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Listen to the roar of the lions; the lush thicket of the Jordan is ruined!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/zechariah/11.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />Listen to the wailing of the shepherds, for their rich pastures are destroyed. Hear the young lions roaring, for their thickets in the Jordan Valley are ruined.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/zechariah/11.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />The sound of the wail of the shepherds, for their glory is ruined! The sound of the roar of the lions, for the thicket of the Jordan is ruined!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/zechariah/11.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Listen to the wailing of the shepherds, for their glory is in ruins. Listen to the roaring of the young lions, for the thickets of the Jordan are destroyed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/zechariah/11.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br /><i>There is</i> 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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/zechariah/11.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br /><i>There is</i> the sound of wailing shepherds! For their glory is in ruins. <i>There is</i> the sound of roaring lions! For the pride of the Jordan is in ruins.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/zechariah/11.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />There is a sound of the shepherds’ wail, For their splendor is ruined; There is a sound of the young lions’ roar, For the pride of the Jordan is ruined.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/zechariah/11.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />There is a sound of the shepherds&#8217 wail, For their glory is ruined; There is a sound of the young lions&#8217 roar, For the pride of the Jordan is ruined.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/zechariah/11.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />There is a sound of the shepherds’ wail, For their glory is ruined; There is a sound of the young lions’ roar, For the pride of the Jordan is ruined.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/zechariah/11.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />There is a sound of the shepherds’ wail, For their might is destroyed; There is a sound of the young lions’ roar, For the pride of the Jordan is destroyed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/zechariah/11.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />There is a sound of the shepherds’ wail, For their splendor (grazing land) is ruined; There is a sound of the young lions’ roar, For the pride of the Jordan is ruined.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/zechariah/11.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Listen to the wail of the shepherds, for their glory is destroyed. Listen to the roar of young lions, for the thickets of the Jordan are destroyed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/zechariah/11.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Listen to the wail of the shepherds, for their glory is destroyed. Listen to the roar of young lions, for the thickets of the Jordan are destroyed. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/zechariah/11.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />A voice of the wailing of the shepherds! for their glory is destroyed: a voice of the roaring of young lions! for the pride of the Jordan is laid waste.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/zechariah/11.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Listen! Shepherds are crying. Their glorious pastures have been ruined. Listen! Lions are roaring. The forests of the Jordan Valley are no more to be found. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/zechariah/11.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/zechariah/11.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Listen! The shepherds are crying, because their rich pastures are destroyed. Listen! The young lions are roaring, because the lush banks of the Jordan are destroyed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/zechariah/11.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />The rulers cry out in grief; their glory is gone! Listen to the roaring of the lions; their forest home along the Jordan is destroyed! <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/zechariah/11.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Hear the wailing of the shepherds, for the magnificence of the forest is ruined! Hear the roar of the lions, for the Jordan's arrogance is ruined!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/zechariah/11.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Listen to the wailing of the shepherds, for their glory is in ruins. Listen to the roaring of the young lions, for the thickets of the Jordan are destroyed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/zechariah/11.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Listen to the howling of shepherds, because their magnificence has been destroyed. Listen to the roaring of young lions, because the thickets of the Jordan have been devastated. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/zechariah/11.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />A voice of the wailing of the shepherds. For their glory is destroyed: a voice of the roaring of young lions. For the pride of the Jordan is ruined.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/zechariah/11.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />There is a voice of the howling of the shepherds; for their glory is destroyed: a voice of the roaring of young lions; for the pride of Jordan is laid waste.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/zechariah/11.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />A voice of the wailing of the shepherds! For their glory is destroyed—a voice of the roaring of young lions! For the pride of the Jordan is ruined. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/zechariah/11.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />A voice of the howling of the shepherds! For their robe of honor was destroyed, "" A voice of the roaring of young lions! For the excellence of Jordan was destroyed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/zechariah/11.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> A voice of the howling of the shepherds! For destroyed was their robe of honour, A voice of the roaring of young lions! For destroyed was the excellency of Jordan.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/zechariah/11.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />A voice of wailing of the shepherds, for their greatness was destroyed: a voice of the roaring of young lions, for the pride of Jordan was destroyed.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/zechariah/11.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />The voice of the howling of the shepherds, because their glory is laid waste: the voice of the roaring of the lions, because the pride of the Jordan is spoiled. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/zechariah/11.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />The voice of the howling of the shepherds: for their magnificence has been devastated. The voice of the roaring of the lions: because the arrogance of the Jordan has been devastated.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/zechariah/11.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Listen! the wailing of shepherds, their glory has been destroyed. Listen! the roaring of young lions, the thickets of the Jordan are destroyed. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/zechariah/11.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Listen, the wail of the shepherds, for their glory is despoiled! Listen, the roar of the lions, for the thickets of the Jordan are destroyed!<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/zechariah/11.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />There is a voice of the howling of shepherds; for their glory is ruined; a voice of the roaring of the lions; because the forest of Jordan is spoiled.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/zechariah/11.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />A sound of the wailing of Shepherds, for their greatness is plundered! There is a sound of lions roaring, because the strength of Jordan is pillaged!<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/zechariah/11.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Hark! the wailing of the shepherds, For their glory is spoiled; Hark! the roaring of young lions, For the thickets of the Jordan are spoiled.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/zechariah/11.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br /><i>There is</i> a voice of the shepherds mourning; for their greatness is brought low: a voice of roaring lions; for the pride of Jordan is brought down.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/zechariah/11-3.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/CFPk_KgOyMk?start=1644" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/zechariah/11.htm">The Doomed Flock</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">2</span>Wail, O cypress, for the cedar has fallen; the majestic trees are ruined! Wail, O oaks of Bashan, for the dense forest has been cut down! <span class="reftext">3</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/6963.htm" title="6963: qō·wl (N-msc) -- Sound, voice. Or qol; from an unused root meaning to call aloud; a voice or sound.">Listen to</a> <a href="/hebrew/3215.htm" title="3215: yil·laṯ (N-fsc) -- A howling. Feminine of ylel; a howling.">the wailing</a> <a href="/hebrew/7462.htm" title="7462: hā·rō·‘îm (Art:: V-Qal-Prtcpl-mp) -- A primitive root; to tend a flock; i.e. Pasture it; intransitively, to graze; generally to rule; by extension, to associate with.">of the shepherds,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: kî (Conj) -- That, for, when. ">for</a> <a href="/hebrew/155.htm" title="155: ’ad·dar·tām (N-fsc:: 3mp) -- Glory, a cloak. Feminine of 'addiyr; something ample; also the same as 'eder.">their glory</a> <a href="/hebrew/6963.htm" title="6963: qō·wl (N-msc) -- Sound, voice. Or qol; from an unused root meaning to call aloud; a voice or sound."></a> <a href="/hebrew/7703.htm" title="7703: šud·də·ḏāh (V-Pual-Perf-3fs) -- A primitive root; properly, to be burly, i.e. powerful; by implication, to ravage.">is in ruins.</a> <a href="/hebrew/7581.htm" title="7581: ša·’ă·ḡaṯ (N-fsc) -- A roaring. From sha'ag; a rumbling or moan.">Listen to the roaring</a> <a href="/hebrew/3715.htm" title="3715: kə·p̄î·rîm (N-mp) -- Young lion. From kaphar; a village; also a young lion.">of the young lions,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: kî (Conj) -- That, for, when. ">for</a> <a href="/hebrew/1347.htm" title="1347: gə·’ō·wn (N-msc) -- Arrogance, majesty, ornament. From ga'ah; the same as ga'avah.">the thickets</a> <a href="/hebrew/3383.htm" title="3383: hay·yar·dên (Art:: N-proper-fs) -- The principal river of Pal. From yarad; a descender; Jarden, the principal river of Palestine.">of the Jordan</a> <a href="/hebrew/7703.htm" title="7703: šud·daḏ (V-Pual-Perf-3ms) -- A primitive root; properly, to be burly, i.e. powerful; by implication, to ravage.">are destroyed.</a> </span><span class="reftext">4</span>This is what the LORD my God says: “Pasture the flock marked for slaughter,…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/25-34.htm">Jeremiah 25:34-36</a></span><br />Wail, you shepherds, and cry out; roll in the dust, you leaders of the flock. For the days of your slaughter have come; you will fall and be shattered like fine pottery. / Flight will evade the shepherds, and escape will elude the leaders of the flock. / Hear the cry of the shepherds, the wailing of the leaders of the flock, for the LORD is destroying their pasture.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/34-7.htm">Ezekiel 34:7-10</a></span><br />Therefore, you shepherds, hear the word of the LORD: / ‘As surely as I live, declares the Lord GOD, because My flock lacks a shepherd and has become prey and food for every wild beast, and because My shepherds did not search for My flock but fed themselves instead, / therefore, you shepherds, hear the word of the LORD!’ ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/56-9.htm">Isaiah 56:9-12</a></span><br />Come, all you beasts of the field; eat greedily, all you beasts of the forest. / Israel’s watchmen are blind, they are all oblivious; they are all mute dogs, they cannot bark; they are dreamers lying around, loving to slumber. / Like ravenous dogs, they are never satisfied. They are shepherds with no discernment; they all turn to their own way, each one seeking his own gain: ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/23-1.htm">Jeremiah 23:1-2</a></span><br />“Woe to the shepherds who destroy and scatter the sheep of My pasture!” declares the LORD. / Therefore this is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says about the shepherds who tend My people: “You have scattered My flock and driven them away, and have not attended to them. Behold, I will attend to you for the evil of your deeds, declares the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/34-2.htm">Ezekiel 34:2-6</a></span><br />“Son of man, prophesy against the shepherds of Israel. Prophesy and tell them that this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘Woe to the shepherds of Israel, who only feed themselves! Should not the shepherds feed their flock? / You eat the fat, wear the wool, and butcher the fattened sheep, but you do not feed the flock. / You have not strengthened the weak, healed the sick, bound up the injured, brought back the strays, or searched for the lost. Instead, you have ruled them with violence and cruelty. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/10-21.htm">Jeremiah 10:21</a></span><br />For the shepherds have become senseless; they do not seek the LORD. Therefore they have not prospered, and all their flock is scattered.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/34-18.htm">Ezekiel 34:18-19</a></span><br />Is it not enough for you to feed on the good pasture? Must you also trample the rest of the pasture with your feet? Is it not enough for you to drink the clear waters? Must you also muddy the rest with your feet? / Why must My flock feed on what your feet have trampled, and drink what your feet have muddied?’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/5-29.htm">Isaiah 5:29-30</a></span><br />Their roaring is like that of a lion; they roar like young lions. They growl and seize their prey; they carry it away, and no one can rescue it. / In that day they will roar over it, like the roaring of the sea. If one looks over the land, he will see darkness and distress; even the light will be obscured by clouds.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/50-6.htm">Jeremiah 50:6</a></span><br />My people are lost sheep; their shepherds have led them astray, causing them to roam the mountains. They have wandered from mountain to hill; they have forgotten their resting place.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/22-25.htm">Ezekiel 22:25-28</a></span><br />The conspiracy of the princes in her midst is like a roaring lion tearing its prey. They devour the people, seize the treasures and precious things, and multiply the widows within her. / Her priests do violence to My law and profane My holy things. They make no distinction between the holy and the common, and they fail to distinguish between the clean and the unclean. They disregard My Sabbaths, so that I am profaned among them. / Her officials within her are like wolves tearing their prey, shedding blood, and destroying lives for dishonest gain. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/9-36.htm">Matthew 9:36</a></span><br />When He saw the crowds, He was moved with compassion for them, because they were harassed and helpless, like sheep without a shepherd.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/10-11.htm">John 10:11-13</a></span><br />I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd lays down His life for the sheep. / The hired hand is not the shepherd, and the sheep are not his own. When he sees the wolf coming, he abandons the sheep and runs away. Then the wolf pounces on them and scatters the flock. / The man runs away because he is a hired servant and is unconcerned for the sheep.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/23-13.htm">Matthew 23:13-15</a></span><br />Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You shut the kingdom of heaven in men’s faces. You yourselves do not enter, nor will you let in those who wish to enter. / Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You shut the kingdom of heaven in men’s faces. You yourselves do not enter, nor will you let in those who wish to enter. / Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You traverse land and sea to win a single convert, and when he becomes one, you make him twice as much a son of hell as you are.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/19-41.htm">Luke 19:41-44</a></span><br />As Jesus approached Jerusalem and saw the city, He wept over it / and said, “If only you had known on this day what would bring you peace! But now it is hidden from your eyes. / For the days will come upon you when your enemies will barricade you and surround you and hem you in on every side. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/10-1.htm">John 10:1-2</a></span><br />“Truly, truly, I tell you, whoever does not enter the sheepfold by the gate, but climbs in some other way, is a thief and a robber. / But the one who enters by the gate is the shepherd of the sheep.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">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.</p><p class="hdg">a voice.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/zechariah/11-8.htm">Zechariah 11:8,15-17</a></b></br> Three shepherds also I cut off in one month; and my soul lothed them, and their soul also abhorred me… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/25-34.htm">Jeremiah 25:34-36</a></b></br> Howl, ye shepherds, and cry; and wallow yourselves <i>in the ashes</i>, ye principal of the flock: for the days of your slaughter and of your dispersions are accomplished; and ye shall fall like a pleasant vessel… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/joel/1-13.htm">Joel 1:13</a></b></br> Gird yourselves, and lament, ye priests: howl, ye ministers of the altar: come, lie all night in sackcloth, ye ministers of my God: for the meat offering and the drink offering is withholden from the house of your God.</p><p class="hdg">for their.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_samuel/4-21.htm">1 Samuel 4:21,22</a></b></br> And she named the child Ichabod, saying, The glory is departed from Israel: because the ark of God was taken, and because of her father in law and her husband… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/65-15.htm">Isaiah 65:15</a></b></br> And ye shall leave your name for a curse unto my chosen: for the Lord GOD shall slay thee, and call his servants by another name:</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/7-4.htm">Jeremiah 7:4,11-14</a></b></br> Trust ye not in lying words, saying, The temple of the LORD, The temple of the LORD, The temple of the LORD, <i>are</i> these… </p><p class="hdg">a voice.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/22-21.htm">Psalm 22:21</a></b></br> Save me from the lion's mouth: for thou hast heard me from the horns of the unicorns.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/2-30.htm">Jeremiah 2:30</a></b></br> In vain have I smitten your children; they received no correction: your own sword hath devoured your prophets, like a destroying lion.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ezekiel/19-3.htm">Ezekiel 19:3-6</a></b></br> And she brought up one of her whelps: it became a young lion, and it learned to catch the prey; it devoured men… </p><p class="hdg">for the pride.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/49-19.htm">Jeremiah 49:19</a></b></br> Behold, he shall come up like a lion from the swelling of Jordan against the habitation of the strong: but I will suddenly make him run away from her: and who <i>is</i> a chosen <i>man, that</i> I may appoint over her? for who <i>is</i> like me? and who will appoint me the time? and who <i>is</i> that shepherd that will stand before me?</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/50-44.htm">Jeremiah 50:44</a></b></br> Behold, he shall come up like a lion from the swelling of Jordan unto the habitation of the strong: but I will make them suddenly run away from her: and who <i>is</i> a chosen <i>man, that</i> I may appoint over her? for who <i>is</i> like me? and who will appoint me the time? and who <i>is</i> that shepherd that will stand before me?</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/zechariah/6-8.htm">Crying</a> <a href="/ezekiel/39-10.htm">Despoiled</a> <a href="/zechariah/11-2.htm">Destroyed</a> <a href="/zechariah/9-6.htm">Excellency</a> <a href="/zechariah/10-3.htm">Flock</a> <a href="/zechariah/10-12.htm">Glory</a> <a href="/zephaniah/1-10.htm">Hark</a> <a href="/zechariah/2-8.htm">Honour</a> <a href="/zephaniah/1-10.htm">Howling</a> <a href="/ezekiel/47-18.htm">Jordan</a> <a href="/jeremiah/12-5.htm">Jungle</a> <a href="/zechariah/10-3.htm">Keepers</a> <a href="/zephaniah/3-3.htm">Lions</a> <a href="/zechariah/1-17.htm">Loud</a> <a href="/zechariah/10-12.htm">Pride</a> <a href="/zechariah/3-4.htm">Rich</a> <a href="/zechariah/9-15.htm">Roar</a> <a href="/zephaniah/3-3.htm">Roaring</a> <a href="/micah/2-8.htm">Robe</a> <a href="/zechariah/11-2.htm">Ruined</a> <a href="/zechariah/10-3.htm">Shepherds</a> <a href="/zechariah/10-8.htm">Sound</a> <a href="/zechariah/11-2.htm">Spoiled</a> <a href="/amos/3-4.htm">Thicket</a> <a href="/ezekiel/31-10.htm">Thickets</a> <a href="/zechariah/7-13.htm">Voice</a> <a href="/zechariah/11-2.htm">Wail</a> <a href="/zephaniah/1-10.htm">Wailing</a> <a href="/zechariah/11-2.htm">Waste</a> <a href="/zechariah/9-17.htm">Young</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/malachi/2-13.htm">Crying</a> <a href="/colossians/2-15.htm">Despoiled</a> <a href="/zechariah/11-8.htm">Destroyed</a> <a href="/acts/23-26.htm">Excellency</a> <a href="/zechariah/11-4.htm">Flock</a> <a href="/zechariah/12-7.htm">Glory</a> <a href="/acts/5-9.htm">Hark</a> <a href="/malachi/1-6.htm">Honour</a> <a href="/james/5-1.htm">Howling</a> <a href="/matthew/3-5.htm">Jordan</a> <a href="/jeremiah/12-5.htm">Jungle</a> <a href="/zechariah/11-5.htm">Keepers</a> <a href="/hebrews/11-33.htm">Lions</a> <a href="/matthew/8-29.htm">Loud</a> <a href="/malachi/3-15.htm">Pride</a> <a href="/zechariah/11-5.htm">Rich</a> <a href="/luke/21-25.htm">Roar</a> <a href="/luke/21-25.htm">Roaring</a> <a href="/zechariah/13-4.htm">Robe</a> <a href="/matthew/9-17.htm">Ruined</a> <a href="/zechariah/11-5.htm">Shepherds</a> <a href="/zechariah/11-16.htm">Sound</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/11-8.htm">Spoiled</a> <a href="/genesis/22-13.htm">Thicket</a> <a href="/1_samuel/13-6.htm">Thickets</a> <a href="/matthew/2-18.htm">Voice</a> <a href="/malachi/2-13.htm">Wail</a> <a href="/matthew/2-18.htm">Wailing</a> <a href="/zechariah/11-6.htm">Waste</a> <a href="/zechariah/11-16.htm">Young</a><div class="vheading2">Zechariah 11</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/zechariah/11-1.htm">The destruction of Jerusalem.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">3. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/zechariah/11-3.htm">The elect being cared for, the rest are rejected.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">10. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/zechariah/11-10.htm">The staves of Beauty and Bands broken by the rejection of Christ.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">15. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/zechariah/11-15.htm">The type and curse of a foolish shepherd.</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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In the context of Zechariah, these shepherds represent the leaders of Israel who have failed in their duties. The imagery of shepherds wailing suggests a loss of authority and the consequences of neglecting their responsibilities. This can be connected to <a href="/ezekiel/34.htm">Ezekiel 34</a>, where God condemns the shepherds of Israel for their failure to care for the flock. The wailing signifies impending judgment and the collapse of their power and influence.<p><b>for their glory is in ruins</b><br>The "glory" here refers to the prosperity and strength of the leaders and the nation they represent. The ruin of their glory indicates a significant downfall, possibly due to divine judgment. Historically, this could relate to the destruction of Jerusalem and the temple, which were central to the identity and pride of the Jewish people. Theologically, it serves as a warning against pride and self-reliance, echoing the theme of divine retribution found throughout the prophetic books.<p><b>Listen to the roaring of the young lions</b><br>Young lions symbolize strength and power, often used to describe nations or leaders who are fierce and dominant. The roaring signifies distress or a call to attention, suggesting that even the powerful are not immune to the coming devastation. This imagery can be linked to the Assyrian and Babylonian empires, which were known for their might but eventually faced their own downfall. The roaring also serves as a metaphor for the chaos and destruction that accompany divine judgment.<p><b>for the thickets of the Jordan are destroyed</b><br>The thickets of the Jordan refer to the dense vegetation along the Jordan River, which provided shelter and sustenance for wildlife, including lions. The destruction of these thickets symbolizes the removal of protection and the exposure of the land to desolation. Geographically, the Jordan River was a significant boundary and resource for Israel, and its devastation would have profound implications. This destruction can be seen as a metaphor for the stripping away of security and the vulnerability of the nation, aligning with the broader theme of judgment and restoration found in the prophetic literature.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/s/shepherds.htm">Shepherds</a></b><br>Symbolic of leaders or rulers, often used in the Bible to represent those who are responsible for guiding and protecting the people.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/y/young_lions.htm">Young Lions</a></b><br>Represent strength and power, often used metaphorically for leaders or nations that are fierce and dominant.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/thickets_of_the_jordan.htm">Thickets of the Jordan</a></b><br>Refers to the dense vegetation along the Jordan River, symbolizing a place of refuge and natural protection that is now destroyed.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_responsibility_of_leadership.htm">The Responsibility of Leadership</a></b><br>Leaders are accountable for the welfare of those they lead. When they fail, it results in widespread suffering and lamentation.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_consequences_of_neglect.htm">The Consequences of Neglect</a></b><br>Just as the thickets of the Jordan are destroyed, neglecting spiritual and moral responsibilities leads to the loss of protection and security.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_sound_of_judgment.htm">The Sound of Judgment</a></b><br>The wailing and roaring signify impending judgment. It serves as a warning to heed God's call for repentance and righteousness.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/symbolism_of_nature.htm">Symbolism of Nature</a></b><br>The destruction of natural refuges like the thickets of the Jordan symbolizes the removal of God's protection when His people turn away from Him.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/h/hope_in_restoration.htm">Hope in Restoration</a></b><br>While this verse speaks of destruction, it also points to the need for restoration and renewal through returning to God.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_zechariah_11.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Zechariah 11</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/does_zech._10_3_conflict_with_righteous_leaders.htm">Zechariah 10:3: Does punishing the 'shepherds' conflict with other passages that present divinely appointed leaders as righteous?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/evidence_for_zechariah_11_8_event.htm">Zechariah 11:8 refers to three shepherds cut off in a single month--where is the historical or archaeological evidence that this event ever happened?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/who_is_the_'shepherd'_in_zech._13_7.htm">Zechariah 13:7 - Who is the 'shepherd' in this verse, and why does the text imply that God himself would strike him, which seems contradictory to other passages?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/is_zechariah_11_12-13_messianic.htm">Is Zechariah 11:12-13 a Messianic prophecy?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/zechariah/11.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 3.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">There is a voice.</span> The Hebrew is more terse and forcible, "A voice of the howling of the shepherds!" or, "Hark! a howling," etc. (<a href="/jeremiah/25-34.htm">Jeremiah 25:34</a>, etc.). The destruction spreads from the north southwards along the Jordan valley. <span class="cmt_word">Their glory.</span> The noble trees in whose shadow they rejoiced. <span class="cmt_word">Young lions.</span> Which had their lairs in the forests now laid waste (<a href="/jeremiah/49-19.htm">Jeremiah 49:19</a>). <span class="cmt_word">The pride of Jordan.</span> The thickets that clothed the banks of Jordan are called its "pride" (<a href="/jeremiah/12-5.htm">Jeremiah 12:5</a>). The lion is not now found in Palestine, but must have been common in earlier times, especially in such places as the brushwood and reedy coverts which line the margin of the Jordan. The prophet introduces the inanimate and animate creation - trees, men, beasts - alike deploring the calamity. And the terms in which this is depicted point to some great disaster and ruin, and, as it seems, to the final catastrophe of the destruction of Jerusalem by the Romans, the punishment of the rejection of Messiah. This reference becomes plainer as we proceed. It is inadmissible to refer the passage (as some do) to the Assyrian invasions mentioned in <a href="/2_kings/15-29.htm">2 Kings 15:29</a> and <a href="/1_chronicles/5-26.htm">1 Chronicles 5:26</a>. Holding the post-exilian origin of the prophecy, we are bound to interpret it in accordance with this view, which, indeed, presents fewer difficulties than the other. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/zechariah/11-3.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">Listen to</span><br /><span class="heb">ק֚וֹל</span> <span class="translit">(qō·wl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6963.htm">Strong's 6963: </a> </span><span class="str2">A voice, sound</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the wail</span><br /><span class="heb">יִֽלְלַ֣ת</span> <span class="translit">(yil·laṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3215.htm">Strong's 3215: </a> </span><span class="str2">A howling</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of the shepherds,</span><br /><span class="heb">הָרֹעִ֔ים</span> <span class="translit">(hā·rō·‘îm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7462.htm">Strong's 7462: </a> </span><span class="str2">To tend a, flock, pasture it, in, to graze, to rule, to associate with</span><br /><br /><span class="word">for</span><br /><span class="heb">כִּ֥י</span> <span class="translit">(kî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> </span><span class="str2">A relative conjunction</span><br /><br /><span class="word">their glory</span><br /><span class="heb">אַדַּרְתָּ֑ם</span> <span class="translit">(’ad·dar·tām)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_155.htm">Strong's 155: </a> </span><span class="str2">Something ample</span><br /><br /><span class="word">is in ruins.</span><br /><span class="heb">שֻׁדְּדָ֖ה</span> <span class="translit">(šud·də·ḏāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Pual - Perfect - third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7703.htm">Strong's 7703: </a> </span><span class="str2">To deal violently with, despoil, devastate, ruin</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Listen to the howl</span><br /><span class="heb">שַׁאֲגַ֣ת</span> <span class="translit">(ša·’ă·ḡaṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7581.htm">Strong's 7581: </a> </span><span class="str2">A rumbling, moan</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of the young lions,</span><br /><span class="heb">כְּפִירִ֔ים</span> <span class="translit">(kə·p̄î·rîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3715.htm">Strong's 3715: </a> </span><span class="str2">A village, a young lion</span><br /><br /><span class="word">for</span><br /><span class="heb">כִּ֥י</span> <span class="translit">(kî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> </span><span class="str2">A relative conjunction</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the thickets</span><br /><span class="heb">גְּא֥וֹן</span> <span class="translit">(gə·’ō·wn)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1347.htm">Strong's 1347: </a> </span><span class="str2">Arrogance, majesty, ornament</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of the Jordan</span><br /><span class="heb">הַיַּרְדֵּֽן׃</span> <span class="translit">(hay·yar·dên)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - proper - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3383.htm">Strong's 3383: </a> </span><span class="str2">Jordan -- the principal river of Palestine</span><br /><br /><span class="word">are destroyed.</span><br /><span class="heb">שֻׁדַּ֖ד</span> <span class="translit">(šud·daḏ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Pual - Perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7703.htm">Strong's 7703: </a> </span><span class="str2">To deal violently with, despoil, devastate, ruin</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/zechariah/11-3.htm">Zechariah 11:3 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/zechariah/11-3.htm">Zechariah 11:3 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/zechariah/11-3.htm">Zechariah 11:3 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/zechariah/11-3.htm">Zechariah 11:3 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/zechariah/11-3.htm">Zechariah 11:3 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/zechariah/11-3.htm">Zechariah 11:3 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/zechariah/11-3.htm">Zechariah 11:3 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/zechariah/11-3.htm">Zechariah 11:3 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/zechariah/11-3.htm">Zechariah 11:3 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/zechariah/11-3.htm">Zechariah 11:3 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/zechariah/11-3.htm">OT Prophets: Zechariah 11:3 A voice of the wailing (Zech. 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