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.
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Verse 16 is found in chapter 11 of Zechariah. Breaking the second staff represents the separation between Judah and Israel. The foolish shepherd at the end embodies leadership that does not protect the flock, but abandons and exploits it.
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Denn siehe, ich werde Hirten im Lande aufwecken, die das Verschmachtete nicht besuchen, das Zerschlagene nicht suchen und das Zerbrochene nicht heilen und das Gesunde nicht versorgen werden; aber das Fleisch der Fetten werden sie fressen und ihre Klauen zerreißen.
porque he aquí, yo levanto pastor en la tierra, que no visitará las perdidas, no buscará la pequeña, no curará la perniquebrada, ni llevará la cansada a cuestas; sino que se comerá la carne de la gruesa, y romperá sus uñas.
Porque voy a levantar en la tierra a un pastor que no cuidará de las que perecen, ni buscará a la joven, ni curará a la herida, ni alimentará a la sana. Al contrario, comerá la carne de la gorda y le arrancará las pezuñas.
Car voici, je susciterai dans le pays un pasteur qui n'aura pas souci des brebis qui périssent; il n'ira pas à la recherche des plus jeunes, il ne guérira pas les blessées, il ne soignera pas les saines; mais il dévorera la chair des plus grasses, et il déchirera jusqu'aux cornes de leurs pieds.
Perciocchè, ecco, io farò sorgere nel paese un pastore, il qual non avrà cura delle pecore che periranno; egli non cercherà le disperse, e non risanerà le fiaccate, e non sostenterà quelle che stanno ancora in piè; anzi mangerà la carne delle grasse, e schianterà loro le unghie.
Porque, eis que suscitarei um pastor na terra, que não cuidará das que estão perecendo, não buscará a pequena, e não curará a ferida, nem apascentará a sã; mas comerá a carne da gorda, e lhe despedaçará as unhas.
因為,看哪,我要在這地立一個牧人;他不看顧將亡的,不尋找分散的,不醫治受傷的,也不牧養強壯的;卻要吞吃肥羊的肉,撕裂牠們的蹄。
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