15 Then the Lord said to me, “Take once more the equipment of (A)a foolish shepherd. 16 For behold, I am raising up in the land a shepherd (B)who does not care for those being destroyed, or seek the young or heal the maimed or nourish the healthy, but (C)devours the flesh of the fat ones, tearing off even their hoofs.

17 (D)“Woe to my worthless shepherd,
    (E)who deserts the flock!
May the sword strike his arm
    and (F)his right eye!
Let his arm be wholly withered,
    his right eye utterly blinded!”

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15 The Lord also said to me: “Take the equipment of a foolish shepherd. 16 I am about to raise up a shepherd in the land who will not care for those who are going astray, and he will not seek the lost[a] or heal the broken. He will not sustain the healthy,[b] but he will devour the flesh of the fat sheep(A) and tear off their hooves.

17 Woe to the worthless shepherd
who deserts the flock!(B)
May a sword strike[c] his arm
and his right eye!
May his arm wither away
and his right eye go completely blind!”

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Footnotes

  1. Zechariah 11:16 Lit young
  2. Zechariah 11:16 Or exhausted
  3. Zechariah 11:17 Lit be against