1 ⲁⲟⲩⲱⲛ ⲛⲛⲉⲕⲣⲱⲟⲩ ⲡⲓⲗⲓⲃⲁⲛⲟⲥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲙⲁⲣⲉϥⲟⲩⲱⲙ ⲛⲛⲉⲕϣⲉⲛⲥⲓϥⲓ ⲛϫⲉⲟⲩⲭⲣⲱⲙ .

Open thy doors, O Libanus, and let the fire devour thy cedars.

2 ⲙⲁⲣⲉϥⲉϣⲗⲏⲗⲟⲩⲓ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛϫⲉⲡⲓⲧⲩⲥ ϫⲉⲟⲩⲏⲓ ⲁϥϩⲉⲓ ⲛϫⲉⲡⲓϣⲉⲛⲥⲓϥⲓ ϫⲉⲁⲩⲉⲣⲧⲁⲗⲉⲡⲱⲣⲓⲛ ⲛϫⲉⲛⲓⲛϩⲣⲏⲓ ⲉⲙⲁϣⲱ ⲉϣⲗⲏⲗⲟⲩⲓ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲓϣϣⲏⲛ ⲛⲧⲉⲑⲃⲁⲥⲁⲛ ϫⲉⲁⲩⲉⲣⲕⲱⲣϫ ⲙⲡⲓⲙⲁⲛϣϣⲏⲛ ⲉⲧϭⲏⲟⲩⲧ .

Let the pine howl, because the cedar has fallen; for the mighty men have been greatly afflicted: howl, ye oaks of the land of Basan; for the thickly planted forest has been torn down.

3 ⲡϧⲣⲱⲟⲩ ⲛⲛⲓⲙⲁⲛⲉⲥⲱⲟⲩ ⲉⲩϩⲏⲃⲓ ϫⲉⲁⲥⲉⲣⲧⲁⲗⲉⲡⲱⲣⲓⲛ ⲛϫⲉⲧⲟⲩⲙⲉⲧⲛⲓϣϯ ⲛϧⲣⲱⲟⲩ ⲛϩⲁⲛⲙⲟⲩⲓ ⲉⲩϩⲉⲙϩⲉⲙ ϫⲉⲁϥⲉⲣⲧⲁⲗⲉⲡⲱⲣⲓⲛ ⲛϫⲉⲡϭⲓⲥⲓ ⲛⲧⲉⲡⲓⲓⲟⲣⲇⲁⲛⲏⲥ .

There is a voice of the shepherds mourning; for their greatness is brought low: a voice of roaring lions; for the pride of Jordan is brought down.

4 ⲛⲁⲓ ⲛⲉ ⲛⲏⲉⲧⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⲛϫⲉⲡϭⲥ ⲡⲓⲡⲁⲛⲧⲟⲕⲣⲁⲧⲱⲣ ϫⲉⲁⲙⲟⲛⲓ ⲛⲛⲓⲉⲥⲱⲟⲩ ⲛⲧⲉⲡϧⲟⲗϧⲉⲗ .

Thus saith the Lord Almighty, Feed the sheep of the slaughter;

5 ⲛⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲁ ⲛⲏⲉⲧⲁⲩϫⲫⲱⲟⲩ ϧⲉⲗϧⲱⲗⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲁⲩⲟⲩⲱⲙ ⲛϩⲑⲏⲟⲩ ⲁⲛ ⲡⲉ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲏⲉⲛⲁⲩϯ ⲙⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲁⲩϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉϥⲥⲙⲁⲣⲱⲟⲩⲧ ⲛϫⲉⲡϭⲥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲛⲉⲣⲣⲁⲙⲁⲟ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲟⲩⲙⲁⲛⲉⲥⲱⲟⲩ ⲛⲁⲩϣⲉⲡⲙⲕⲁϩ ⲛϩⲗⲓ ⲁⲛ ⲡⲉ ⲉϩⲣⲏⲓ ⲉϫⲱⲟⲩ .

which their possessors have slain, and have not repented: and they that sold them said, Blessed be the Lord; for we have become rich: and their shepherds have suffered no sorrow for them.

6 ⲉⲑⲃⲉⲫⲁⲓ ϯⲛⲁϯⲁⲥⲟ ⲁⲛ ϫⲉⲉⲛⲏⲉⲧϣⲟⲡ ϩⲓϫⲉⲛⲡⲕⲁϩⲓ ⲡⲉϫⲉ ⲡϭⲥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϩⲏⲡⲡⲉ ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ϯⲛⲁϯ ⲛⲛⲓⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲫⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⲫⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⲉϧⲣⲏⲓ ⲉⲛⲉⲛϫⲓϫ ⲙⲡⲉϥϣⲫⲏⲣ ⲛⲉⲙⲧϫⲓϫ ⲙⲡⲉϥⲟⲩⲣⲟ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲩⲉϭⲟⲧϭⲉⲧ ⲙⲡⲕⲁϩⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϯⲛⲁⲛⲁϩⲙⲟⲩ ⲁⲛ ⲉⲃⲟⲗϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲟⲩϫⲓϫ .

Therefore I will no longer have mercy upon the inhabitants of the land, saith the Lord: but, behold, I will deliver up the men every one into the hand of his neighbour, and into the hand of his king; and they shall destroy the land, and I will not rescue out of their hand.

7 ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϯⲛⲁⲁⲙⲟⲛⲓ ⲛⲛⲓⲉⲥⲱⲟⲩ ⲛⲧⲉⲡϧⲟⲗϧⲉⲗ ⲡⲕⲁϩⲓ ⲛⲭⲁⲛⲁⲁⲛ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϯⲛⲁϭⲓ ⲛⲏⲓ ⲛϣⲃⲱⲧⲃ ⲡⲓⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⲙⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⲁⲓⲙⲟⲩϯ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ϫⲉⲡⲥⲁⲓ ⲡⲓⲕⲉⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⲁⲓⲙⲟⲩϯ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ϫⲉⲫⲛⲟϩ ⲛⲣⲱϣ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϯⲛⲁⲁⲙⲟⲛⲓ ⲛⲛⲁⲉⲥⲱⲟⲥⲱⲟⲩ .

And I will tend the flock of slaughter in the land of Chanaan: and I will take for myself two rods; the one I called Beauty, and the other I called Line; and I will tend the flock.

8 ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϯⲛⲁϥⲱϯ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲙⲡⲓⲅ ⲙⲙⲁⲛⲉⲥⲱⲟⲩ ϧⲉⲛⲟⲩⲁⲃⲟⲧ ⲛⲟⲩⲱⲧ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲥⲉϩⲣⲟϣ ⲉϩⲣⲏⲓ ⲉϫⲱⲟⲩ ⲛϫⲉⲧⲁⲯⲩⲭⲏ ⲕⲉ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲁⲩϩⲉⲙϩⲉⲙ ⲉϩⲣⲏⲓ ⲉϫⲱⲟⲩ ⲛϫⲉⲛⲟⲩⲯⲩⲭⲏ .

And I will cut off three shepherds in one month; and my soul shall grieve over them, for their souls cried out against me.

9 ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲓϫⲟⲥ ϫⲉϯⲛⲁⲁⲙⲟⲛⲓ ⲙⲙⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲁⲛ ⲫⲏⲉⲑⲛⲁⲙⲟⲩⲛⲕ ⲙⲁⲣⲉϥⲙⲟⲩⲛⲕ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲓⲥⲱϫⲡ ⲙⲁⲣⲉ ⲡⲓⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⲡⲓⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⲟⲩⲱⲙ ⲛⲛⲓⲥⲁⲣⲝ ⲛⲧⲉⲡⲉϥϣⲫⲏⲣ .

And I said, I will not tend you: that which dies, let it die; and that which falls off, let it fall off; and let the rest eat every one the flesh of his neighbour.

10 ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲓⲉϭⲓ ⲙⲡⲓϣⲃⲱⲧ ⲉⲑⲛⲁⲛⲉϥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲓⲉⲃⲉⲣⲃⲱⲣϥ ⲉⲑⲣⲉϥϫⲱⲣ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲧⲁⲇⲓⲁⲑⲏⲕⲏ ⲉⲧⲁⲓⲥⲉⲙⲛⲏⲧⲥ ⲛⲉⲙⲛⲓⲗⲁⲟⲥ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ .

And I will take my beautiful staff, and cast it away, that I may break my covenant which I made with all the people.

11 ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲥⲉϫⲱⲣ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛⲡⲓⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲧⲉⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲩⲉⲉⲙⲓ ⲛϫⲉⲛⲓⲭⲁⲛⲁⲛⲉⲟⲥ ⲛⲓⲉⲥⲱⲟⲩ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲣⲉϩ ⲉⲣⲱⲟⲩ ϫⲉⲟⲩⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲛⲧⲉⲡϭⲥ ⲡⲉ .

And it shall be broken in that day; and the Chananites, the sheep that are kept for me, shall know that it is the word of the Lord.

12 ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲓⲉϫⲟⲥ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ϫⲉⲓⲥϫⲉ ⲛⲁⲛⲉⲥ ⲙⲡⲉⲧⲉⲛⲙⲑⲟ ⲙⲟⲓ ⲛⲏⲓ ⲉⲁⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛⲥⲉⲙⲛⲉ ⲡⲁⲃⲉⲭⲉ ⲓⲉ ⲙⲙⲟⲛ ⲁⲣⲓⲁⲡⲟⲧⲁⲍⲉⲥⲑⲉ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲩⲥⲉⲙⲛⲓ ⲙⲡⲁⲃⲉⲭⲉ ⲗ ⲛϩⲁⲧ .

And I will say to them, If it be good in your eyes, give me my price, or refuse it. And they weighed for my price thirty pieces of silver.

13 ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲉϫⲉ ⲡϭⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲛⲏⲓ ϫⲉϩⲓⲧⲟⲩ ⲉⲡⲓⲙⲁⲛⲟⲩⲱⲧϩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϫⲉⲙⲡϣⲓⲛⲓ ϫⲉⲁⲛ ϥⲥⲟⲧⲡ ⲙⲫⲣⲏϯ ⲉⲧⲁⲩⲉⲣⲇⲟⲕⲓⲙⲁⲍⲓⲛ ⲙⲙⲟⲛ ⲉϩⲣⲏⲓ ⲉϫⲱⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲓϭⲓ ⲛϯⲗ ⲛϩⲁⲧ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲓϩⲓⲧⲟⲩ ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲡⲏⲓ ⲙⲡϭⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲉⲡⲓⲙⲁⲛⲟⲩⲱⲧϩ .

And the Lord said to me, Drop them into the furnace, and I will see if it is good metal, as I was proved for their sakes. And I took the thirty pieces of silver, and cast them into the furnace in the house of the Lord.

14 ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲓⲃⲟⲣⲃⲉⲣ ⲙⲡⲓϣⲃⲱⲧ ⲙⲙⲁϩⲃ ⲉⲧⲉⲡⲓⲛⲟϩ ⲛⲣⲱϣ ⲡⲉ ⲉⲡϫⲓⲛϫⲱⲣ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲙⲡⲓⲁⲙⲁϩⲓ ϧⲉⲛⲧⲙⲏϯ ⲛⲓⲟⲩⲇⲁ ⲛⲉⲙϧⲉⲛⲑⲙⲏϯ ⲙⲡⲓⲥⲗ .

And I cast away my second rod, even Line, that I might break the possession between Juda and Israel.

15 ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲉϫⲉ ⲡϭⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲛⲏⲓ ϫⲉⲉⲧⲓ ϭⲓ ⲛⲁⲕ ⲛϩⲁⲛⲥⲕⲉⲩⲟⲥ ⲛⲧⲉⲟⲩⲙⲁⲛⲉⲥⲱⲟⲩ ⲛⲁⲧⲉⲙⲓ .

And the Lord said to me, Take yet to thee shepherd's implements belonging to an unskillful shepherd.

16 ϫⲉⲟⲩⲏⲓ ϩⲏⲡⲡⲉ ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ϯⲛⲁⲧⲟⲩⲛⲟⲥ ⲟⲩⲙⲁⲛⲉⲥⲱⲟⲩ ϩⲓϫⲉⲛⲡⲓⲕⲁϩⲓ ⲫⲏⲉⲑⲛⲁⲙⲟⲩⲛⲕ ⲛⲛⲉϥϫⲉⲙⲡⲉϥϣⲓⲛⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲫⲏⲉⲧϫⲏⲣ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲛⲉϥⲕⲱϯ ⲛⲥⲱϥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲫⲏⲉⲧϧⲉⲙϧⲱⲙ ⲛⲛⲉϥⲧⲁⲗϭⲟϥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲫⲏⲉⲧⲟⲩⲟϫⲡ ⲛⲛⲉϥⲥⲟⲩⲧⲱⲛϥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲓⲁϥⲟⲩⲓ ⲛⲧⲉⲛⲏⲉⲧⲥⲟⲧⲡ ⲉϥⲉⲟⲩⲟⲙⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲟⲩⲕⲉⲗⲓ ⲉϥⲉⲫⲟⲛϩⲟⲩ .

For, behold, I will raise up a shepherd against the land: he shall not visit that which is perishing, and he shall not seek that which is scattered, and he shall not heal that which is bruised, nor guide that which is whole: but he shall devour the flesh of the choice ones, and shall dislocate the joints of their necks.

17 ⲱ ⲛⲏⲉⲑⲙⲟⲛⲓ ⲛⲛⲓⲙⲉⲧⲉⲫⲗⲏⲟⲩ ⲛⲉⲙⲛⲏⲉⲧⲁⲩⲭⲱ ⲛⲥⲱⲟⲩ ⲛⲛⲓⲉⲥⲱⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲥⲏϥⲓ ⲉⲥⲉⲓ ⲉϫⲉⲛⲡⲉϥϣⲱⲃϣ ⲛⲉⲙⲉϫⲉⲛⲡⲉϥⲃⲁⲗ ⲛⲟⲩⲓⲛⲁⲙ ⲡⲉϥϣⲱⲃϣ ϧⲉⲛⲟⲩϣⲱⲟⲩⲓ ⲉϥⲉϣⲱⲟⲩⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲉϥⲃⲁⲗ ⲛⲟⲩⲓⲛⲁⲙ ϧⲉⲛⲟⲩⲙⲉⲧⲃⲉⲗⲗⲉ ⲉϥⲉⲉⲣⲃⲉⲗⲗⲉ .

Alas for the vain shepherds that have forsaken the sheep! the sword shall be upon the arms of such a one, and upon his right eye: his arm shall be completely withered, and his right eye shall be utterly darkened.