NASB — Zechariah 11 — KJV

The Doomed Flock

1 Open° your doors°, O Lebanon°,
  That a afire° may feed° on your bcedars°.
  2 Wail°, O Icypress°, for the cedar° has fallen°,
  Because° the glorious° [trees] have been destroyed°;
  Wail°, O oaks° of Bashan°,
  For the IIimpenetrable° forest° has come° down°.
  3 There is a sound° of the shepherds’° awail°,
  For their glory° is ruined°;
  There is a bsound° of the young° lions’° roar°,
  For the Ipride° of the Jordan° is ruined°.

[1] aJr 22:6, 7 bEzk 31:3
[2] IOr juniper IIAnother reading is forest of the vintage
[3] IOr jungle aJr 25:34-36 bJr 2:15; 50:44

4 ¶ Thus° says° the LORD° my God°, “Pasture° the flock° [doomed] to aslaughter°. 5 Those who° buy° them slay° them and Igo° aunpunished°°, and [each of] those who sell° them says°, ‘Blessed° be the LORD°, for bI have become° rich°!’ And their cown shepherds° have° no° pity° on them. 6 For I will ano° longer° have° pity° on the inhabitants° of the land°,” declares° the LORD°; “but behold°, I will bcause the men° to Ifall°, each° into another’s° IIpower° and into the IIpower° of his king°; and they will strike° the land°, and I will cnot deliver° [them] from their IIpower°.”

[4] aPs 44:22; Zc 11:7
[5] ILit are not held guilty aJr 50:7 bHo 12:8; 1Ti 6:9 cEzk 34:2, 3
[6] ILit find IILit hand aJr 13:14 bIs 9:19-21; Mi 7:2-6; Zc 14:13 cPs 50:22; Mi 5:8

7 ¶ So I apastured° the flock° [doomed] to slaughter°, Ihence° the bafflicted° of the flock°. And I took° for myself two° cstaffs°: the one° I called° IIdFavor° and the other° I called° IIIeUnion°; so I pastured° the flock°. 8 Then I annihilated° the three° shepherds° in aone° month°, for my soul° was impatient° with them, and their soul° also° Iwas weary° of me. 9 Then I said°, “I will not pasture° you. What is to adie°, Ilet it die°, and what is to be annihilated°, IIlet it be annihilated°; and IIIlet those who are left° eat° one° another’s° flesh°.” 10 I took° my staff° IaFavor° and cut° it in pieces°, to IIbbreak° my covenant° which° I had made° with all° the peoples°. 11 So it was Ibroken° on that day°, and IIthus° the aafflicted° of the flock° who were watching° me realized° that it was the word° of the LORD°. 12 I said° to them, “If° it is good° in your sight°, give° [me] my awages°; but if° not, Inever° mind°!” So they weighed° out bthirty° [shekels] of silver° as my wages°. 13 Then the LORD° said° to me, “Throw° it to the apotter°, [that] magnificent° price° at which° I was valued° by them.” So I took° the thirty° [shekels] of silver° and threw° them to the potter° in the house° of the LORD°. 14 Then I cut° in pieces° my second° staff° IaUnion°, to bbreak° the brotherhood° between° Judah° and Israel°.

[7] IAnother reading is for the sheep dealers IIOr Pleasantness IIIOr Cords aZc 11:4 bJr 39:10; Zp 3:12 cEzk 37:16 dPs 27:4; 90:17; Zc 11:10 ePs 133:1; Ezk 37:16-23; Zc 11:14
[8] IOr detested aHo 5:7
[9] IOr will die IIOr will be annihilated IIIOr those...will eat aJr 15:2
[10] IOr Pleasantness IIOr annul aZc 11:7 bPs 89:39; Jr 14:21
[11] IOr annulled IIAnother reading is the sheep dealers who aZp 3:12
[12] ILit cease a1K 5:6; Mal 3:5 bGn 37:28; Ex 21:32; Mt 26:15; 27:9, 10
[13] aMt 27:3-10; Ac 1:18, 19
[14] IOr Cords aZc 11:7 bIs 9:21; Zc 11:6

15 ¶ The LORD° said° to me, “Take° again° for yourself the equipment° of a Iafoolish° shepherd°. 16 For behold°, I am going to raise° up a shepherd° in the land° who will anot care° for the perishing°, seek° the scattered°, heal° the broken°, or sustain° the one standing°, but will bdevour° the flesh° of the fat° [sheep] and tear° off° their hoofs°.
  17aWoe° to the worthless° shepherd°
  Who leaves° the flock°!
  A bsword° will be on his arm°
  And on his right° eye°!
  His carm° will be totally° withered°
  And his right° eye° will be Iblind°.”

[15] IOr useless aIs 6:10-12; Zc 11:17
[16] aJr 23:2 bEzk 34:2-6
[17] ILit completely dimmed aJr 23:1; Zc 10:2; 11:15 bJr 50:35-37 cEzk 30:21, 22


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The destruction of Jerusalem.

1 ¶ Openºª thy doors,º O Lebanon,º that the fireº may devourºª thy cedars.º 2 Howl,ºª fir tree;º for² the cedarº is fallen;ºª because² the mightyº are spoiled:ºª howl,ºª O ye oaksº of Bashan;º for² the forestº of the vintageºª¹ª is come down.ºª

[1] Dt 32:22; Jr 22:6, 23; Hab 2:8, 17; Hg 1:8; Zc 10:10; 14:1; Mt 24:1; Lk 19:41; 21:23.
[2] Is 2:12; 10:33; 32:15; Ezk 20:46; 31:2, 17; Am 6:1; Na 3:8; Lk 23:31.

The elect being cared for, the rest are rejected.

3 ¶ [There is] a voiceº of the howlingº of the shepherds;ºª for² their gloryº is spoiled:ºª a voiceº of the roaringº of young lions;º for² the prideº of Jordanº is spoiled.ºª 4 Thus² saithºª the LORDº my God;º Feedºª² the flockº of the slaughter;º 5 Whose² possessorsºª slayºª them, and hold themselves not guilty:ºª² and they that sellºª them say,ºª Blessedºª [be] the LORD;º for I am rich:ºª and their own shepherdsºª pityºª² them not.² 6 For² I will no² more² pityºª² the inhabitantsºª of the land,º saithºª the LORD:º but, lo,² I² will deliverºª² the menº every oneº into his neighbour'sº hand,º and into the handº of his king:º and they shall smiteºª² the land,º and out of their handº² I will not² deliverºª [them]. 7 And I will feedºª² the flockº of slaughter,º [even] you,¹ O poorº of the flock.º And I tookºª unto me twoº staves;º the oneº I calledºª Beauty,º and the otherº I calledºª Bands;¹ª² and I fedºª² the flock.º 8 ² Threeº shepherdsºª also I cut offºª in oneº month;º and my soulº lothedºª them, and their soulº also² abhorredºª me. 9 Then saidºª I, I will not² feedºª you: that that dieth,ºª let it die;ºª and that that is to be cut off,ºª let it be cut off;ºª and let the restºª eatºª every oneº² the fleshº of another.º

[3] 1S 4:21; Ps 22:21; Is 65:15; Jr 2:30; 7:4, 11; 25:34; 26:6; 49:19; 50:44; Ezk 19:3; 24:21; Ho 1:9; 10:5; Jol 1:13; Am 8:8; Zp 1:10; 3:3, 11; Zc 11:8, 15; Mt 3:7; 15:14; 21:43; 23:13, 31; Ac 6:11; 7:52; 22:21; Ro 11:7; Jm 5:1.
[4] Is 40:9; 49:4; Ezk 34:23; Mi 5:4; Zc 11:7; 14:5; Mt 15:24; 23:37; Lk 19:41; Jn 20:17; 21:15; Ro 15:8; Ep 1:3.
[5] Gn 37:26; Dt 29:19; 2K 4:1; Ne 5:8; Jr 2:3; 23:1; 50:7; Ezk 22:25; 34:2, 4, 6, 10, 18, 21; Ho 12:8; Mi 3:1, 9; Mt 21:12; 23:14; Jn 10:1, 12; 16:2; 1Ti 6:5; 2P 2:3; Rv 18:13.
[6] Ps 50:22; Is 3:5; 9:19; 27:11; Jr 13:14; Ezk 8:18; 9:10; Dn 9:26; Ho 1:6; 2:10; Mi 5:8; 6:14; 7:2; Hg 2:22; Zc 8:10; 11:5, 9, 14; Mal 4:6; Mt 10:21, 34; 18:33; 22:7; 23:35; 24:10; Lk 12:52; 19:43; 21:16, 22; Jn 19:15; 1Th 2:16; He 2:3; 10:26; Jm 2:13.
[7] Lv 27:32; 1S 17:40, 43; Ps 23:4; 133:1; Is 11:4; 61:1; Jr 5:4; Ezk 37:16; Zp 3:12; Zc 11:4, 10, 11, 14; 13:8; Mt 11:5; Mk 12:37; Jn 10:16; 17:21; Ep 2:13; Jm 2:5.
[8] Lv 26:11, 30, 44; Dt 32:19; Ps 5:5; 78:9; 106:40; Is 49:7; Jr 12:8; 14:21; Ho 5:7; 9:15; Mt 23:34; 24:50; Lk 12:50; 19:14; Jn 7:7; 15:18, 23; He 10:38.
[9] Dt 28:53; Ps 69:22; Is 9:19; Jr 15:2; 19:9; 23:33, 39; 43:11; Ezk 5:10; Mt 13:10; 15:14; 21:19, 43; 23:38; Jn 8:21, 24; 12:35; Ac 13:46; 28:26; Rv 22:11.

The staves of Beauty and Bands broken by the rejection of Christ.

10 ¶ And I tookºª² my staff,º [even]² Beauty,º and cut it asunder,ºª² that I might breakºª² my covenantº which² I had madeºª with² all² the people.º 11 And it was brokenºª in that² day:º and so² the poorº of the flockº that waited¹ª upon² me knewºª that² it² [was] the wordº of the LORD.º 12 And I saidºª unto² them, If² ye think¹ good,¹²² giveºª [me] my price;º and if² not,² forbear.ºª So they weighed¹ª for²² my priceº thirtyº [pieces] of silver.º 13 And the LORDº saidºª unto² me, Castºª it unto² the potter:ºª a goodlyº priceº that² I was prised atºª of²² them. And I tookºª the thirtyº [pieces] of silver,º and castºª them to² the potterºª in the houseº of the LORD.º 14 Then I cut asunderºª² mine otherº staff,º² [even] Bands,¹ª² that I might breakºª² the brotherhoodº between² Judahº and Israel.º

[10] Nu 14:34; 1S 2:30; Ps 50:2; 89:39; 90:17; Jr 14:21; 31:31; Ezk 7:20; 16:59; 24:21; Dn 9:26; Ho 1:9; Zc 11:7; Lk 21:5, 32; Ac 6:13; Ro 9:3; Ga 3:16; He 7:17; 8:8.
[11] Lv 26:38; Dt 28:49; 31:21, 29; 32:21; Ps 69:33; 72:12; Is 8:17; 14:32; 26:8; 40:31; Lm 3:25; Mi 7:7; Zp 3:12; Zc 11:6, 7; Lk 2:25, 38; 7:22; 19:48; 23:51; 24:49; Ac 1:21; Ro 11:7; Jm 2:5; 5:1.
[12] Gn 37:28; Ex 21:32; 1K 21:2; 2Ch 30:4; Mt 26:15; Mk 14:10; Lk 22:3; Jn 13:2, 27.
[13] Is 53:2; 54:7; Mt 27:3, 12; Ac 1:18; 4:11.
[14] Is 9:21; 11:13; Ezk 37:16; Zc 11:7, 9; Mt 24:10; Ac 23:7; Ga 5:15; Jm 3:14, 16; 4:1.

The type and curse of a foolish shepherd.

15 ¶ And the LORDº saidºª unto² me, Takeºª unto thee yet² the instrumentsº of a foolishº shepherd.ºª 16 For,² lo,² I² will raise² up¹ª a shepherdºª in the land,º [which] shall not² visitºª those that be cut off,ºª neither² shall seekºª the young one,º nor² healºª that that is broken,ºª nor² feedºª that that standeth¹ª still:² but he shall eatºª the fleshº of the fat,º and tear¹ª their claws¹ in pieces.ºª² 17 Woeº to the idolº shepherdº that leavethºª the flock!º the swordº [shall be] upon² his arm,º and upon² his rightº eye:º his armº shall be clean¹ª dried up,ºª and his rightº eyeº shall be utterly¹ª darkened.ºª

[15] Is 6:10; Jr 2:26; Lm 2:14; Ezk 13:3; Mt 15:14; 23:17; Lk 11:40.
[16] Gn 31:38; 33:13; 1S 17:34; Is 40:11; Jr 23:2, 22; Ezk 34:2, 10, 16, 21; Mt 23:2, 13; Lk 12:45; Jn 10:1, 12.
[17] 1S 2:31; 1K 13:4; Is 6:9; 9:15; 29:10; 42:19; 44:10; Jr 22:1; 23:32; 50:35; Ezk 13:3; 30:22; 34:2; Ho 4:5; Am 8:9; Mi 3:6; Mt 23:13, 16; Lk 11:42; Jn 9:39; 10:12; 12:40; Ro 11:7; 1Co 8:4; 10:19.


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