He was oppressed and afflicted,
yet he did not open his mouth.
Like a lamb led to the slaughter
and like a sheep silent before her shearers,
he did not open his mouth.(A)

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He was oppressed(A) and afflicted,
    yet he did not open his mouth;(B)
he was led like a lamb(C) to the slaughter,(D)
    and as a sheep before its shearers is silent,
    so he did not open his mouth.

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The Lord my God says this: “Shepherd the flock intended for slaughter.

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Two Shepherds

This is what the Lord my God says: “Shepherd the flock marked for slaughter.(A)

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So I shepherded the flock intended for slaughter, the oppressed of the flock.[a] I took two staffs, calling one Favor(A) and the other Union, and I shepherded the flock.

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Footnotes

  1. 11:7 LXX reads slaughter that belonged to the sheep merchants

So I shepherded the flock marked for slaughter,(A) particularly the oppressed of the flock. Then I took two staffs and called one Favor and the other Union, and I shepherded the flock.

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