1 Open thy doors, O Lebanon, that the fire may devour thy cedars. 2 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.*11.2 mighty: or, gallants*11.2 the forest…: or, the defenced forest

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.*11.6 deliver: Heb. make to be found 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.*11.7 even…: or, verily the poor*11.7 Bands: or, Binders 8 Three shepherds also I cut off in one month; and my soul lothed them, and their soul also abhorred me.*11.8 lothed…: Heb. was straightened for them 9 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.*11.9 another: Heb. his fellow, or, neighbour

10 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. 11 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.*11.11 so…: or, the poor of the flock, etc. certainly knew 12 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.*11.12 If ye…: Heb. If it be good in your eyes 13 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. 14 Then I cut asunder mine other staff, even Bands, that I might break the brotherhood between Judah and Israel.*11.14 Bands: or, Binders

15 And the LORD said unto me, Take unto thee yet the instruments of a foolish shepherd. 16 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.*11.16 cut off: or, hidden*11.16 feed: or, bear 17 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.

1 OPEN jou deure, o Líbanon, sodat vuur jou sederbome verteer!

2 Huil, o sipres, omdat die seder geval het, omdat die pragtige bome verwoes is! Huil, eike van Basan, omdat die ontoeganklike woud afgekap is.

3 Hoor! die gejammer van die herders, want hulle heerlikheid is verwoes. Hoor! die geknor van die jong leeus, want die pronkbosse van die Jordaan is verwoes.

4 SO sê die Here my God: Wees herder van die slagskape —

5 hulle kopers maak hulle dood, sonder om skuldig te voel; hulle verkopers sê: Geloofd sy die Here; ek word ryk! En hulle herders het geen medelyde met hulle nie.

6 Want Ek sal met die inwoners van die land geen medelyde meer hê nie, spreek die Here; maar kyk, Ek gaan die mense oorlewer, elkeen in die hand van sy naaste en in die hand van sy koning; en hulle sal die land verwoes, en Ek sal uit hulle hand nie red nie.

7 En ek het die slagskape — waarlik ellendige skape! — opgepas; en ek het vir my twee stawwe geneem. Die een het ek genoem: Lieflikheid, en die ander het ek genoem: Samebinding; en ek het die skape opgepas.

8 En ek het die drie herders in een maand vernietig. Toe het my siel ongeduldig geword oor hulle, terwyl hulle siel ook van my afkerig geword het.

9 Daarop het ek gesê: Ek wil julle nie meer oppas nie — wat sterwend is, laat sterwe; en wat verlore gaan, laat verlore wees, en laat die wat oorbly, mekaar se vleis verslind!

10 Toe het ek my staf Lieflikheid geneem en dit verbreek, om my verbond wat ek met al die volke gesluit het, te verbreek.

11 En dit is op dié dag verbreek. En so het die ellendiges onder die skape wat op my ag gegee het, bemerk dat dit 'n woord van die Here was.

12 Daarop sê ek vir hulle: As dit goed is in julle oë, gee dan my loon; en so nie, laat dit dan staan. Toe het hulle my loon afgeweeg: dertig sikkels silwer.

13 Hierop sê die Here vir my: Gooi dit vir die pottebakker — die heerlike prys waarmee Ek deur hulle gewaardeer is! En ek het die dertig sikkels silwer geneem en dit in die huis van die Here vir die pottebakker gegooi.

14 Toe het ek my tweede staf, Samebinding, verbreek, om die broederskap tussen Juda en Israel te verbreek.

15 Daarop sê die Here vir my: Neem weer vir jou die gereedskap van 'n herder, van 'n dwase.

16 Want kyk, Ek sal 'n herder verwek in die land; na wat verlore is, sal hy nie omkyk nie; wat verstrooi is, nie opsoek nie; en wat gebroke is, nie genees nie; en wat nog regop staan, nie versorg nie. Maar die vleis van die vettes sal hy eet en selfs hulle kloue afruk.

17 Wee die slegte herder wat die skape in die steek laat! Mag die swaard sy arm tref en sy regteroog! Mag sy arm heeltemal verdor en sy regteroog heeltemal verduister word!