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Zechariah 11:9

Then I said, “I will no longer shepherd you. Let the dying die, and the perishing perish; and let those who remain devour one another’s flesh.”

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ASV

Then said I, I will not feed you: that which dieth, let it die; and that which is to be cut off, let it be cut off; and let them that are left eat every one the flesh of another.

KJV

Then said I, I will not feed you: that that dieth, let it die; and that that is to be cut off, let it be cut off; and let the rest eat every one the flesh of another.

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14 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
וָאֹמַ֕רva.'o.Marand I saidH559 →
לֹ֥אlo'notH3808 →
אֶרְעֶ֖ה'er.'EhI will shepherdH7462 →
אֶתְכֶ֑ם'et.Khem<obj.> youH853 →
הַמֵּתָ֣הha.me.Tahthe [one which] diesH4191 →
תָמ֗וּתta.Mutlet it dieH4191 →
וְהַנִּכְחֶ֙דֶת֙ve.han.nikh.Che.detand the [one which] is being destroyedH3582 →
תִּכָּחֵ֔דti.ka.Chedlet it be destroyedH3582 →
וְהַ֨נִּשְׁאָר֔וֹתve.Ha.nish.'a.Rotand those [which] surviveH7604 →
תֹּאכַ֕לְנָהto.Khal.nahlet them devourH398 →
אִשָּׁ֖ה'i.ShaheachH802 →
אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853 →
בְּשַׂ֥רbe.Sar[the] flesh ofH1320 →
רְעוּתָֽהּ׃re.'u.Tah[female] neighbor itsH7468 →

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Jeremiah 15:2If they ask you, ‘Where shall we go?’ you are to tell them that this is what the LORD says: ‘Those destined for death, to death; those destined for the sword, to the sword; those destined for famine, to famine; and those destined for captivity, to captivity.’Jeremiah 43:11He will come and strike down the land of Egypt, bringing death to those destined for death, captivity to those destined for captivity, and the sword to those destined for the sword.Revelation 22:11Let the unrighteous continue to be unrighteous, and the vile continue to be vile; let the righteous continue to practice righteousness, and the holy continue to be holy.”Matthew 13:10–11Then the disciples came to Jesus and asked, “Why do You speak to the people in parables?”Jeremiah 23:39therefore I will surely forget you and will cast you out of My presence, both you and the city that I gave to you and your fathers.Matthew 21:43Therefore I tell you that the kingdom of God will be taken away from you and given to a people who will produce its fruit.Matthew 15:14Disregard them! They are blind guides. If a blind man leads a blind man, both will fall into a pit.”John 8:21Again He said to them, “I am going away, and you will look for Me, but you will die in your sin. Where I am going, you cannot come.”Jeremiah 15:2–3If they ask you, ‘Where shall we go?’ you are to tell them that this is what the LORD says: ‘Those destined for death, to death; those destined for the sword, to the sword; those destined for famine, to famine; and those destined for captivity, to captivity.’John 8:24That is why I told you that you would die in your sins. For unless you believe that I am He, you will die in your sins.”Acts 13:46–47Then Paul and Barnabas answered them boldly: “It was necessary to speak the word of God to you first. But since you reject it and do not consider yourselves worthy of eternal life, we now turn to the Gentiles.Jeremiah 19:9I will make them eat the flesh of their sons and daughters, and they will eat one another’s flesh in the siege and distress inflicted on them by their enemies who seek their lives.’Matthew 21:19Seeing a fig tree by the road, He went up to it but found nothing on it except leaves. “May you never bear fruit again!” He said. And immediately the tree withered.Jeremiah 23:33“Now when this people or a prophet or priest asks you, ‘What is the burden of the LORD?’ you are to say to them, ‘What burden? I will forsake you, declares the LORD.’Matthew 23:38–39Look, your house is left to you desolate.Acts 28:26–28‘Go to this people and say, “You will be ever hearing but never understanding; you will be ever seeing but never perceiving.”John 12:35Then Jesus told them, “For a little while longer, the Light will be among you. Walk while you have the Light, so that darkness will not overtake you. The one who walks in the darkness does not know where he is going.Isaiah 9:19–21By the wrath of the LORD of Hosts the land is scorched, and the people are fuel for the fire. No man even spares his brother.

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