Zechariah 11:9
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
Then I said,וָאֹמַ֕ר
(va·'o·mar)
559: to utter, saya prim. root
"I will not pastureאֶרְעֶ֖ה
(er·'eh)
7462a: to pasture, tend, grazea prim. root
you. What is to die,הַמֵּתָ֣ה
(ham·me·tah)
4191: to diea prim. root
let it die,תָמ֗וּת
(ta·mut)
4191: to diea prim. root
and what is to be annihilated,וְהַנִּכְחֶ֙דֶת֙
(ve·han·nich·che·det)
3582: to hidea prim. root
let it be annihilated;תִּכָּחֵ֔ד
(tik·ka·ched,)
3582: to hidea prim. root
and let those who are leftוְהַ֨נִּשְׁאָרֹ֔ות
(ve·han·nish·'a·ro·vt,)
7604: to remain, be left overa prim. root
eatתֹּאכַ֕לְנָה
(to·chal·nah)
398: to eata prim. root
oneאִשָּׁ֖ה
(i·shah)
802: woman, wife, femalefrom an unused word
another'sרְעוּתָֽהּ׃
(re·'u·tah.)
7468: fellow (woman)from raah
flesh."בְּשַׂ֥ר
(be·sar)
1320: fleshfrom basar


















KJV Lexicon
Then said
'amar  (aw-mar')
to say (used with great latitude)
I I will not feed
ra`ah  (raw-aw')
to tend a flock; i.e. pasture it; intransitively, to graze; generally to rule; by extension, to associate with (as a friend)
you that that dieth
muwth  (mooth)
causatively, to kill
let it die
muwth  (mooth)
causatively, to kill
and that that is to be cut off
kachad  (kaw-khad')
to secrete, by act or word; hence (intensively) to destroy -- conceal, cut down (off), desolate, hide.
let it be cut off
kachad  (kaw-khad')
to secrete, by act or word; hence (intensively) to destroy -- conceal, cut down (off), desolate, hide.
and let the rest
sha'ar  (shaw-ar')
to swell up, i.e. be (causatively, make) redundant -- leave, (be) left, let, remain, remnant, reserve, the rest.
eat
'akal  (aw-kal')
to eat -- at all, burn up, consume, devour(-er, up), dine, eat(-er, up), feed (with), food, freely, in...wise(-deed, plenty), (lay) meat, quite.
every one
'ishshah  (ish-shaw')
irregular plural, nashiym {naw-sheem'}; a woman
the flesh
basar  (baw-sawr')
flesh (from its freshness); by extension, body, person; also (by euphem.) the pudenda of a man -- body, (fat, lean) flesh(-ed), kin, (man-)kind, + nakedness, self, skin.
of another
r`uwth  (reh-ooth')
a female associate; generally an additional one -- another, mate, neighbour.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
Then I said, "I will not pasture you. What is to die, let it die, and what is to be annihilated, let it be annihilated; and let those who are left eat one another's flesh."

King James Bible
Then said I, I will not feed you: that that dieth, let it die; and that that is to be cut off, let it be cut off; and let the rest eat every one the flesh of another.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Then I said, "I will no longer shepherd you. Let what is dying die, and let what is going astray go astray; let the rest devour each other's flesh."

International Standard Version
So I said, "I will no longer be your shepherd. Let those who are about to die perish, and let what is about to be destroyed be destroyed. As for the survivors, let them devour each other."

NET Bible
I then said, "I will not shepherd you. What is to die, let it die, and what is to be eradicated, let it be eradicated. As for those who survive, let them eat each other's flesh!"

GOD'S WORD® Translation
So I said, "I won't be your shepherd. Let those that are dying die. Let those that are missing stay missing. And let those that are left devour each other."

King James 2000 Bible
Then said I, I will not feed you: that that dies, let it die; and that which is to be cut off, let it be cut off; and let the rest eat every one the flesh of another.
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