Parallel Verses

Lexham Expanded Bible

Thus says Yahweh my God: "Shepherd the flock [doomed] to slaughter.

New American Standard Bible

Thus says the Lord my God, “Pasture the flock doomed to slaughter.

King James Version

Thus saith the LORD my God; Feed the flock of the slaughter;

Holman Bible

Yahweh my God says this: “Shepherd the flock intended for slaughter.

International Standard Version

This is what the LORD my God says: "Shepherd the flock marked for slaughter.

A Conservative Version

Thus said LORD my God: Feed the flock of slaughter,

American Standard Version

Thus said Jehovah my God: Feed the flock of slaughter;

Amplified

Thus says the Lord my God, “Pasture the flock doomed for slaughter,

Bible in Basic English

This is what the Lord my God has said: Take care of the flock of death;

Darby Translation

Thus saith Jehovah my God: Feed the flock of slaughter,

Julia Smith Translation

Thus said Jehovah my God: Feed the flock of slaughter;

King James 2000

Thus says the LORD my God; Feed the flock for the slaughter;

Modern King James verseion

For so says Jehovah my God: Feed the flock of the slaughter,

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

Thus sayeth the LORD my God, "Feed the sheep of the slaughter,

NET Bible

The Lord my God says this: "Shepherd the flock set aside for slaughter.

New Heart English Bible

Thus says the LORD my God: "Feed the flock of slaughter.

The Emphasized Bible

Thus, saith Yahweh my God, - Tend thou the flock doomed to slaughter:

Webster

Thus saith the LORD my God; Feed the flock of the slaughter;

World English Bible

Thus says Yahweh my God: "Feed the flock of slaughter.

Youngs Literal Translation

Thus said Jehovah my God: 'Feed the flock of the slaughter,

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
the Lord

Usage: 0

my God
אלהים 
'elohiym 
Usage: 2600

the flock
צאון צאןo 
Tso'n 
Usage: 274

References

Context Readings

Israel's Shepherds: Good And Bad

3 [Listen to] the wailing of the shepherds, for their splendor is ruined! [Listen to] the roar of [the] young lions, for the thickets of the Jordan are ruined! 4 Thus says Yahweh my God: "Shepherd the flock [doomed] to slaughter. 5 The ones buying them kill them and go unpunished, and the ones selling them say, 'Blessed [be] Yahweh, for I have become rich.' Their own shepherds have no compassion for them.



Cross References

Zechariah 11:7

And I shepherded the flock [doomed] to slaughter, even the afflicted of the flock. I took two staffs, one I called Kindness, and the other I called Unity, and I shepherded the flock.

Isaiah 40:9-11

{Get yourself} up to a high mountain, Zion, bringer of good news! Lift up your voice with strength, Jerusalem, bringer of good news! Lift [it] up; you must not fear! Say to the cities of Judah, "Here [is] your God!"

Isaiah 49:4-5

But I myself said, "I have labored in vain; I have used up my strength for nothing and vanity! Nevertheless, my justice [is] with Yahweh, and my reward [is] with my God."

Ezekiel 34:23-24

And I will set up over them one shepherd, and he will feed them; [that is], my servant David. He will feed them, and he will be for them as a shepherd.

Micah 5:4

And he will stand and shepherd [his flock] in the strength of Yahweh, in the majesty of the name of Yahweh his God. And they will live, for now he will be great unto the ends of the earth.

Zechariah 14:5

And you will flee [by] the valley of my mountains, because the valley of [the] mountains will reach to Azal, and you will flee like you fled from the earthquake in the days of King Uzziah of Judah. And Yahweh my God will come, [and] all [the] holy ones with him.

Matthew 15:24

But he answered [and] said, "I was not sent except to the lost sheep of the house of Israel."

Matthew 23:37

"Jerusalem, Jerusalem, who kills the prophets and stones those who are sent to her! How many times I wanted to gather your children together {the way} a hen gathers her young together under [her] wings, and you were not willing!

Luke 19:41-44

And when he approached [and] saw the city, he wept over it,

John 20:17

Jesus said to her, "Do not touch me, for I have not yet ascended to the Father. But go to my brothers and tell them, 'I am ascending to my Father and your Father, and my God and your God.'"

John 21:15-17

Now when they had eaten breakfast, Jesus said to Simon Peter, "Simon [son] of John, do you love me more than these?" He said to him, "Yes, Lord, you know that I love you." He said to him, "Feed my lambs!"

Romans 15:8

For I say, Christ has become a servant of the circumcision on behalf of the truth of God, in order to confirm the promises to the fathers,

Ephesians 1:3

Blessed [is] the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly [places] in Christ,

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