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The Doomed Flock
Open thy doors, O Lebanon, that the fire may devour thy cedars.
Open thy doors, O Lebanon, that the fire may devour thy cedars.
Open your doors, Lebanon,
so that fire may devour your cedar forests.
so that fire may devour your cedar forests.
Howl, cypress, for the cedar is fallen; because the noble ones are spoiled. Howl, ye oaks of Bashan; for the strong forest is come down.
Weep, you cypress trees, for all the ruined cedars;
the most majestic ones have fallen.
Weep, you oaks of Bashan,
for the thick forests have been cut down.
the most majestic ones have fallen.
Weep, you oaks of Bashan,
for the thick forests have been cut down.
A voice of howling of the shepherds; for their glory is spoiled: a voice of roaring of young lions; for the pride of Jordan is spoiled.
Listen to the wailing of the shepherds,
for their rich pastures are destroyed.
Hear the young lions roaring,
for their thickets in the Jordan Valley are ruined.
for their rich pastures are destroyed.
Hear the young lions roaring,
for their thickets in the Jordan Valley are ruined.
Thus saith Jehovah my God: Feed the flock of slaughter,
The Good and Evil Shepherds
This is what the LORD my God says: “Go and care for the flock that is intended for slaughter.
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.
The buyers slaughter their sheep without remorse. The sellers say, ‘Praise the LORD! Now I’m rich!’ Even the shepherds have no compassion for them.
For I will no more pity the inhabitants of the land, saith Jehovah, and behold, I will deliver men, every one into his neighbour's hand, and into the hand of his king; and they shall smite the land, and I will not deliver out of their hand.
Likewise, I will no longer have pity on the people of the land,” says the LORD. “I will let them fall into each other’s hands and into the hands of their king. They will turn the land into a wilderness, and I will not rescue them.”
So I fed the flock of slaughter, truly the 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.
So I cared for the flock intended for slaughter — the flock that was oppressed. Then I took two shepherd’s staffs and named one Favor and the other Union.
And I destroyed three shepherds in one month; and my soul was vexed with them, and their soul also loathed me.
I got rid of their three evil shepherds in a single month.
But I became impatient with these sheep, and they hated me, too.
But I became impatient with these sheep, and they hated me, too.
And I said, I will not feed you: that which dieth, let it die; and that which perisheth let it perish; and let them which are left eat every one the flesh of another.
So I told them, “I won’t be your shepherd any longer. If you die, you die. If you are killed, you are killed. And let those who remain devour each other!”
Thirty Pieces of Silver
And I took my staff, Beauty, and cut it asunder, that I might break my covenant which I had made with all the peoples.
And I took my staff, Beauty, and cut it asunder, that I might break my covenant which I had made with all the peoples.
Then I took my staff called Favor and cut it in two, showing that I had revoked the covenant I had made with all the nations.
And it was broken in that day; and so the poor of the flock that gave heed to me knew that it was the word of Jehovah.
That was the end of my covenant with them. The suffering flock was watching me, and they knew that the LORD was speaking through my actions.
And I said unto them, If ye think good, give [me] my hire; and if not, forbear. And they weighed for my hire thirty silver-pieces.
And I said to them, “If you like, give me my wages, whatever I am worth; but only if you want to.” So they counted out for my wages thirty pieces of silver.
And Jehovah said unto me, Cast it unto the potter: a goodly price that I was prized at by them. And I took the thirty silver-pieces, and cast them to the potter in the house of Jehovah.
And I cut asunder mine other staff, Bands, to break the brotherhood between Judah and Israel.
Then I took my other staff, Union, and cut it in two, showing that the bond of unity between Judah and Israel was broken.
And Jehovah said unto me, Take unto thee yet the instruments of a foolish shepherd.
Then the LORD said to me, “Go again and play the part of a worthless shepherd.
For behold, I will raise up a shepherd in the land, who shall not visit those that are about to perish, neither shall seek that which is strayed away, nor heal that which is wounded, nor feed that which is sound; but he will eat the flesh of the fat, and tear their hoofs in pieces.
This illustrates how I will give this nation a shepherd who will not care for those who are dying, nor look after the young, nor heal the injured, nor feed the healthy. Instead, this shepherd will eat the meat of the fattest sheep and tear off their hooves.
Woe to the worthless 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 utterly darkened.
“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.”
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.”