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Zechariah 11:17

Woe to the worthless shepherd, who deserts the flock! May a sword strike his arm and his right eye! May his arm be completely withered and his right eye utterly blinded!”

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ASV

Woe to the worthless shepherd that leaveth the flock! the sword shall be upon his arm, and upon his right eye: his arm shall be clean dried up, and his right eye shall be utterly darkened.

KJV

Woe to the idol shepherd that leaveth the flock! the sword shall be upon his arm, and upon his right eye: his arm shall be clean dried up, and his right eye shall be utterly darkened.

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Original language & word study

18 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
ה֣וֹיHowoe to!H1945 →
רֹעִ֤יro.'Ishepherd of myH7462 →
הָֽאֱלִיל֙ha.'e.Lil<the> worthlessnessH457 →
עֹזְבִ֣י'o.ze.Vi[who] abandonsH5800 →
הַצֹּ֔אןha.Tzon<of> the flockH6629 →
חֶ֥רֶבChe.reva swordH2719 →
עַל־'al-[will be] onH5921 →
זְרוֹע֖וֹze.ro.'Oarm hisH2220 →
וְעַל־ve.'al-and onH5921 →
עֵ֣ין'ein[the] eye ofH5869 →
יְמִינ֑וֹye.mi.Noright [side] hisH3225 →
זְרֹעוֹ֙ze.ro.'Oarm hisH2220 →
יָב֣וֹשׁya.Vo.oshtotally <wither>H3001 →
תִּיבָ֔שׁti.Vashit will witherH3001 →
וְעֵ֥יןve.'Einand [the] eye ofH5869 →
יְמִינ֖וֹye.mi.Noright [side] hisH3225 →
כָּהֹ֥הka.Hohcertainly <to dim>H3543 →
תִכְהֶֽה׃ סtikh.Hehit will grow dimH3543 →

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Jeremiah 23:1“Woe to the shepherds who destroy and scatter the sheep of My pasture!” declares the LORD.Ezekiel 13:3This is what the Lord GOD says: Woe to the foolish prophets who follow their own spirit, yet have seen nothing.1 Corinthians 8:4So about eating food sacrificed to idols: We know that an idol is nothing at all in the world, and that there is no God but one.Ezekiel 34:2“Son of man, prophesy against the shepherds of Israel. Prophesy and tell them that this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘Woe to the shepherds of Israel, who only feed themselves! Should not the shepherds feed their flock?Matthew 23:16Woe to you, blind guides! You say, ‘If anyone swears by the temple, it means nothing; but if anyone swears by the gold of the temple, he is bound by his oath.’Isaiah 42:19–20Who is blind but My servant, or deaf like the messenger I am sending? Who is blind like My covenant partner, or blind like the servant of the LORD?1 Corinthians 10:19–20Am I suggesting, then, that food sacrificed to an idol is anything, or that an idol is anything?Zechariah 10:3“My anger burns against the shepherds, and I will punish the leaders. For the LORD of Hosts attends to His flock, the house of Judah; He will make them like His royal steed in battle.Isaiah 6:9–10And He replied: “Go and tell this people, ‘Be ever hearing, but never understanding; be ever seeing, but never perceiving.’Jeremiah 23:32“Indeed,” declares the LORD, “I am against those who prophesy false dreams and retell them to lead My people astray with their reckless lies. It was not I who sent them or commanded them, and they are of no benefit at all to these people,” declares the LORD.Jeremiah 50:35–37A sword is against the Chaldeans, declares the LORD, against those who live in Babylon, and against her officials and wise men.Amos 8:9–10And in that day, declares the Lord GOD, I will make the sun go down at noon, and I will darken the earth in the daytime.John 5:3On these walkways lay a great number of the sick, the blind, the lame, and the paralyzed.Jeremiah 22:22The wind will drive away all your shepherds, and your lovers will go into captivity. Then you will be ashamed and humiliated because of all your wickedness.Matthew 12:10and a man with a withered hand was there. In order to accuse Jesus, they asked Him, “Is it lawful to heal on the Sabbath?”Luke 10:2And He told them, “The harvest is plentiful, but the workers are few. Ask the Lord of the harvest, therefore, to send out workers into His harvest.Ezekiel 30:21–24“Son of man, I have broken the arm of Pharaoh king of Egypt. See, it has not been bound up for healing, or splinted for strength to hold the sword.1 Peter 5:2Be shepherds of God’s flock that is among you, watching over them not out of compulsion, but because it is God’s will; not out of greed, but out of eagerness;

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