Woeהוֹיto the shepherdרֹעִיwho is worth nothing,הָאֱלִילwho abandonsעֹזְבִיthe sheep!הַצֹּאןA swordחֶרֶבonעַלhis armזְרוֹעוֹand onוְעַלhis rightיְמִינוֹeye;עֵיןhis armזְרֹעוֹwill completelyיָבוֹשׁwither,תִּיבָשׁand his rightיְמִינוֹeyeוְעֵיןwill utterlyכָּהֹהgrow dim.”תִכְהֶה
Zechariah 11:17
Study it in the app“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.””
With the Hebrew beneath
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.
17 · This verse (above)