Zechariah 11:16

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 meat of the fat sheep, and will tear their hoofs in pieces.

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WEBBE

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 meat of the fat sheep, and will tear their hoofs in pieces.

BSB

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.

KJV

For, lo, 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 standeth still: but he shall eat the flesh of the fat, and tear their claws in pieces.

ASV

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.

BBE

For see, I will put a sheep-keeper over the land, who will have no care for that which is cut off, and will not go in search of the wanderers, or make well what is broken, and he will not give food to that which is ill, but he will take for his food the flesh of the fat, and let their feet be broken.

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כִּי ki for H3588 הִנֵּה־ hi·neh- here H2009 אָנֹכִי 'a·no·khi I H595 מֵקִים me·kim [am] about to raise up H6965 רֹעֶה ro·'eh a shepherd H7462 בָּאָרֶץ ba·'a·retz in the land H776 הַנִּכְחָדוֹת ha·nikh·cha·dot those [which] are being destroyed H3582 לֹא־ lo'- not H3808 יִפְקֹד yif·kod he will visit H6485 הַנַּעַר ha·na·'ar the young man H5289 לֹא־ lo'- not H3808 יְבַקֵּשׁ ye·va·kesh he will seek H1245 וְהַנִּשְׁבֶּרֶת ve·ha·nish·be·ret and the [one which] is maimed H7665 לֹא lo' not H3808 יְרַפֵּא ye·ra·pe' he will heal H7495 הַנִּצָּבָה ha·ni·tza·vah the [one which] stands firm H5324 לֹא lo' not H3808 יְכַלְכֵּל ye·khal·kel he will sustain H3557 וּבְשַׂר u·ve·sar and [the] flesh of H1320 הַבְּרִיאָה ha·be·ri·'ah the fat [sheep] H1277 יֹאכַל yo·khal he will eat H398 וּפַרְסֵיהֶן u·far·sei·hen and hooves their H6541 יְפָרֵק ס ye·fa·rek he will tear off H6561

Commentary

Matthew Henry · Verses 15–17

God, having showed the misery of this people in their being justly left by the Good Shepherd, shows their further misery in being abused by foolish shepherds. The description suits the character Christ gives of the scribes and Pharisees. They never do any thing to support the weak, or comfort the feeble-minded; but seek their own ease, while they are barbarous to the flock. The idol shepherd has the garb and appearance of a shepherd, receives submission, and is supported at much expense; but he leaves the flock to perish through neglect, or leads them to ruin by his example. This suits many in different churches and nations, but the warning had an awful fulfilment in the Jewish teachers. And while such deceive others to their ruin, they will themselves have the deepest condemnation.

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Cross-references: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. Hebrew and Greek data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. Library: sources.