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Zechariah 11:3

Listen to the wailing of the shepherds, for their glory is in ruins. Listen to the roaring of the young lions, for the thickets of the Jordan are destroyed.
Zechariah 11:3
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Original language and places

Reference data from open datasets, shown as published by their sources. Word-by-word English is a literal guide, not a translation.

Original language (Hebrew)

ק֚וֹל יִֽלְלַ֣ת הָרֹעִ֔ים כִּ֥י שֻׁדְּדָ֖ה אַדַּרְתָּ֑ם ק֚וֹל שַׁאֲגַ֣ת כְּפִירִ֔ים כִּ֥י שֻׁדַּ֖ד גְּא֥וֹן הַיַּרְדֵּֽן׃ ס

  1. ק֚וֹלKol“[the] sound of”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from קוֹל · “sound” · Strong's H6963H
  2. יִֽלְלַ֣תyi.Lat“[the] wailing of”
    Noun, feminine, singular, construct · from יְלָלָה · “wailing” · Strong's H3215
  3. הָרֹעִ֔יםha.ro.'Im“the shepherds”
    Definite article + Verb, qal, participle (active), masculine, plural, absolute · from רָעָה · “to pasture” · Strong's H7462B
  4. כִּ֥יki“for”
    Particle · from כִּי · “for” · Strong's H3588A
  5. שֻׁדְּדָ֖הshu.de.Dah“it has been devastated”
    Verb, pual, perfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular · from שָׁדַד · “to ruin” · Strong's H7703
  6. אַדַּרְתָּ֑ם'a.dar.Tam“splendor their”
    Noun, feminine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from אַדֶּ֫רֶת · “clothing” · Strong's H0155
  7. ק֚וֹלKol“[the] sound of”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from קוֹל · “sound” · Strong's H6963H
  8. שַׁאֲגַ֣תsha.'a.Gat“[the] roaring of”
    Noun, feminine, singular, construct · from שְׁאָגָה · “roaring” · Strong's H7581
  9. כְּפִירִ֔יםke.fi.Rim“young lions”
    Noun, masculine, plural, absolute · from כְּפִיר · “lion” · Strong's H3715A
  10. כִּ֥יki“for”
    Particle · from כִּי · “for” · Strong's H3588A
  11. שֻׁדַּ֖דshu.Dad“it has been devastated”
    Verb, pual, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from שָׁדַד · “to ruin” · Strong's H7703
  12. גְּא֥וֹןge.'on“[the] thicket[s] of”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from גָּאוֹן · “pride” · Strong's H1347
  13. הַיַּרְדֵּֽן׃ סhai.yar.Den“the Jordan”
    Definite article + Noun, proper name of a place · from יַרְדֵּן · “Jordan” · Strong's H3383
Places named in this verse
  • Places: OpenBible.info Bible Geocoding Data, CC BY 4.0. Coordinates from OpenStreetMap (ODbL) are left out. Source (version 7eb18a5)
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)