Zechariah 11:9

“And I said, “I will not shepherd you; what is dying, let it die; and what is disappearing, let it disappear; and those that are left, let them devour each the flesh of her companion.””

Zechariah 11:9 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Zechariah 11:9, word by word

And I saidאֹמַרomar

say

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

Where else “omar” appears
shepherdאֶרְעֶהere

shepherd

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

Where else “ere” appears
what is dyingמֵּתָהmeta

die

To cease living; also, one who has ceased living.

Where else “meta” appears
and what is disappearingנִּכְחֶדֶתnichchedet

wipe out

To erase, destroy.

Where else “nichchedet” appears
and those that are leftנִּשְׁאָרוֹתnisharot

remain

To remain, what is left.

Where else “nisharot” appears
let them devourתֹּאכַלְנָהtochalna

devour

Literally "eat": to destroy something, as fire burns everything up.

Where else “tochalna” appears
eachאִשָּׁהisha

each

Literally "woman": all of them, taken separately.

Where else “isha” appears
the fleshבְּשַׂרbesar

flesh

The body of a person or animal, the soft part covering the bones.

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of her companionרְעוּתָreuta

neighbor (woman)

Neighbor, companion (woman); "one another".

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The context

8And I made disappear the three shepherds in one month; and my soul grew impatient with them, and their soul also loathed me.

9 · This verse (above)

10And I took my staff Pleasantness and cut it, to break my covenant that I had made with all the peoples.

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