King James Version with Apocrypha
"Three shepherds also I cut off in one month; and my soul lothed them, and their soul also abhorred me."
— Zechariah 11:8, King James Version with Apocrypha
“Three shepherds also I cut off in one month; and my soul lothed them, and their soul also abhorred me.”
“And I cut off the three shepherds in one month; for my soul was weary of them, and their soul also loathed me. ”
“I cut off the three shepherds in one month; for my soul was weary of them, and their soul also loathed me.”
“Next I eradicated the three shepherds in one month, for I ran out of patience with them and, indeed, they detested me as well.”
“And I cut off three shepherds in one month, and my soul was straitened in their regard: for their soul also varied in my regard.”
“And in one month I put an end to the three keepers of the flock; for my soul was tired of them, and their souls were disgusted with me.”
Whose possessors slay them, and hold themselves not guilty: and they that sell them say, Blessed be the Lord; for I am rich: and their own shepherds pity them not.
For I will no more pity the inhabitants of the land, saith the Lord: but, lo, I will deliver the men every one into his neighbour’s hand, and into the hand of his king: and they shall smite the land, and out of their hand I will not deliver them.
And I will feed the flock of slaughter, even you, O poor of the flock. And I took unto me two staves; the one I called Beauty, and the other I called Bands; and I fed the flock.
Three shepherds also I cut off in one month; and my soul lothed them, and their soul also abhorred me.
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.
And I took my staff, even Beauty, and cut it asunder, that I might break my covenant which I had made with all the people.
And it was broken in that day: and so the poor of the flock that waited upon me knew that it was the word of the Lord.