Zechariah 11:5

“whose buyers kill them and are not held guilty; and their sellers say, ‘Blessed be YHWH, and I have become rich’; and their shepherds do not have compassion on them.”

Zechariah 11:5 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Zechariah 11:5, word by word

whose buyersקֹנֵיkone

buy

To give silver in order to become the owner of something.

Where else “kone” appears
kill themיַהֲרְגֻyahargu

kill

Kill, slay.

Where else “yahargu” appears
held guiltyיֶאְשָׁמוּyeshamu

be guilty

Be guilty; bear the guilt of something, and so suffer its punishment.

Where else “yeshamu” appears
and their sellersמֹכְרֵיmochre

sell

To give something or someone to another in exchange for payment.

Where else “mochre” appears
sayיֹאמַרyomar

say

To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.

Where else “yomar” appears
‘Blessed beבָּרוּךְbaruch

praise

To praise God: "blessed be YHWH".

Where else “baruch” appears
YHWHיְהוָהyehva

YHWH

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” appears
and I have become rich’אעְשִׁרshir

make rich, become rich

Make rich; grow rich.

Where else “shir” appears
and their shepherdsרֹעֵיroe

shepherd

One who looks after sheep; or one who leads a people, like YHWH.

Where else “roe” appears
have compassionיַחְמוֹלyachmol

have pity, spare

Feel pity, want to save someone; spare.

Where else “yachmol” appears

The context

4Thus says YHWH my Elohim: “Shepherd the sheep of slaughter,

5 · This verse (above)

6For I will no longer have compassion on the inhabitants of the land, declares YHWH; and look, I am handing over human beings, each into the hand of his neighbor and into the hand of his king; and they will crush the land, and I will not deliver them from their hand.”

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