Zechariah 11:17

“Woe to the shepherd who is worth nothing, who abandons the sheep! A sword on his arm and on his right eye; his arm will completely wither, and his right eye will utterly grow dim.””

Zechariah 11:17 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Zechariah 11:17, word by word

Woeהוֹיhoy

woe

A cry of grief for the dead or a warning of disaster.

Where else “hoy” appears
to the shepherdרֹעִיroi

shepherd

Shepherd, one who tends the flock.

Where else “roi” appears
who is worth nothingאֱלִילelil

worthless thing

Something good for nothing, worthless.

Where else “elil” appears
who abandonsעֹזְבִיozvi

forsake

To turn one's back on YHWH, someone or a place.

Where else “ozvi” appears
the sheepצֹּאןtson

flock

A flock of sheep and goats.

Where else “tson” appears
A swordחֶרֶבcherev

sword

A sword; or war.

Where else “cherev” appears
his armזְרוֹעzero

arm

The limb between shoulder and hand; in an animal, the shoulder.

Where else “zero” appears
his rightיְמִינyemin

right side

The right side.

Where else “yemin” appears
eyeעֵיןen

eye

The organ with which one sees; so "lift the eyes" means to look.

Where else “en” appears
will completelyיָבוֹשׁyavosh

dry up

To lose water or moisture and become parched or withered.

Where else “yavosh” appears
will utterlyכָּהֹהkaho

grow dim

To fade: sight, courage or a flame.

Where else “kaho” appears

The context

16For look, I am raising up a shepherd in the land; those that are disappearing he will not attend to, the straying he will not seek, and the broken he will not heal, the one that stands he will not sustain; but the flesh of the fat he will eat, and their hooves he will tear off.

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