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ZECHARIAH
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.
- The burden of the word of the Lord for Israel, saith the Lord,
- Which stretcheth forth the heavens, and layeth the foundation of the earth,
- And formeth the spirit of man within him.
- Behold, I will make Jerusalem a cup of trembling unto all the people round about,
- When they shall be in the siege both against Judah and against Jerusalem.
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