Zechariah 11:17
A! the shepherd, and idol, forsaking the flock; sword on his arm, and on his right eye; the arm of him shall be dried with dryness, and his right eye waxing dark shall be made dark.This verse in the real world
In what words
- רֹעִיrôʻîypastoral; as noun, a shepherd
- כָּהָהkâhâhto be weak, i.e. (figuratively) to despond (causatively, rebuke), or (of light, the eye) t
- אֱלִילʼĕlîylgood for nothing, by anal. vain or vanity; specifically an idol
- הוֹיhôwyoh!
- יָבֵשׁyâbêshto be ashamed, confused or disappointed; also (as failing) to dry up (as water) or wither
- זְרוֹעַzᵉrôwaʻthe arm (as stretched out), or (of animals) the foreleg; figuratively, force
- יָמִיןyâmîynthe right hand or side (leg, eye) of a person or other object (as the stronger and more de
- עָזַבʻâzabto loosen, i.e. relinquish, permit, etc.
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The Hebrew and Greek words standing behind this verse. Word-by-word alignment comes with the interlinear.
Cross-references
Jer 23:1, Ezk 13:3, 1Co 8:4, Ezk 34:2, Mat 23:16, Isa 42:19–20, 1Co 10:19–20, Amo 8:9–10