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Zechariah 11:17

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17“Woe, my worthless shepherd

who deserts the flock!w

May a sword fall on his arm

and on his right eye!x

May his arm wither completely

and his right eyey be utterly blinded!”

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Footnotes

  1. wThe Hebrew term refers collectively to both sheep and goats (small livestock animals)
  2. xLiterally “the eye of his right”
  3. yLiterally “the eye of his right”

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

“Woe to my worthless shepherd,

who deserts the flock!

May the sword strike his arm

and his right eye!

Let his arm be wholly withered,

his right eye utterly blinded!”

NIVNew International Version (2011)

“Woe to the worthless shepherd,

who deserts the flock!

May the sword strike his arm and his right eye!

May his arm be completely withered,

his right eye totally blinded!”

CSBChristian Standard Bible

Woe to the worthless shepherd

who deserts the flock!

May a sword strike his arm

and his right eye!

May his arm wither away

and his right eye go completely blind!”

NLTNew Living Translation

“What sorrow awaits this worthless shepherd

who abandons the flock!

The sword will cut his arm

and pierce his right eye.

His arm will become useless,

and his right eye completely blind.”

KJV 1900King James Version

Woe to the idol shepherd that leaveth the flock!

The sword shall be upon his arm, and upon his right eye:

His arm shall be clean dried up,

And his right eye shall be utterly darkened.