Open thy doors
, O Lebanon
, that the fire
may devour
thy 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
.
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
.
Thus saith the LORD
my God
; Feed
the flock
of the 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.
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 .
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
.
Three shepherds
also I cut off
in one
month
; and my soul
lothed
them, and their soul
also abhorred
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
.
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
.
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
.
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
.
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
.
Then I cut asunder mine other
staff
, even Bands
, 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
.
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
.
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
.