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Zechariah 11:7 - Poor

Zechariah 11:7 - And I will feed the flock of slaughter, even you, O poor of the flock. And I took unto me two staves; the one I called Beauty, and the other I called Bands; and I fed the flock.

Verse	Strongs No.	Hebrew	Strongs Definition
And I will feed	H7462	רָעָה	[Verb] to tend a {flock} that {is} pasture it; intransitively to graze (literally or figuratively); generally to rule; by extension to associate with (as a friend)
the flock	H6629	צֹאן	[Noun Feminine] a collective name for a flock (of sheep or goats); also figuratively (of men)
of slaughter	H2028	הֲרֵגָה	[Noun Feminine] slaughter
even you O poor	H6041	עָנִי	[Adjective] {depressed} in mind or circumstances (practically the same as H6035 subjectively and H6041 objectively)
of the flock	H6629	צֹאן	[Noun Feminine] a collective name for a flock (of sheep or goats); also figuratively (of men)
And I took	H3947	לָקַח	[Verb] to take (in the widest variety of applications)
unto me two	H8147	שְׁנַיִם	[Noun] the second form being feminine); two; also (as ordinal) twofold
staves	H4731	מַקֵּל	[Noun Masculine] a {shoot} that {is} stick (with leaves {on} or for {walking} {striking} {guiding} divining)
the one	H259	אֶחָד	[Adjective] properly {united} that {is} one; or (as an ordinal) first
I called	H7121	קָרָא	[Verb] to call out to (that {is} properly address by {name} but used in a wide variety of applications)
Beauty	H5278	נֹעַם	[Noun Masculine] {agreeableness} that {is} delight: {suitableness} splendor or grace
and the other	H259	אֶחָד	[Adjective] properly {united} that {is} one; or (as an ordinal) first
I called	H7121	קָרָא	[Verb] to call out to (that {is} properly address by {name} but used in a wide variety of applications)
Bands	H2256	חֶבֶל	[Noun Masculine] a rope (as {twisted }) especially a measuring line; by implication a district or inheritance (as measured); or a noose (as of cords); figuratively a company (as if tied together); also a throe (especially of parturition); also ruin
and I fed	H7462	רָעָה	[Verb] to tend a {flock} that {is} pasture it; intransitively to graze (literally or figuratively); generally to rule; by extension to associate with (as a friend)
the flock	H6629	צֹאן	[Noun Feminine] a collective name for a flock (of sheep or goats); also figuratively (of men)

Definitions are taken from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.