Study it in the app““Against the shepherds my anger has burned, and the male goats I will call to account; for YHWH Tsevaot has attended to his flock, the house of Judah, and will make them like his horse of majesty in battle.”
“Againstעַלthe shepherdsהָרֹעִיםmy angerאַפִּיhas burned,חָרָהandוְthe male goatsעַל הָעַתּוּדִיםI will call to account;אֶפְקוֹדforכִּיYHWHיְהוָהTsevaotצְבָאוֹתhas attended toפָקַדhis flock,עֶדְרוֹthe houseבֵּיתof Judah,יְהוּדָהand will makeוְשָׂםthemאוֹתָםlike his horseכְּסוּסof majestyהוֹדוֹin battle.בַּמִּלְחָמָה
shepherd
One who looks after sheep; or one who leads a people, like YHWH.
Where else “roim” appearsanger
The rage of one who snorts; the "long of nose" is slow to become angry.
Where else “api” appearsburn
For YHWH's anger to be kindled like a fire against someone.
Where else “chara” appearsleader
A leader or chief, so called after the male that goes before the flock.
Where else “atudim” appearspunish
To call to account, punish.
Where else “efkod” appearsYHWH
The personal name of the God of Israel, written in Hebrew with four letters, Y-H-W-H, without vowels. Out of reverence Jews stopped pronouncing it and read "Adonai" (Lord), so many Bibles put "the LORD" or "Jehovah". This translation keeps the four letters. The name is related to the verb "to be" (Exodus 3:14-15). He is not a god other than Elohim: "YHWH Elohim" is the same Creator God, called by his name.
Where else “yehva” appearsTsevaot
A name of God: the one who commands the armies of heaven and earth.
Where else “tsevaot” appearsherd, flock
Herd, flock, drove.
Where else “edr” appearsdynasty
Someone's descendants: "the house of David".
Where else “bet” appearsJudah
Judah, the fourth son of Jacob and Leah; also the tribe that came from him and its land, and later the southern kingdom; King David came from it. The name sounds like "give thanks". Borne also by other Israelites.
Where else “yehuda” appearsmake
To turn something into another: "I will turn him into a nation".
Where else “sam” appearshorse
A war and draft animal that pulls chariots, or the one who rides it.
Where else “sus” appearsmajesty, splendor
Majesty, splendor: the dignity and authority seen in someone.
Where else “hod” appearswar, battle
War, battle.
Where else “milchama” appearsMale goats: an image of the leaders, those who go before the flock (as Isaiah 14:9).
2For the teraphim have spoken wickedness, and the diviners have seen a lie, and they speak dreams of falsehood; they comfort with emptiness. Therefore they have set out like sheep; they wander afflicted because there is no shepherd.
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4From him the cornerstone, from him the tent peg, from him the bow of war; from him will come out every ruler, together.
