1Open thy doors, O Lebanon, that the fire may devour thy cedars. 2Howl, 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.11.2 mighty: or, gallants11.2 the forest…: or, the defenced forest
3¶ 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.
4Thus saith the LORD my God; Feed the flock of the slaughter; 5Whose 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. 6For 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.11.6 deliver: Heb. make to be found 7And 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.11.7 even…: or, verily the poor11.7 Bands: or, Binders 8Three shepherds also I cut off in one month; and my soul lothed them, and their soul also abhorred me.11.8 lothed…: Heb. was straightened for them 9Then 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.11.9 another: Heb. his fellow, or, neighbour
10¶ 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. 11And 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.11.11 so…: or, the poor of the flock, etc. certainly knew 12And 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.11.12 If ye…: Heb. If it be good in your eyes 13And 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. 14Then I cut asunder mine other staff, even Bands, that I might break the brotherhood between Judah and Israel.11.14 Bands: or, Binders
15¶ And the LORD said unto me, Take unto thee yet the instruments of a foolish shepherd. 16For, 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.11.16 cut off: or, hidden11.16 feed: or, bear 17Woe 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.
羊群必遭殺戮
1黎巴嫩啊，打開你的門吧，
好讓火焰吞噬你的香柏樹。
2松樹啊，哀號吧，
因為香柏樹已經倒下，
挺拔的樹木已被毀壞。
巴珊的橡樹啊，哀號吧，
因為茂密的樹林已被砍倒。
3聽啊，牧人在哀號，
因為他們肥美的草場已被毀壞。
聽啊，獅子在吼叫，
因為約旦河畔的叢林已被毀壞。
4我的上帝耶和華說：「你去牧養這群待宰的羊吧。 5買羊宰羊的不受懲罰，賣羊的說，『耶和華當受稱頌！我發財了。』牠們的牧人不憐憫牠們。 6因此，我不再憐憫這地方的居民，我要使他們落在鄰人及其君王手中，任這地方被摧毀，必不從敵人手中拯救他們。這是耶和華說的。」
7於是，我牧養這群最困苦的待宰之羊。我拿了兩根杖，一根叫「恩惠」，一根叫「聯合」，開始牧養羊群。 8我在一個月之內除掉了三個牧人。
然而，我厭煩羊群，他們也厭惡我。 9於是我說：「我不再牧養你們了。要死的就死吧，要滅亡的就滅亡吧，讓剩下的互相吞吃吧。」 10然後，我拿起那根叫「恩惠」的杖，把它折斷，以廢除我與萬民所立的約。 11約就在當天廢除了，那些注視著我的困苦羊便知道這是上帝的話。
12我對他們說：「你們若認為好，就給我工錢，不然就算了。」於是，他們給了我三十塊銀子作工錢。 13耶和華對我說：「把這一大筆錢丟給窯戶吧，這就是我在他們眼中的價值！」我便把三十塊銀子丟給聖殿中的窯戶。 14我又把那根叫「聯合」的杖折斷，以斷開猶大和以色列之間的手足之情。
15耶和華又對我說：「你再拿起愚昧牧人的器具， 16因為我要使一位牧人在地上興起，他不照顧喪亡的，不尋找失散的，不醫治受傷的，不牧養健壯的，反而吃肥羊的肉，撕掉牠們的蹄子。
17「丟棄羊群的無用牧人有禍了！
願刀砍在他的臂膀和右眼上！
願他的臂膀徹底枯槁，
他的右眼完全失明！」
