Zechariah 11:5
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Whose 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.whose buyers slaughter them without remorse. Those who sell them say, ‘Blessed be the LORD, for I am rich!’ Even their own shepherds have no compassion on them.
In other translations
Whose 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.whose buyers slaughter them without remorse. Those who sell them say, ‘Blessed be the LORD, for I am rich!’ Even their own shepherds have no compassion on them.
Hebrew words
אֲשֶׁר'asherwhichH834קֹנֵיהֶןkoneihen[those who] buy themH7069יַהֲרְגֻןyahargunthey will kill themH2026וְלֹאvelo'and notH3808יֶאְשָׁמוּye'shamuthey will be held guiltyH816וּמֹכְרֵיהֶןumokhereihenand [those who] sell themH4376יֹאמַרyomarhe will sayH559בָּרוּךְbarukh[be] blessedH1288יְהוָהyahwehYahwehH3068וַאעְשִׁרva'shirso I may gain richesH6238וְרֹעֵיהֶםvero'eihemand shepherds theirH7462לֹאlo'notH3808יַחְמוֹלyachmolhe will have compassionH2550עֲלֵיהֶן׃'aleihenon themH5921
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