11:1 Open thy doors, O Libanus, and let the
fire devour thy cedars.
11:2 Let the pine howl, because the cedar has fallen; for the mighty men
have been greatly afflicted: howl, ye oaks of the land of Basan; for the
thickly planted forest has been torn down.
11:3 [There is] a voice of the shepherds mourning; for their greatness is
brought low: a voice of roaring lions; for the pride of Jordan is brought
down.
11:4 Thus saith the Lord Almighty, Feed the sheep of the slaughter;
11:5 which their possessors have slain, and have not repented: and they that
sold them said, Blessed be the Lord; for we have become rich: and their
shepherds have suffered no sorrow for them.
11:6 Therefore I will no longer have mercy upon the inhabitants of the land,
saith the Lord: but, behold, I will deliver up the men every one into the
hand of his neighbour, and into the hand of his king; and they shall destroy
the land, and I will not rescue out of their hand.
11:7 And I will tend the flock of slaughter in the land of Chanaan: and I
will take for myself two rods; the one I called Beauty, and the other I
called Line; and I will tend the flock.
11:8 And I will cut off three shepherds in one month; and my soul shall
grieve over them, for their souls cried out against me.
11:9 And I said, I will not tend you: that which dies, let it die; and that
which falls off, let it fall off; and let the rest eat every one the flesh
of his neighbour.
11:10 And I will take my beautiful staff, and cast it away, that I may break
my covenant which I made with all the people.
11:11 And it shall be broken in that day; ad the Chananites, the sheep that
are kept for me, shall know that it is the word of the Lord.
11:12 And I will say to them, If it be good in your eyes, give [me] my
price, or refuse it. And they weighed for my price thirty pieces of silver.
11:13 And the Lord said to me, Drop them into the furnace, and I will see if
it is good [metal], as I was proved for their sakes. And I took the thirty
pieces of silver, and cast them into the furnace in the house of the Lord.
11:14 And I cast away [my] second rod, [even] Line, that I might break the
possession between Juda and Israel.
11:15 And the Lord said to me, Take yet to thee shepherd's implements
belonging to an unskillful shepherd.
11:16 For, behold, I [will] raise up a shepherd against the land: he shall
not visit that which is perishing, and he shall not seek that which is
scattered, and he shall not heal that which is bruised, nor guide that which
is whole: but he shall devour the flesh of the choice [ones], and shall
dislocate the joints [of their necks].
11:17 Alas for the vain shepherds that have forsaken the sheep! the sword
[shall be] upon the arms of such a one, and upon his right eye: his arm
shall be completely withered, and his right eye shall be utterly darkened. |
11:1 Open thy doors, O Lebanon, that the
fire may devour thy cedars.
11:2 Howl, fir tree; for the cedar is fallen; because the mighty are
spoiled: howl, O ye oaks of Bashan; for the forest of the vintage is come
down.
11:3 There is a voice of the howling of the shepherds; for their glory is
spoiled: a voice of the roaring of young lions; for the pride of Jordan is
spoiled.
11:4 Thus saith the LORD my God; Feed the flock of the slaughter;
11:5 Whose possessors slay them, and hold themselves not guilty: and they
that sell them say, Blessed be the LORD; for I am rich: and their own
shepherds pity them not.
11:6 For I will no more pity the inhabitants of the land, saith the LORD:
but, lo, I will deliver the men every one into his neighbour's hand, and
into the hand of his king: and they shall smite the land, and out of their
hand I will not deliver them.
11:7 And I will feed the flock of slaughter, even you, O poor of the flock.
And I took unto me two staves; the one I called Beauty, and the other I
called Bands; and I fed the flock.
11:8 Three shepherds also I cut off in one month; and my soul lothed them,
and their soul also abhorred me.
11:9 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.
11:10 And I took my staff, even Beauty, and cut it asunder, that I might
break my covenant which I had made with all the people.
11:11 And it was broken in that day: and so the poor of the flock that
waited upon me knew that it was the word of the LORD.
11:12 And I said unto them, If ye think good, give me my price; and if not,
forbear. So they weighed for my price thirty pieces of silver.
11:13 And the LORD said unto me, Cast it unto the potter: a goodly price
that I was prised at of them. And I took the thirty pieces of silver, and
cast them to the potter in the house of the LORD.
11:14 Then I cut asunder mine other staff, even Bands, that I might break
the brotherhood between Judah and Israel.
11:15 And the LORD said unto me, Take unto thee yet the instruments of a
foolish shepherd.
11:16 For, lo, I will raise up a shepherd in the land, which shall not visit
those that be cut off, neither shall seek the young one, nor heal that that
is broken, nor feed that that standeth still: but he shall eat the flesh of
the fat, and tear their claws in pieces.
11:17 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. |