Zechariah 11:5 - Modern English Version The ones who buy them then slaughter them and have no guilt, and those who sell them say, “Blessed is the Lord because I am rich.” Their own shepherds do not take pity on them. More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 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. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Whose buyers or possessors slay them and hold themselves not guilty; and they who sell them say, Blessed be the Lord, for I have become rich! And their own shepherds neither pity nor spare them [from the wolves]. American Standard Version (1901) whose possessors slay them, and hold themselves not guilty; and they that sell them say, Blessed be Jehovah, for I am rich; and their own shepherds pity them not. Common English Bible Those who buy them will kill them, but they will go unpunished. Those who sell them will say, “Blessed is the LORD, for I have become rich.” And their own shepherds won’t spare them. Catholic Public Domain Version which those who possessed them cut down, and they did not feel sorrow, and they sold them, saying: "Blessed be the Lord; we have become wealthy. Even their shepherds did not spare them." |