Zechariah 11:2-4

New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised Catholic Edition

²Wail, O cypress, for the cedar has fallen,
    for the glorious trees are ruined!
Wail, oaks of Bashan,
    for the thick forest has been felled!
³Listen, the wail of the shepherds,
    for their glory is despoiled!
Listen, the roar of the lions,
    for the thickets of the Jordan are destroyed!

Two Kinds of Shepherds

⁴Thus said the Lord my God: Be a shepherd of the flock doomed to slaughter.

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