Zechariah 10:3 ““My anger burns against the shepherds, and I will punish the leaders.…”

Zechariah 10:3

“My anger burns against the shepherds, and I will punish the leaders. For the LORD of Hosts attends to His flock, the house of Judah; He will make them like His royal steed in battle.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

Mine anger was kindled against the shepherds, and I punished the goats: for the LORD of hosts hath visited his flock the house of Judah, and hath made them as his goodly horse in the battle.

World English Bible

My anger is kindled against the shepherds, and I will punish the male goats, for the LORD of Armies has visited his flock, the house of Judah, and will make them as his majestic horse in the battle.

American Standard Version

Mine anger is kindled against the shepherds, and I will punish the he-goats; for Jehovah of hosts hath visited his flock, the house of Judah, and will make them as his goodly horse in the battle.

Geneva Bible 1599

My wrath was kindled against the shepherdes, and I did visite the goates: but the Lord of hostes will visite his flocke the house of Iudah, and will make them as his beautifull horse in the battell.

Darby Translation

Mine anger is kindled against the shepherds, and I will punish the he-goats; for Jehovah of hosts visiteth his flock, the house of Judah, and maketh them as his majestic horse in the battle.

Young's Literal Translation

Against the shepherds did Mine anger burn, And against the he-goats I lay a charge, For inspected hath Jehovah of Hosts His flock, the house of Judah, And set them as His beauteous horse in battle.

Bible in Basic English

My wrath is burning against the keepers of the flock, and I will send punishment on the he-goats: for the Lord of armies takes care of his flock, the people of Judah, and will make them like the horse of his pride in the fight.

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Cross references

“anger”

Ezekiel 34:7–10 Ezekiel 34:2 Zechariah 11:17 Isaiah 56:9–12 Jeremiah 10:21 Jeremiah 50:6

Ezekiel 34:7–10 · BSB

Therefore, you shepherds, hear the word of the LORD:

Ezekiel 34:2 · BSB

“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?

Zechariah 11:17 · BSB

Woe to the worthless shepherd, who deserts the flock! May a sword strike his arm and his right eye! May his arm be completely withered and his right eye utterly blinded!”

Isaiah 56:9–12 · BSB

Come, all you beasts of the field; eat greedily, all you beasts of the forest.

Jeremiah 10:21 · BSB

For the shepherds have become senseless; they do not seek the LORD. Therefore they have not prospered, and all their flock is scattered.

Jeremiah 50:6 · BSB

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.

“and I”

Ezekiel 34:16 Ezekiel 34:17 Ezekiel 34:20 Ezekiel 34:21 Matthew 25:32 Matthew 25:33

Ezekiel 34:16 · BSB

I will seek the lost, bring back the strays, bind up the broken, and strengthen the weak; but the sleek and strong I will destroy. I will shepherd them with justice.’

Ezekiel 34:17 · BSB

This is what the Lord GOD says to you, My flock: ‘I will judge between one sheep and another, between the rams and the goats.

Ezekiel 34:20 · BSB

Therefore this is what the Lord GOD says to them: ‘Behold, I Myself will judge between the fat sheep and the lean sheep.

Ezekiel 34:21 · BSB

Since you shove with flank and shoulder, butting all the weak ones with your horns until you have scattered them abroad,

Matthew 25:32 · BSB

All the nations will be gathered before Him, and He will separate the people one from another, as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats.

Matthew 25:33 · BSB

He will place the sheep on His right and the goats on His left.

“punished”

Jeremiah 25:12 Isaiah 10:12 Isaiah 24:21 Jeremiah 11:22 Zephaniah 1:8

Jeremiah 25:12 · BSB

But when seventy years are complete, I will punish the king of Babylon and that nation, the land of the Chaldeans, for their guilt, declares the LORD, and I will make it an everlasting desolation.

Isaiah 10:12 · BSB

So when the Lord has completed all His work against Mount Zion and Jerusalem, He will say, “I will punish the king of Assyria for the fruit of his arrogant heart and the proud look in his eyes.

Isaiah 24:21 · BSB

In that day the LORD will punish the host of heaven above and the kings of the earth below.

Jeremiah 11:22 · BSB

So this is what the LORD of Hosts says: “I will punish them. Their young men will die by the sword, their sons and daughters by famine.

Zephaniah 1:8 · BSB

“On the Day of the LORD’s sacrifice I will punish the princes, the sons of the king, and all who are dressed in foreign apparel.

“visited”

Zephaniah 2:7 1 Peter 2:12 Exodus 4:31 Ruth 1:6 Luke 1:68

Zephaniah 2:7 · BSB

The coast will belong to the remnant of the house of Judah; there they will find pasture. They will lie down in the evening among the houses of Ashkelon, for the LORD their God will attend to them and restore their capti…

1 Peter 2:12 · BSB

Conduct yourselves with such honor among the Gentiles that, though they slander you as evildoers, they may see your good deeds and glorify God on the day He visits us.

Exodus 4:31 · BSB

and they believed. And when they heard that the LORD had attended to the Israelites and had seen their affliction, they bowed down and worshiped.

Ruth 1:6 · BSB

When Naomi heard in Moab that the LORD had attended to His people by providing them with food, she and her daughters-in-law prepared to leave the land of Moab.

Luke 1:68 · BSB

“Blessed be the Lord, the God of Israel, because He has visited and redeemed His people.

“as”

Proverbs 21:31 Song of Solomon 1:9

Proverbs 21:31 · BSB

A horse is prepared for the day of battle, but victory is of the LORD.

Song of Solomon 1:9 · BSB

I compare you, my darling, to a mare among Pharaoh’s chariots.

Also

Jeremiah 25:34

Jeremiah 25:34 · BSB

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.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

2For idols speak deceit and diviners see illusions; they tell false dreams and offer empty comfort. Therefore the people wander like sheep, oppressed for lack of a shepherd.

4The cornerstone will come from Judah, the tent peg from him, as well as the battle bow and every ruler together.

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