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Zechariah 11

17 aligned verses; 17 with wording or punctuation differences .

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Open thy doors, O Lebanon, that the fire may devour thy cedars.
Open your doors, Lebanon, That the fire may devour your cedars.
Howl , fir tree ; for the cedar is fallen ; because the mighty are spoiled: howl , O ye oaks of Bashan ; for the forest of the vintage is come down.
Wail , fir tree , for the cedar has fallen , Because the stately ones are destroyed. Wail , you oaks of Bashan , For the strong forest has come down.
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 .
A voice of the wailing of the shepherds ! For their glory is destroyed : a voice of the roaring of young lions ! For the pride of the Jordan is ruined .
Thus saith the LORD my God ; Feed the flock of the slaughter ;
Thus says Yahweh my God : " Feed the flock of slaughter .
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 .
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.
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.
For I will no more pity the inhabitants of the land, " says Yahweh; " but, behold , I will deliver the men everyone into his neighbor's hand, and into the hand of his king . They will strike 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.
So I fed the flock of slaughter, especially the oppressed of the flock. I took for myself two staffs. The one I called "Favor , " and the other I called "Union," 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.
I cut off the three shepherds in one month; for my soul was weary of them, and their soul also loathed 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 .
Then I said , " I will not feed you . That which dies , let it die; and that which is to be cut off, let it be cut off; and let those who are left eat each other's flesh. "
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 .
I took my staff Favor , and cut it apart , that I might break my covenant that I had made with all the peoples .
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 .
It was broken in that day ; and thus the poor of the flock that listened to me knew that it was the word of Yahweh .
And I said unto them, If ye think good , give me my price ; and if not, forbear . So they weighed for my price thirty pieces of silver.
I said to them, " If you think it best , give me my wages ; and if not, keep them . " So they weighed for my wages thirty pieces of silver.
And the LORD said unto me, Cast it unto the potter : a goodly price that I was prised at of them . And I took the thirty pieces of silver, and cast them to the potter in the house of the LORD .
Yahweh said to me, "Throw it to the potter , the handsome price that I was valued at by them !" I took the thirty pieces of silver, and threw them to the potter , in the house of Yahweh .
Then I cut asunder mine other staff, even Bands , that I might break the brotherhood between Judah and Israel.
Then I cut apart my other staff, even Union , that I might break the brotherhood between Judah and Israel.
And the LORD said unto me, Take unto thee yet the instruments of a foolish shepherd.
Yahweh said to me, " Take for yourself yet again the equipment of a foolish shepherd.
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.
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 flesh of the fat sheep , and will tear their hoofs in pieces.
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.
Woe to the worthless shepherd who leaves the flock! The sword will be on his arm, and on his right eye . His arm will be completely withered , and his right eye will be totally blinded!"

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