Zechariah 11:7

King James Version (KJV)

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.

Translations

Zechariah 11:7 - Amplified Bible

So I [Zechariah] shepherded the flock of slaughter, truly [as the name implies] the most miserable of sheep. And I took two [shepherd's] staffs, the one I called Beauty {or} Grace and the other I called Bands {or} Union; and I fed {and} shepherded the flock.

Zechariah 11:7 - American Standard Version

So I fed the flock of slaughter, verily 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.

Zechariah 11:7 - Bible in Basic English

So I took care of the flock of death, for those who made profit out of the flock; and I took for myself two rods, naming one Beautiful, and the other Bands; and I took care of the flock.

Zechariah 11:7 - Darby Bible

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.

Zechariah 11:7 - English Standard Version

So I became the shepherd of the flock doomed to be slaughtered by the sheep traders. And I took two staffs, one I named Favor, the other I named Union. And I tended the sheep.

Zechariah 11:7 - King James Version

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.

Zechariah 11:7 - La Biblia de las Americas

Apacenté, pues, las ovejas destinadas para la matanza, esto es, los afligidos del rebaño. Y tomé para mì dos cayados: a uno lo llamé Gracia y al otro lo llamé Uniòn; y apacenté las ovejas.

Zechariah 11:7 - The Message

So I took over from the crass, money-grubbing owners, and shepherded the sheep marked for slaughter. I got myself two shepherd staffs. I named one Lovely and the other Harmony. Then I went to work shepherding the sheep. Within a month I got rid of the corrupt shepherds. I got tired of putting up with them—and they couldn’t stand me.

Zechariah 11:7 - New American Standard Bible

So I pastured the flock {doomed} to slaughter, hence the afflicted of the flock. And I took for myself two staffs: the one I called Favor and the other I called Union; so I pastured the flock.

Zechariah 11:7 - Nueva Biblia Latinoamericana de Hoy

Apacenté, pues, las ovejas destinadas para la matanza, esto es, los afligidos del rebaño. Y tomé para mì dos cayados: a uno lo llamé Gracia y al otro lo llamé Uniòn; y apacenté las ovejas.

Zechariah 11:7 - World English Bible

So I fed the flock of slaughter, most assuredly the poor of the flock. I took to me two poles; the one I called Beauty, and the other I called Bands; and I fed the flock.

Zechariah 11:7 - Young's Living Translation

And I feed the flock of slaughter, even you, ye afflicted of the flock; and I take to me two staves, the one I have called Pleasantness, and the other I have called Bands, and I feed the flock.

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