Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version and said, “I will not be your shepherd. Let the dying die, and the perishing perish. Let those who are left eat one another’s flesh.” New Living Translation So I told them, “I won’t be your shepherd any longer. If you die, you die. If you are killed, you are killed. And let those who remain devour each other!” English Standard Version So I said, “I will not be your shepherd. What is to die, let it die. What is to be destroyed, let it be destroyed. And let those who are left devour the flesh of one another.” Berean Standard Bible 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.” King James Bible 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. New King James Version Then I said, “I will not feed you. Let what is dying die, and what is perishing perish. Let those that are left eat each other’s flesh.” New American Standard Bible Then I said, “I will not pasture you. What is to die, let it die, and what is to perish, let it perish; and let those who are left eat one another’s flesh.” NASB 1995 Then I said, “I will not pasture you. What is to die, let it die, and what is to be annihilated, let it be annihilated; and let those who are left eat one another’s flesh.” NASB 1977 Then I said, “I will not pasture you. What is to die, let it die, and what is to be annihilated, let it be annihilated; and let those who are left eat one another’s flesh.” Legacy Standard Bible Then I said, “I will not shepherd you. What is to die, let it die, and what is to be annihilated, let it be annihilated; and let those who remain consume one another’s flesh.” Amplified Bible So I said, “I will not pasture you. What is to die, let it die, and what is to be destroyed, let it be destroyed; and let the survivors devour one another’s flesh.” Christian Standard Bible Then I said, “I will no longer shepherd you. Let what is dying die, and let what is perishing perish; let the rest devour each other’s flesh.” Holman Christian Standard Bible Then I said, “I will no longer shepherd you. Let what is dying die, and let what is going astray go astray; let the rest devour each other’s flesh.” American Standard Version 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. Contemporary English Version Then I said, "I refuse to be your shepherd. Let the sheep that are going to die, go on and die, and those that are going to be destroyed, go on and be destroyed. Then let the others eat one another alive." English Revised Version 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 them which are left eat every one the flesh of another. GOD'S WORD® Translation So I said, "I won't be your shepherd. Let those that are dying die. Let those that are missing stay missing. And let those that are left devour each other." Good News Translation Then I said to the flock, "I will not be your shepherd any longer. Let those die who are to die. Let those be destroyed who are to be destroyed. Those who are left will destroy one another." International Standard Version So I said, "I will no longer be your shepherd. Let those who are about to die perish, and let what is about to be destroyed be destroyed. As for the survivors, let them devour each other." Majority Standard Bible 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.” NET Bible I then said, "I will not shepherd you. What is to die, let it die, and what is to be eradicated, let it be eradicated. As for those who survive, let them eat each other's flesh!" New Heart English Bible Then I said, "I will not feed you. That which dies, let it die; and that which is to be cut off, let it be cut off; and let those who are left eat each other's flesh." Webster's Bible Translation 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 the rest eat, every one the flesh of another. World English Bible Then I said, “I will not feed you. That which dies, let it die; and that which is to be cut off, let it be cut off; and let those who are left eat each other’s flesh.” Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionAnd I say, “I do not feed you, the dying, let die; and the cut off, let be cut off; and the remaining ones, let each eat the flesh of its neighbor.” Young's Literal Translation And I say, 'I do not feed you, the dying, let die; and the cut off, let be cut off; and the remaining ones, let each eat the flesh of its neighbour.' Smith's Literal Translation And saying, I will not feed you: the dying shall die, and the concealed shall be concealed; and they being left shall eat each the flesh of her neighbor. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleAnd I said: I will not feed you: that which dieth, let it die: and that which is cut off, let it be cut off: and let the rest devour every one the flesh of his neighbour. Catholic Public Domain Version And I said: I will not pasture you. Whatever dies, let it die. And whatever is cut down, let it be cut down. And let the rest of them devour, each one the flesh of his neighbor. New American Bible “I will not shepherd you,” I said. “Whoever is to die shall die; whoever is to be done away with shall be done away with; and those who are left shall devour one another’s flesh.” New Revised Standard Version So I said, “I will not be your shepherd. What is to die, let it die; what is to be destroyed, let it be destroyed; and let those that are left devour the flesh of one another!” Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleThen I said, I will not feed you; that which dies, let it die; and that which is to be lost, let it be lost; and let the rest eat every one the flesh of another. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated And I said: ”I shall not feed you so that the dead will die and the lost will be destroyed, and she who remains would eat the flesh of her companions!” OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917Then 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.' Brenton Septuagint Translation 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. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context The Doomed Flock…8And in one month I dismissed three shepherds. My soul grew impatient with the flock, and their souls also detested me. 9Then 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.” Cross References Ezekiel 34:10 This is what the Lord GOD says: ‘Behold, I am against the shepherds, and I will demand from them My flock and remove them from tending the flock, so that they can no longer feed themselves. For I will deliver My flock from their mouths, and it will no longer be food for them.’ Jeremiah 23:1-2 “Woe to the shepherds who destroy and scatter the sheep of My pasture!” declares the LORD. / Therefore this is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says about the shepherds who tend My people: “You have scattered My flock and driven them away, and have not attended to them. Behold, I will attend to you for the evil of your deeds, declares the LORD. Isaiah 56:11-12 Like ravenous dogs, they are never satisfied. They are shepherds with no discernment; they all turn to their own way, each one seeking his own gain: / “Come, let me get the wine, let us imbibe the strong drink, and tomorrow will be like today, only far better!” Hosea 4:17 Ephraim is joined to idols; leave him alone! Jeremiah 15:1-2 Then the LORD said to me: “Even if Moses and Samuel should stand before Me, My heart would not go out to this people. Send them from My presence, and let them go! / If 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.’ Ezekiel 34:4-5 You have not strengthened the weak, healed the sick, bound up the injured, brought back the strays, or searched for the lost. Instead, you have ruled them with violence and cruelty. / They were scattered for lack of a shepherd, and when they were scattered they became food for all the wild beasts. Jeremiah 13:14 I will smash them against one another, fathers and sons alike, declares the LORD. I will allow no mercy or pity or compassion to keep Me from destroying them.’” Isaiah 6:9-10 And He replied: “Go and tell this people, ‘Be ever hearing, but never understanding; be ever seeing, but never perceiving.’ / Make the hearts of this people calloused; deafen their ears and close their eyes. Otherwise they might see with their eyes, hear with their ears, understand with their hearts, and turn and be healed.” Hosea 9:12 Even if they raise their children, I will bereave them of each one. Yes, woe be to them when I turn away from them! Jeremiah 14:10-12 This is what the LORD says about this people: “Truly they love to wander; they have not restrained their feet. So the LORD does not accept them; He will now remember their iniquity and punish them for their sins.” / Then the LORD said to me, “Do not pray for the well-being of this people. / Although they may fast, I will not listen to their cry; although they may offer burnt offerings and grain offerings, I will not accept them. Instead, I will finish them off by sword and famine and plague.” Matthew 23:37-38 O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, who kills the prophets and stones those sent to her, how often I have longed to gather your children together, as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, but you were unwilling! / Look, your house is left to you desolate. John 10:12-13 The hired hand is not the shepherd, and the sheep are not his own. When he sees the wolf coming, he abandons the sheep and runs away. Then the wolf pounces on them and scatters the flock. / The man runs away because he is a hired servant and is unconcerned for the sheep. Matthew 15:14 Disregard them! They are blind guides. If a blind man leads a blind man, both will fall into a pit.” Romans 11:8 as it is written: “God gave them a spirit of stupor, eyes that could not see, and ears that could not hear, to this very day.” Luke 19:41-44 As Jesus approached Jerusalem and saw the city, He wept over it / and said, “If only you had known on this day what would bring you peace! But now it is hidden from your eyes. / For the days will come upon you when your enemies will barricade you and surround you and hem you in on every side. ... Treasury of Scripture Then said I, I will not feed you: that that dies, 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. I will. Jeremiah 23:33,39 And when this people, or the prophet, or a priest, shall ask thee, saying, What is the burden of the LORD? thou shalt then say unto them, What burden? I will even forsake you, saith the LORD… Matthew 13:10,11 And the disciples came, and said unto him, Why speakest thou unto them in parables? … Matthew 21:43 Therefore say I unto you, The kingdom of God shall be taken from you, and given to a nation bringing forth the fruits thereof. that that dieth. Psalm 69:22-28 Let their table become a snare before them: and that which should have been for their welfare, let it become a trap… Jeremiah 15:2,3 And it shall come to pass, if they say unto thee, Whither shall we go forth? then thou shalt tell them, Thus saith the LORD; Such as are for death, to death; and such as are for the sword, to the sword; and such as are for the famine, to the famine; and such as are for the captivity, to the captivity… Jeremiah 43:11 And when he cometh, he shall smite the land of Egypt, and deliver such as are for death to death; and such as are for captivity to captivity; and such as are for the sword to the sword. and let. Deuteronomy 28:53-56 And thou shalt eat the fruit of thine own body, the flesh of thy sons and of thy daughters, which the LORD thy God hath given thee, in the siege, and in the straitness, wherewith thine enemies shall distress thee: … Isaiah 9:19-21 Through the wrath of the LORD of hosts is the land darkened, and the people shall be as the fuel of the fire: no man shall spare his brother… Jeremiah 19:9 And I will cause them to eat the flesh of their sons and the flesh of their daughters, and they shall eat every one the flesh of his friend in the siege and straitness, wherewith their enemies, and they that seek their lives, shall straiten them. another. Jump to Previous Annihilated Another's Care Cut Death Destroyed Devour Die Dies Dieth Dying Eat Feed Flesh Food Left Neighbour Ones Other's Pasture Perisheth Perishing Remaining Rest ShepherdJump to Next Annihilated Another's Care Cut Death Destroyed Devour Die Dies Dieth Dying Eat Feed Flesh Food Left Neighbour Ones Other's Pasture Perisheth Perishing Remaining Rest ShepherdZechariah 11 1. The destruction of Jerusalem.3. The elect being cared for, the rest are rejected. 10. The staves of Beauty and Bands broken by the rejection of Christ. 15. The type and curse of a foolish shepherd. Then I said This phrase marks a pivotal moment in the narrative, where the prophet Zechariah, speaking on behalf of God, makes a decisive declaration. The Hebrew root for "said" is "אָמַר" (amar), which often conveys not just speaking but a firm declaration or command. This indicates the seriousness and finality of the message being delivered. In the context of Zechariah, a book filled with visions and symbolic acts, this statement underscores a transition from divine patience to judgment. I will no longer shepherd you Let the dying die and the perishing perish let the rest devour one another’s flesh Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew Then I said,וָאֹמַ֕ר (wā·’ō·mar) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular Strong's 559: To utter, say “I will no longer לֹ֥א (lō) Adverb - Negative particle Strong's 3808: Not, no shepherd you. אֶרְעֶ֖ה (’er·‘eh) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular Strong's 7462: To tend a, flock, pasture it, in, to graze, to rule, to associate with Let the dying הַמֵּתָ֣ה (ham·mê·ṯāh) Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - feminine singular Strong's 4191: To die, to kill die, תָמ֗וּת (ṯā·mūṯ) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular Strong's 4191: To die, to kill and the perishing וְהַנִּכְחֶ֙דֶת֙ (wə·han·niḵ·ḥe·ḏeṯ) Conjunctive waw, Article | Verb - Nifal - Participle - feminine singular Strong's 3582: To secrete, by act, word, to destroy perish; תִּכָּחֵ֔ד (tik·kā·ḥêḏ) Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular Strong's 3582: To secrete, by act, word, to destroy let the rest וְהַ֨נִּשְׁאָר֔וֹת (wə·han·niš·’ā·rō·wṯ) Conjunctive waw, Article | Verb - Nifal - Participle - feminine plural Strong's 7604: To swell up, be, redundant devour תֹּאכַ֕לְנָה (tō·ḵal·nāh) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine plural Strong's 398: To eat one אִשָּׁ֖ה (’iš·šāh) Noun - feminine singular Strong's 802: Woman, wife, female another's רְעוּתָֽהּ׃ (rə·‘ū·ṯāh) Noun - feminine singular construct | third person feminine singular Strong's 7468: A female associate, an additional one flesh.” בְּשַׂ֥ר (bə·śar) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 1320: Flesh, body, person, the pudenda of a, man Links Zechariah 11:9 NIVZechariah 11:9 NLT Zechariah 11:9 ESV Zechariah 11:9 NASB Zechariah 11:9 KJV Zechariah 11:9 BibleApps.com Zechariah 11:9 Biblia Paralela Zechariah 11:9 Chinese Bible Zechariah 11:9 French Bible Zechariah 11:9 Catholic Bible OT Prophets: Zechariah 11:9 Then I said I will not feed (Zech. 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