Open,פְּתַחLebanon,לְבָנוֹןyour doors,דְּלָתֶיךָand let fireוְ אֵשׁdevourתֹאכַלyour cedars.בַּאֲרָזֶיךָ
Wail,הֵילֵלcypress,בְּרוֹשׁforכִּיthe cedarאֶרֶזhas fallen,נָפַלbecauseאֲשֶׁרthe noblesאַדִּרִיםhave been devastated.שֻׁדָּדוּWail,הֵילִילוּoaksאַלּוֹנֵיof Bashan,בָשָׁןforכִּיthe impenetrableהַבָּצִירforestיַעַרhas come down.יָרַד
The soundקוֹלof the wailingיִלְלַתof the shepherds,הָרֹעִיםforכִּיtheir splendorאַדַּרְתָּםhas been devastated;שֻׁדְּדָהthe soundקוֹלof the roaringשַׁאֲגַתof young lions,כְּפִירִיםforכִּיthe thicketגְּאוֹןof the Jordanהַיַּרְדֵּןhas been devastated.שֻׁדַּד
ThusכֹּהsaysאָמַרYHWHיְהוָהmy Elohim:אֱלֹהָי“Shepherdרְעֵהthe sheepצֹאןof slaughter,הַהֲרֵגָה
whose buyersאֲשֶׁר קֹנֵיהֶןkill themיַהֲרְגֻןand are notוְלֹאheld guilty;יֶאְשָׁמוּand their sellersוּמֹכְרֵיהֶןsay,יֹאמַר‘Blessed beבָּרוּךְYHWH,יְהוָהand I have become rich’;וַאעְשִׁרand their shepherdsוְרֹעֵיהֶםdo notלֹאhave compassionיַחְמוֹלon them.עֲלֵיהֶן
ForכִּיI will noלֹאlongerעוֹדhave compassionאֶחְמוֹלonעַלthe inhabitantsיֹשְׁבֵיof the land,הָאָרֶץdeclaresנְאֻםYHWH;יְהוָהand look,וְהִנֵּהIאָנֹכִיam handing overמַמְצִיאhuman beings,הָאָדָםeachאִישׁinto the handבְּיַדof his neighborרֵעֵהוּand into the handוּבְיַדof his king;מַלְכּוֹand they will crushוְכִתְּתוּthe land,הָאָרֶץand I will notוְלֹאdeliver themאַצִּילfrom their hand.”מִיָּדָם
So I shepherdedוָאֶרְעֶהthe sheepצֹאןof slaughter,הַהֲרֵגָהtherefore,לָכֵןthe afflictedעֲנִיֵּיof the flock.הַצֹּאןAnd I tookוָאֶקַּחfor myselfלִיtwoשְׁנֵיstaffs:מַקְלוֹתoneלְאַחַדI calledקָרָאתִיPleasantness,נֹעַםand the otherוּלְאַחַדI calledקָרָאתִיBonds;חֹבְלִיםand I shepherdedוָאֶרְעֶהthe sheep.הַצֹּאן
And I made disappearוָאַכְחִדthe threeשְׁלֹשֶׁתshepherdsהָרֹעִיםin oneבְּ אֶחָדmonth;יֶרַחand my soulוַ נַפְשִׁיgrew impatientתִּקְצַרwith them,בָּהֶםand their soulוְ נַפְשָׁםalsoגַםloathedבָּחֲלָהme.בִי
And I said,וָאֹמַר“I will notלֹאshepherdאֶרְעֶהyou;אֶתְכֶםwhat is dying,הַמֵּתָהlet it die;תָמוּתand what is disappearing,וְהַנִּכְחֶדֶתlet it disappear;תִּכָּחֵדand those that are left,וְהַנִּשְׁאָרוֹתlet them devourתֹּאכַלְנָהeachאִשָּׁהthe fleshבְּשַׂרof her companion.”רְעוּתָהּ
And I tookוָאֶקַּחmy staffמַקְלִיPleasantnessנֹעַםand cutוָאֶגְדַּעit,אֹתוֹto breakלְהָפֵירmy covenantבְּרִיתִיthatאֲשֶׁרI had madeכָּרַתִּיwithאֶתallכָּלthe peoples.הָעַמִּים
And it was brokenוַתֻּפַרon that day;בַּיּוֹם הַהוּאand soוַ כֵןthe afflictedעֲנִיֵּיof the flockהַצֹּאןwho were watchingהַשֹּׁמְרִיםmeאֹתִיknewיֵּדְעוּthatכִּיitהוּאwas the wordדְבַרof YHWH.יְהוָה
And I saidוָאֹמַרto them,אֲלֵיהֶם“Ifאִםit is goodטוֹבin your eyes,בְּעֵינֵיכֶםgive meהָבוּmy wages;שְׂכָרִיand ifוְאִםnot,לֹאleave it.”חֲדָלוּAnd they weighed outוַיִּשְׁקְלוּmy wages:שְׂכָרִיthirtyשְׁלֹשִׁיםpieces of silver.כָּסֶף
And YHWHוַ יְהוָהsaidיֹּאמֶרto me,אֵלַי“Throw itהַשְׁלִיכֵהוּtoאֶלthe potter,הַיּוֹצֵרthe magnificentאֶדֶרpriceהַיְקָרat whichאֲשֶׁרI was valuedיָקַרְתִּיby them.”מֵעֲלֵיהֶםAnd I tookוָאֶקְחָהthe thirtyשְׁלֹשִׁיםpieces of silverהַכֶּסֶףand threwוָאַשְׁלִיךְthemאֹתוֹinto the houseבֵּיתof YHWH,יְהוָהtoאֶלthe potter.הַיּוֹצֵר
And I cutוָאֶגְדַּעmy secondי הַשֵּׁנִיstaff,מַקְלִBonds,הַחֹבְלִיםto breakלְהָפֵרthe brotherhoodהָאַחֲוָהbetweenבֵּיןJudahיְהוּדָהand Israel.וּבֵין יִשְׂרָאֵל
And YHWHוַ יְהוָהsaidיֹּאמֶרto me,אֵלָי“Takeקַחfor yourselfלְךָonce moreעוֹדthe equipmentכְּלִיof a foolishאֱוִלִיshepherd.רֹעֶה
Forכִּיlook,הִנֵּהIאָנֹכִיam raising upמֵקִיםa shepherdרֹעֶהin the land;בָּאָרֶץthose that are disappearingהַנִּכְחָדוֹתhe will notלֹאattend to,יִפְקֹדthe strayingהַנַּעַרhe will notלֹאseek,יְבַקֵּשׁand the brokenוְהַנִּשְׁבֶּרֶתhe will notלֹאheal,יְרַפֵּאthe one that standsהַנִּצָּבָהhe will notלֹאsustain;יְכַלְכֵּלbut the fleshוּבְשַׂרof the fatהַבְּרִיאָהhe will eat,יֹאכַלand their hoovesוּפַרְסֵיהֶןhe will tear off.יְפָרֵק
Woeהוֹיto the shepherdרֹעִיwho is worth nothing,הָאֱלִילwho abandonsעֹזְבִיthe sheep!הַצֹּאןA swordחֶרֶבonעַלhis armזְרוֹעוֹand onוְעַלhis rightיְמִינוֹeye;עֵיןhis armזְרֹעוֹwill completelyיָבוֹשׁwither,תִּיבָשׁand his rightיְמִינוֹeyeוְעֵיןwill utterlyכָּהֹהgrow dim.”תִכְהֶה