Zechariah 11:9

Zechariah 11:9 in 10 English translations. Each links through to the full chapter for context.

New International Version (NIV)

9and said, “I will not be your shepherd. Let the dying die, and the perishing perish. Let those who are left eat one another’s flesh.”

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New American Standard Bible - NASB (NASB2020)

9Then I said, “I will not pasture you. What is to die, let it die, and what is to perish, let it perish; and let those who are left eat one another’s flesh.”

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Amplified Bible (AMP)

9So I said, “I will not pasture you. What is to die, let it die, and what is to be destroyed, let it be destroyed; and let the survivors devour one another’s flesh.”

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

9Then I said, “I will no longer shepherd you. Let the dying die, and the perishing perish; and let those who remain devour one another’s flesh.”

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American Standard Version (ASV)

9Then said I, I will not feed you: that which dieth, let it die; and that which is to be cut off, let it be cut off; and let them that are left eat every one the flesh of another.

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Geneva Bible (GNV)

9Then said I, I will not feede you: that that dyeth, let it dye: and that that perisheth, let it perish: and let the remnant eate, euery one the flesh of his neighbour.

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World English Bible, American English Edition, without Strong's Numbers (WEBUS)

9Then I said, “I will not feed you. That which dies, let it die; and that which is to be cut off, let it be cut off; and let those who are left eat each other’s flesh.”

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New International Reader’s Version (NIrV)

9So I said, “I won’t be your shepherd anymore. Let those of you who are dying die. Let those who are passing away pass away. Let those who are left eat one another up.”

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EasyEnglish Bible 2024 (EASY)

9I said, ‘I will not be a shepherd for you any longer. If sheep are dying, I will allow them to die. If sheep are becoming lost, I will allow them to be lost. As for the sheep that still remain, they can destroy each other.’

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Literal Standard Version (LSV)

9And I say, “I do not feed you, the dying, let die; and the cut off, let be cut off; and the remaining ones, let each eat the flesh of its neighbor.”

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