Zechariah 11:16
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For behold I will raise up a shepherd in the land, who shall not visit what is forsaken, nor seek what is scattered, nor heal what is broken, nor nourish that which standeth, and he shall eat the flesh of the fat ones, and break their hoofs.

which.

Jeremiah 23:2,22 Therefore thus saith the Lord the God of Israel to the pastors that feed my people: You have scattered my flock, and driven them away, and have not visited them: behold I will visit upon you for the evil of your doings, saith the Lord. . . .

Ezekiel 34:2-6,16 Son of man, prophesy concerning the shepherds of Israel: prophesy, and say to the shepherds: Thus saith the Lord God: Woe to the shepherds of Israel, that fed themselves: should not the flocks be fed by the shepherds? . . .

Matthew 23:2-4,13-29 Saying: The scribes and the Pharisees have sitten on the chair of Moses. . . .

Luke 12:45,46 But if that servant shall say in his heart: My Lord is long a coming; and shall begin to strike the men-servants and maid-servants, and to eat and to drink and be drunk: . . .

John 10:12,13 But the hireling and he that is not the shepherd, whose own the sheep are not, seeth the wolf coming and leaveth the sheep and flieth: and the wolf casteth and scattereth the sheep, . . .

cut off.

Genesis 33:13 And Jacob said: My lord, thou knowest that I have with me tender children, and sheep, and kine with young: which if I should cause to be overdriven, in one day all the flocks will die.

1 Samuel 17:34,35 And David said to Saul: Thy servant kept his father's sheep, and there came a lion, or a bear, and took a ram out of the midst of the flock: . . .

Isaiah 40:11 He shall feed his flock like a shepherd: he shall gather together the lambs with his arm, and shall take them up in his bosom, and he himself shall carry them that are with young.

feed.

Genesis 31:38 Have I, therefore, been with thee twenty years? thy ewes and goats were not barren, the rams of thy flocks I did not eat:

Ezekiel 34:10,21 Thus saith the Lord God: Behold I myself come upon the shepherds, I will require my flock at their hand, and I will cause them to cease from feeding the flock any more, neither shall the shepherds feed themselves any more: and I will deliver my flock from their mouth, and it shall no more be meat for them. . . .

John 10:1 Amen, amen, I say to you: He that entereth not by the door into the sheepfold but climbeth up another way, the same is a thief and a robber.

Context
Thirty Pieces of Silver
15And the Lord said to me: Take to thee yet the instruments of a foolish shepherd. 16For behold I will raise up a shepherd in the land, who shall not visit what is forsaken, nor seek what is scattered, nor heal what is broken, nor nourish that which standeth, and he shall eat the flesh of the fat ones, and break their hoofs.17O shepherd, and idol, that forsaketh the flock: the sword upon his arm and upon his right eye: his arm shall quite wither away, and his right eye shall be utterly darkened.…
Cross References
Jeremiah 23:2
Therefore thus saith the Lord the God of Israel to the pastors that feed my people: You have scattered my flock, and driven them away, and have not visited them: behold I will visit upon you for the evil of your doings, saith the Lord.

Ezekiel 34:2
Son of man, prophesy concerning the shepherds of Israel: prophesy, and say to the shepherds: Thus saith the Lord God: Woe to the shepherds of Israel, that fed themselves: should not the flocks be fed by the shepherds?

Ezekiel 34:3
You ate the milk, and you clothed yourselves with the wool, and you killed that which was fat: but my flock you did not feed.

Ezekiel 34:4
The weak you have not strengthened, and that which was sick you have not healed, that which was broken you have not bound up, and that which was driven away you have not brought again, neither have you sought that which was lost: but you ruled over them with rigour, and with a high hand.

Lexicon
For
כִּ֣י (kî)
Conjunction
Strong's Hebrew 3588: A relative conjunction

behold,
הִנֵּֽה־ (hin·nêh-)
Interjection
Strong's Hebrew 2009: Lo! behold!

I
אָנֹכִי֩ (’ā·nō·ḵî)
Pronoun - first person common singular
Strong's Hebrew 595: I

will raise up
מֵקִ֨ים (mê·qîm)
Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 6965: To arise, stand up, stand

a shepherd
רֹעֶ֜ה (rō·‘eh)
Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 7462: To tend a, flock, pasture it, in, to graze, to rule, to associate with

in the land
בָּאָ֗רֶץ (bā·’ā·reṣ)
Preposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 776: Earth, land

who will neither
לֹֽא־ (lō-)
Adverb - Negative particle
Strong's Hebrew 3808: Not, no

care for
יִפְקֹד֙ (yip̄·qōḏ)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 6485: To visit, to oversee, muster, charge, care for, miss, deposit

the lost,
הַנִּכְחָד֤וֹת (han·niḵ·ḥā·ḏō·wṯ)
Article | Verb - Nifal - Participle - feminine plural
Strong's Hebrew 3582: To secrete, by act, word, to destroy

nor
לֹֽא־ (lō-)
Adverb - Negative particle
Strong's Hebrew 3808: Not, no

seek
יְבַקֵּ֔שׁ (yə·ḇaq·qêš)
Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 1245: To search out, to strive after

the young,
הַנַּ֣עַר (han·na·‘ar)
Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 5288: A boy, lad, youth, retainer

nor heal
יְרַפֵּ֑א (yə·rap·pê)
Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 7495: To mend, to cure

the broken,
וְהַנִּשְׁבֶּ֖רֶת (wə·han·niš·be·reṯ)
Conjunctive waw, Article | Verb - Nifal - Participle - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 7665: To break, break in pieces

nor
לֹ֣א (lō)
Adverb - Negative particle
Strong's Hebrew 3808: Not, no

sustain
יְכַלְכֵּ֔ל (yə·ḵal·kêl)
Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3557: To keep in, to measure, to maintain

the healthy,
הַנִּצָּבָה֙ (han·niṣ·ṣā·ḇāh)
Article | Verb - Nifal - Participle - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 5324: To take one's stand, stand

but he will devour
יֹאכַ֔ל (yō·ḵal)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 398: To eat

the flesh
וּבְשַׂ֤ר (ū·ḇə·śar)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's Hebrew 1320: Flesh, body, person, the pudenda of a, man

of the choice [sheep]
הַבְּרִיאָה֙ (hab·bə·rî·’āh)
Article | Adjective - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 1277: Fatted, plump

and tear off
יְפָרֵֽק׃ (yə·p̄ā·rêq)
Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 6561: To break off, crunch, to deliver

their hooves.
וּפַרְסֵיהֶ֖ן (ū·p̄ar·sê·hen)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine plural construct | third person feminine plural
Strong's Hebrew 6541: A claw, split hoof


Additional Translations
For behold, I will raise up a shepherd in the land who will neither care for the lost, nor seek the young, nor heal the broken, nor sustain the healthy, but he will devour the flesh of the choice sheep and tear off their hooves.For, see, I will raise up a shepherd in the land, which shall not visit those that be cut off, neither shall seek the young one, nor heal that that is broken, nor feed that that stands still: but he shall eat the flesh of the fat, and tear their claws in pieces.

For, lo, I will raise up a shepherd in the land, who will not visit those that are cut off, neither will seek those that are scattered, nor heal that which is broken, nor feed that which is sound; but he will eat the flesh of the fat'sheep , and will tear their hoofs in pieces.

For, behold, I will raise up a shepherd against the land: he shall not visit that which is perishing, and he shall not seek that which is scattered, and he shall not heal that which is bruised, nor guide that which is whole: but he shall devour the flesh of the choice ones, and shall dislocate the joints of their necks.

For behold, I will raise up a shepherd in the land, who shall not visit those that are about to perish, neither shall seek that which is strayed away, nor heal that which is wounded, nor feed that which is sound; but he will eat the flesh of the fat, and tear their hoofs in pieces.

For, lo, I will raise up a shepherd in the land, which shall not visit those that be cut off, neither shall seek those that be scattered, nor heal that that is broken; neither shall he feed that which is sound, but he shall eat the flesh of the fat, and shall tear their hoofs in pieces.

For lo, I will raise up a shepherd in the land, who shall not visit those that are cut off, neither shall seek the young one, nor heal that which is broken, nor feed that which standeth still: but he shall eat the flesh of the fat, and tear their claws in pieces.

For, behold, I will raise up a shepherd in the land, who will not visit those who are cut off, neither will seek those who are scattered, nor heal that which is broken, nor feed that which is sound; but he will eat the flesh of the fat sheep, and will tear their hoofs in pieces.

For lo, I am raising up a shepherd in the land, The cut off he doth not inspect, The shaken off he doth not seek, And the broken he doth not heal, The standing he doth not sustain, And the flesh of the fat he doth eat, And their hoofs he doth break off.
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