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15 Then Yahweh said to me, “Take again for yourself the equipment of a [a](A)foolish shepherd. 16 For behold, I am going to raise up a shepherd in the land who will (B)not care for those who face annihilation, seek the young, heal the broken, or sustain the one standing, but will (C)consume the flesh of the fat sheep and tear off their hoofs.

17 (D)Woe to the worthless shepherd
Who forsakes the flock!
A (E)sword will be on his arm
And on his right eye!
His (F)arm will be totally dried up,
And his right eye will be utterly dimmed.”

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Footnotes

  1. Zechariah 11:15 Lit ignorant foolish

A Foolish Shepherd

15 Then the Lord said to me:

    Take up once again the equipment of a foolish shepherd.
16 Watch closely. I myself am going to raise up a shepherd in the land, one who will pay no attention to those who are being lost, who will not search for the scattered, who will not heal the injured, who will not nourish those who remain standing, but who nevertheless will devour the meat of the fat sheep and even tear off their hoofs.
17 Woe to my worthless shepherd,
        the one who deserts the flock.
        May the sword strike his arm and his right eye!
        May his arm wither away to nothing,
        and his right eye become completely blind.

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