all the wild animals,(B) and because my shepherds did not search for my flock but cared for themselves rather than for my flock,(C)

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Therefore thus says the Lord, the God of Israel, concerning (A)the shepherds who care for my people: “You have scattered my flock and have driven them away, and you have not attended to them. (B)Behold, I will attend to you for your evil deeds, declares the Lord.

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Therefore this is what the Lord, the God of Israel, says to the shepherds(A) who tend my people: “Because you have scattered my flock(B) and driven them away and have not bestowed care on them, I will bestow punishment on you for the evil(C) you have done,” declares the Lord.

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29 I (A)know that after my departure (B)fierce wolves will come in among you, (C)not sparing the flock; 30 and (D)from among your own selves will arise men speaking twisted things, to draw away the disciples after them. 31 Therefore (E)be alert, remembering that (F)for three years I did not cease night or day (G)to admonish every one (H)with tears.

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29 I know that after I leave, savage wolves(A) will come in among you and will not spare the flock.(B) 30 Even from your own number men will arise and distort the truth in order to draw away disciples(C) after them. 31 So be on your guard! Remember that for three years(D) I never stopped warning each of you night and day with tears.(E)

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For (A)the household gods (B)utter nonsense,
    and the diviners see lies;
(C)they tell false dreams
    and give empty consolation.
Therefore (D)the people wander like sheep;
    they are afflicted for lack of a shepherd.

(E)“My anger is hot against the shepherds,
    and (F)I will punish the leaders;[a]
for (G)the Lord of hosts cares for his flock, the house of Judah,
    and will make them like his majestic steed in battle.

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Footnotes

  1. Zechariah 10:3 Hebrew the male goats

The idols(A) speak deceitfully,
    diviners(B) see visions that lie;
they tell dreams(C) that are false,
    they give comfort in vain.(D)
Therefore the people wander like sheep
    oppressed for lack of a shepherd.(E)

“My anger burns against the shepherds,
    and I will punish the leaders;(F)
for the Lord Almighty will care
    for his flock, the people of Judah,
    and make them like a proud horse in battle.(G)

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17 (A)“Israel is a hunted sheep (B)driven away by lions. (C)First the king of Assyria (D)devoured him, and now at last (E)Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon (F)has gnawed his bones.

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17 “Israel is a scattered flock(A)
    that lions(B) have chased away.
The first to devour(C) them
    was the king(D) of Assyria;
the last to crush their bones(E)
    was Nebuchadnezzar(F) king(G) of Babylon.”

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Israel's Irresponsible Leaders

(A)All you beasts of the field, come to devour—
    all you beasts in the forest.

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God’s Accusation Against the Wicked

Come, all you beasts of the field,(A)
    come and devour, all you beasts of the forest!

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17 And he said, “I saw all Israel scattered on the mountains, (A)as sheep that have no shepherd. And the Lord said, ‘These have no master; let each return to his home in peace.’”

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17 Then Micaiah answered, “I saw all Israel scattered(A) on the hills like sheep without a shepherd,(B) and the Lord said, ‘These people have no master. Let each one go home in peace.’”

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But he who enters by the door is the shepherd of the sheep.

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The one who enters by the gate is the shepherd of the sheep.(A)

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The Shepherd Struck

“Awake, O sword, against (A)my shepherd,
    against the man who stands next to me,”
declares the Lord of hosts.

(B)“Strike the shepherd, and the sheep will be scattered;
    I will turn my hand against the little ones.

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The Shepherd Struck, the Sheep Scattered

“Awake, sword,(A) against my shepherd,(B)
    against the man who is close to me!”
    declares the Lord Almighty.
“Strike the shepherd,
    and the sheep will be scattered,(C)
    and I will turn my hand against the little ones.

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28 (A)They shall no more be a prey to the nations, (B)nor shall the beasts of the land devour them. (C)They shall dwell securely, and none shall make them afraid.

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28 They will no longer be plundered by the nations, nor will wild animals devour them. They will live in safety,(A) and no one will make them afraid.(B)

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