en_tn/zec/11/17.md

translationWords

• en:tw:flock
• en:tw:forsaken
• en:tw:shepherd
• en:tw:sword
• en:tw:woe
• en:tw:worthy

translationNotes

• The parable about shepherds and sheep continues.
• Woe to the worthless shepherd - AT: "What sorrow waits for this worthless shepherd"
• come against his arm and his right eye - AT: "wound right arm and pierce his right eye!"
• May the sword come against - "Sword" here represents enemies who will attack the shepherd. (See: :en:ta:vol2:translate:figs_metonymy)
• his arm - his power to fight (See: :en:ta:vol1:translate:figs_metaphor)
• his right eye - his ability to see while fighting.