Zechariah 11:5 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“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.”
Zechariah 11:5 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Zechariah 11:5 in 6 Bible Translations
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Zechariah 11:5 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“Their buyers slaughter them and go unpunished. Those who sell them say, ‘Blessed be Yahweh, for I am rich;’ and their own shepherds don’t pity them.”
Zechariah 11:5 — World English Bible
Zechariah 11:5 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“whose possessors slay them, and hold themselves not guilty; and they that sell them say, Blessed be Jehovah, for I am rich; and their own shepherds pity them not. ”
Zechariah 11:5 — American Standard Version
Zechariah 11:5 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“Whose buyers slay them, and are not guilty, And their sellers say, Blessed <FI>is<Fi> Jehovah, And I am rich, And their shepherds have no pity on them.”
Zechariah 11:5 — Young's Literal Translation
Zechariah 11:5 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“whose possessors slay them without being held guilty; and they that sell them say, Blessed be Jehovah! for I am become rich; and their own shepherds pity them not. ”
Zechariah 11:5 — Darby Translation
Zechariah 11:5 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“They that possesse them, slay them and sinne not: and they that sell them, say, Blessed be the Lord: for I am riche, and their owne shepherds spare them not.”
Zechariah 11:5 — Geneva Bible
Zechariah 11:5 in Context — Zechariah 11
3 There is a voice of the howling of the shepherds; for their glory is spoiled: a voice of the roaring of young lions; for the pride of Jordan is spoiled.
4 Thus saith the Lord my God; Feed the flock of the slaughter;
5 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.
6 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.
7 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.
What Does Zechariah 11:5 Mean?
Zechariah 11:5 is a verse from the Book of Zechariah, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Zechariah chapter 11. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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