Zechariah 11:17

Modern English Version

Woe to this worthless shepherd who abandons his flock. May the sword take his arm and right eye; may his arm surely wither up, and his right eye become blind.

Cross References

1 Kings 13:4

When King Jeroboam heard the saying of the man of God who had cried against the altar in Bethel, he reached out his hand from the altar, saying, “Arrest him!” And the hand that he put forth against him dried up so that he could not pull it back in again.

Isaiah 29:10

For the Lord has poured out on you the spirit of deep sleep and has closed your eyes, the prophets; and He has covered your heads, the seers.

Isaiah 44:10

Who has formed a god or molded a graven image that is profitable for nothing?

Isaiah 9:15

The elder and honorable man, he is the head; and the prophet that teaches lies, he is the tail.

Jeremiah 22:1

Thus says the Lord: Go down to the house of the king of Judah, and speak this word there,

Jeremiah 23:1

Woe to the shepherds who destroy and scatter the sheep of My pasture! says the Lord.

Jeremiah 23:32

Behold, I am against those who prophesy false dreams, says the Lord, and recount them and cause My people to err by their lies and reckless boasting. Yet I did not send them or command them. Therefore they shall not profit this people at all, says the Lord.

Ezekiel 13:3

Thus says the Lord God: Woe to the foolish prophets who follow their own spirit and have seen nothing!

Ezekiel 34:2

Son of man, prophesy against the shepherds of Israel. Prophesy and say to those shepherds, Thus says the Lord God: Woe to the shepherds of Israel who feed themselves! Should not the shepherds feed the flock?

Zechariah 10:2

For the household Teraphim idols speak wickedness, and the diviners envision lies. They utter false dreams, and provide comfort that does not last. So the people wander about like sheep; they are afflicted because there is no shepherd.

Zechariah 11:15

Then the Lord said to me: Take for yourself again the vessels carried by a foolish shepherd.

Matthew 23:13

“Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! You shut the kingdom of heaven against men. For you neither enter yourselves, nor allow those who are entering to go in.

Matthew 23:16

“Woe to you, blind guides, who say, ‘If anyone swears by the temple, it is nothing. But if anyone swears by the gold of the temple, he is obligated.’

John 12:40

“He has blinded their eyes and hardened their hearts, lest they should see with their eyes and perceive with their hearts and turn, and I would heal them.”

John 9:39

Jesus said, “I came into this world for judgment, that those who do not see may see, and that those who see may become blind.”

Romans 11:7

What then? Israel has not obtained what it was seeking. But the elect obtained it, and the rest were hardened.

1 Corinthians 8:4

So concerning the eating of foods that are offered in sacrifice to idols, we know that an idol is nothing in the world, and that there is no other God but one.

1 Samuel 2:31

Behold, the days are coming when I will cut off your authority and the strength of your father’s house, so there shall not be an old man in your house.