Zechariah 11:15

King James Version

And the Lord said unto me, Take unto thee yet the instruments of a foolish shepherd.

Parallel Translations

Easy-to-Read Version
Then the Lord said to me, "Now, get the things a foolish shepherd might use.

New American Standard Bible
And the LORD said to me, "Take again for yourself the equipment of a foolish shepherd.

New Century Version
Then the Lord said to me, "Get the things used by a foolish shepherd again,

Update Bible Version
And Yahweh said to me, Take to yourself yet again the instruments of a foolish shepherd.

Webster's Bible Translation
And the LORD said to me, Take to thee yet the instruments of a foolish shepherd.

Amplified Bible
The LORD said to me, "Take again for yourself the equipment [of a shepherd, but this time] of a foolish shepherd.

English Standard Version
Then the Lord said to me, "Take once more the equipment of a foolish shepherd.

World English Bible
Yahweh said to me, "Take for yourself yet again the equipment of a foolish shepherd.

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And the Lord seide to me, Yit take to thee vessels of a fonned scheepherde;

English Revised Version
And the LORD said unto me, Take unto thee yet again the instruments of a foolish shepherd.

Berean Standard Bible
And the LORD said to me: "Take up once more the equipment of a foolish shepherd.

Contemporary English Version
Next, the Lord said to me, "Act like a shepherd again—this time a worthless shepherd.

American Standard Version
And Jehovah said unto me, Take unto thee yet again the instruments of a foolish shepherd.

Bible in Basic English
And the Lord said to me, Take again the instruments of a foolish keeper of sheep.

Complete Jewish Bible
Adonai said to me, "This time, take the equipment of a worthless shepherd.

Darby Translation
And Jehovah said unto me, Take unto thee yet the instruments of a foolish shepherd.

JPS Old Testament (1917)
And the LORD said unto me: 'Take unto thee yet the instruments of a foolish shepherd.

King James Version (1611)
And the Lord said vnto me, Take vnto thee yet the instruments of a foolish shepheard.

New Living Translation
Then the Lord said to me, "Go again and play the part of a worthless shepherd.

New Life Bible
Then the Lord said to me, "Take again the tools of a foolish shepherd.

New Revised Standard
Then the Lord said to me: Take once more the implements of a worthless shepherd.

Geneva Bible (1587)
And the Lord said vnto me, Take to thee yet the instruments of a foolish shepheard.

George Lamsa Translation
And the LORD said to me, Take to yourself the clothes of a foolish shepherd.

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Then said Yahweh unto me, - Yet further take thee the implements of a worthless shepherd.

Douay-Rheims Bible
And the Lord said to me: Take to thee yet the instruments of a foolish shepherd.

Revised Standard Version
Then the LORD said to me, "Take once more the implements of a worthless shepherd.

Bishop's Bible (1568)
And the Lorde saide vnto me: Take thee also the staffe of a foolishe shephearde.

Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And the Lord said to me, Take yet to thee shepherd’s implements belonging to an unskillful shepherd.

Good News Translation
Then the Lord said to me, "Once again act the part of a shepherd, this time a worthless one.

Christian Standard Bible®
The Lord also said to me: “Take the equipment of a foolish shepherd.

Hebrew Names Version
The LORD said to me, "Take for yourself yet again the equipment of a foolish shepherd.

Lexham English Bible
And Yahweh said to me, "Take again the implements of a foolish shepherd.

Literal Translation
And Jehovah said to me, Again take to yourself the vessels of a foolish shepherd.

Young's Literal Translation
And Jehovah saith unto me, `Again take to thee the instrument of a foolish shepherd.

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
And the LORDE sayde vnto me: Take to the also the staff off a foolish shepherde:

THE MESSAGE
God then said, "Dress up like a stupid shepherd. I'm going to install just such a shepherd in this land—a shepherd indifferent to victims, who ignores the lost, abandons the injured, and disdains decent citizens. He'll only be in it for what he can get out of it, using and abusing any and all.

New English Translation
Again the Lord said to me, "Take up once more the equipment of a foolish shepherd.

New King James Version
And the LORD said to me, "Next, take for yourself the implements of a foolish shepherd.

New American Standard Bible (1995)
The LORD said to me, "Take again for yourself the equipment of a foolish shepherd.

Legacy Standard Bible
Then Yahweh said to me, "Take again for yourself the equipment of a foolish shepherd.

Contextual Overview

¹⁵ And the Lord said unto me, Take unto thee yet the instruments of a foolish shepherd. ¹⁶ 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. ¹⁷ 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.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

a foolish: Isaiah 6:10-12, Jeremiah 2:26, Jeremiah 2:27, Lamentations 2:14, Ezekiel 13:3, Matthew 15:14, Matthew 23:17, Luke 11:40

Reciprocal: Psalms 78:72 - guided Isaiah 56:11 - are shepherds Jeremiah 23:1 - pastors Ezekiel 34:4 - diseased Hosea 4:6 - I will also reject Hosea 9:7 - the prophet Zechariah 11:3 - a voice Luke 6:39 - shall Luke 20:7 - that

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And the Lord said unto me,.... The Prophet Zechariah:

Take unto thee yet the instruments of a foolish shepherd; the meaning is, that the prophet should put on the habit of a shepherd, and take a scrip and staff in his hands, and represent a foolish shepherd, hereafter described.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Take to thee yet the instrument - ^o

Of a foolish shepherd - Osorius: “Yet He had enacted one tragedy, in which he clearly set forth the future guilt of Judas; now another is set forth, the accumulated scoffing through antichrist. For as Paul said, because they receive not the Spirit of truth, the Allrighteous Judge shall send them a spirit of “delusion, that they should believe a lie” 2 Thessalonians 2:10-11. He calls him a foolish shepherd, for since the extremest folly consists in the extremest wickedness, he will be the most foolish, who reached the highest impiety, and this he will do by arrogating to himself divinity and claiming divine honors 2 Thessalonians 2:4.

This is the only action, which the prophet had to enact or to relate. If it was a visible act, the instrument might be a staff which should bruise, an instrument which should bear a semblance to that of the good shepherd, but which should be perncious. Cyril: “Good shepherds, who understood their business, had slight staves, that, if there should be occasion to strike, the stricken sheep might not be bruised; but one who understandeth not, beats them with thicker clubs.” Or it may mean also, whatever he would use for the hurtful treatment of the sheep, such as he proceeds to speak of. He is spoken of as, in fact, foolishly sinful: for sin is the only real folly, and all real folly has sin mingled in it. The short-lived wisdom of the foolish shepherd for his own ends should also be his destruction.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Zechariah 11:15. The instruments of a foolish shepherd. — Such as a bag without bread, a scrip without measure, and a staff without a hook, c., things that were needless or of no use to point out to the Jewish pastors, who took no care of the flock, but devoured them, or ruled them with force and with cruelty.