Chapter 11

Open³ thy doors, O Lebanon, that the fire may devour⁴ thy cedars.

Howl,⁵⁴ fir tree; for the cedar is fallen;¹ because the mighty are spoiled:²⁷ howl,⁵⁴ O ye oaks of Bashan; for the forest of the vintage ^{1219 7} is come down.¹

[There is] a voice of the howling of the shepherds;⁶ for their glory is spoiled:²⁷ a voice of the roaring of young lions; for the pride of Jordan is spoiled.²⁷

Thus saith¹ the LORD my God; Feed³ the flock of the slaughter;

Whose possessors⁶ slay⁴ them, and hold themselves not guilty:⁴ and they that sell⁶ them say,⁴ Blessed⁷ [be] the LORD; for I am rich:⁵⁵ and their own shepherds⁶ pity⁴ them not.

For I will no more pity⁴ the inhabitants⁶ of the land, saith⁷ the LORD: but, lo, I will deliver⁵⁶ the men every one into his neighbour's hand, and into the hand of his king: and they shall smite¹⁴ the land, and out of their hand I will not deliver⁵⁵ [them].

And I will feed⁴ the flock of slaughter, [even] you, O poor of the flock. And I took⁴ unto me two staves; the one I called¹ Beauty, and the other I called¹ Bands;⁶ and I fed⁴ the flock.

Three shepherds⁶ also I cut off⁵⁵ in one month; and my soul lothed⁴ them, and their soul also abhorred¹ me.

Then said⁴ I, I will not feed⁴ you: that that dieth,⁵ let it die;⁴ and that that is to be cut off,¹² let it be cut off;¹¹ and let the rest¹² eat⁴ every one the flesh of another.

And I took⁴ my staff, [even] Beauty, and cut it asunder,⁴ that I might break⁵³ my covenant which I had made¹ with all the people.

And it was broken⁹³ in that day: and so the poor of the flock that waited⁶ upon me knew⁴ that it [was] the word of the LORD.

And I said⁴ unto them, If ye think good, give³ [me] my price; and if not, forbear.³ So they weighed⁴ for my price thirty [pieces] of silver.

And the LORD said⁴ unto me, Cast⁵⁴ it unto the potter:⁶ a goodly price that I was prised¹ at of them. And I took⁴ the thirty [pieces] of silver, and cast⁵⁵ them to the potter⁶ in the house of the LORD.

Then I cut asunder⁴ mine other staff, [even] Bands,⁶ that I might break⁵³ the brotherhood between Judah and Israel.

And the LORD said⁴ unto me, Take³ unto thee yet the instruments of a foolish shepherd.⁶

For, lo, I will raise up⁵⁶ a shepherd⁶ in the land, [which] shall not visit⁴ those that be cut off,¹² neither shall seek¹⁷ the young one, nor heal¹⁷ that that is broken,¹² nor feed⁴⁶ that that standeth¹² still: but he shall eat⁴ the flesh of the fat, and tear their claws in pieces.¹⁷

Woe to the idol shepherd that leaveth⁶ the flock! the sword [shall be] upon his arm, and upon his right eye: his arm shall be clean² dried up,⁴ and his right eye shall be utterly² darkened.⁴