Zechariah 11:11

Zechariah 11:11 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And it was broken in that day: and so the poor of the flock that waited upon me knew that it was the word of the Lord.
• New International Version (NIV)It was revoked on that day, and so the oppressed of the flock who were watching me knew it was the word of the Lord.
• English Standard Version (ESV)So it was annulled on that day, and the sheep traders, who were watching me, knew that it was the word of the Lord.
• New King James Version (NKJV)So it was broken on that day. Thus the poor of the flock, who were watching me, knew that it was the word of the Lord.

Context of Zechariah 11:11

9I said to the sheep, ‘I will not be your shepherd and you will die. The sheep that do not die will eat each other.’ 10I took ‘Grace’ which was my first stick. I broke it into two pieces. The Lord's promise to his people finished. On the day that the Lord's promise finished, the weak sheep watched me. They knew that it was the Lord's message. 12I said to them, ‘You may think that I should have some money for my work. If you do think that, pay me my money. If you do not want to pay me, keep it.’ So they paid me 30 silver coins. 13The Lord said to me, ‘Throw the 30 silver coins to the man who makes pots in the house of the Lord.’ They thought that I was not worth very much! I took the 30 coins. And I threw them to the man who makes pots. He makes them for the house of the Lord.

Zechariah 11:11 word by word

וַתֻּפַ֖ר בַּיּ֣וֹם הַה֑וּא וַיֵּדְע֨וּ כֵ֜ן עֲנִיֵּ֤י הַצֹּאן֙ הַשֹּׁמְרִ֣ים אֹתִ֔י כִּ֥י דְבַר־יְהוָ֖ה הֽוּא׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And it was brokenפָּרַרpârar · to breakH6565
• in that dayיוֹםyôm · dayH3117
• and so the poorעָנִי‛ânîy · afflictedH6041
• of the flockצֹאןtsô'n tse'ôn · flockH6629
• that waitedשָׁמַרshâmar · to keep: look atH8104
• upon me knewיָדַעyâda‛ · to knowH3045
• the wordדָּבָרdâbâr · wordH1697
• of the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068

Cross-references for Zechariah 11:11

• Zechariah 11:7So I was a good shepherd to the sheep that men would soon kill. I took special care of the weakest sheep. Then I took two sticks. And I called one stick ‘Grace’ and I called the other stick ‘Together’. I fed the sheep.
• Psalms 69:33For the Lord listens to the prayers of poor people. He does not forget to help his people when they are prisoners.
• Psalms 72:12He will rescue the poor person who calls out to him for help. He will save weak people who have nobody to help them.
• Isaiah 14:32When a foreign nation sends a message, what should we say? Say that the Lord has made Zion very strong. When his people have trouble, they will be safe there.
• Zephaniah 3:12But I will let the poor people remain there. These are the people who have had bad times. These are the people who will trust me. And they will call me Lord.
• Luke 7:22Then he said to the two men that John had sent, ‘Go back to John. Tell him what you have seen. Tell him what you have heard. Blind people can now see again. People that could not walk can now walk again. People who had a bad disease of the skin are now well again. Deaf people can now hear again. People who had died now live again. Poor people are hearing God's good news.
• Luke 19:48But all the people were listening to him very carefully. They wanted to hear everything that he was saying. So those leaders did not know how they could kill him.
• James 2:5My Christian friends, listen to me. God has chosen to bless people who are poor in this world. He has helped them to trust him. So really they are rich. God will give to them a place in his kingdom. He has promised to do that for all people who love him.
• Isaiah 8:17I will wait for the Lord to do what he says. He has turned away from the descendants of Jacob. But I will trust him to do what is right.
• Isaiah 26:8Yes, Lord, as we follow the path of your justice, we wait for you to help us. We really want people to know that you are great. We want them to praise your name.
• Isaiah 40:31But people who wait for the Lord to help them will receive new strength. They will rise up high, as if they have the wings of eagles. They will run and they will not become tired. They will walk and they will not become weak.
• Lamentations 3:25The Lord does good things for people who wait for him. He is kind to everyone who looks for him.
• Micah 7:7But as for me, I will watch for what the Lord will do. I will wait for God, who saves me. I know that he hears me.
• Luke 2:25At this time, a man called Simeon was living in Jerusalem. He was a good man and he obeyed God. He had waited a long time to see the special person who would save Israel's people. The Holy Spirit was with him.
• Luke 23:51He was from the Jewish town of Arimathea. He had not agreed with the other leaders that Jesus should die. He was waiting for God to begin to rule his people in his kingdom.
• Acts 1:21Peter then said, ‘Because of this, we must choose another man instead of Judas. That man must have been one of our group all the time that the Lord Jesus was with us.

Commentaries on Zechariah 11:11

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 11So the poor of the flock - The pious, who attended to my teaching, saw that this was the word - the design, of God.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 11And so the poor of the flock that waited upon Me knew - The rest were blinded; those who listened to God‘s word, observed His prophet, waited on Him and observed His words, knew from the fulfillment of the beginning, that the whole was God‘s word. Every darkening cloud around the devoted city was an earnest, that the storm, which should destroy it, was gathering upon it. So our Lord warned, “When ye shall see Jerusalem compassed with armies, then know…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 4-14Verses 4-14 Christ came into this world for judgment to the Jewish church and nation, which were wretchedly corrupt and degenerate. Those have their minds wofully blinded, who do ill, and justify themselves in it; but God will not hold those guiltless who hold themselves so. How can we go to God to beg a blessing on unlawful methods of getting wealth, or to return thanks for success in them? There was a general decay of religion among them, and they…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 4-17The Hebrew leaders are compared to shepherds in the last three messages (Zechariah 9:9–11:17) of Zechariah’s first oracle (Zechariah 9–11). This message uses allegory and symbolic actions by Zechariah to show the wickedness of Israel’s leaders. The prophet acts out a story of a “good shepherd” chosen by God to guide and unite the people. However, the people reject this shepherd and the promise of protection from other nations (Zechariah 11:10) and unity…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1111. poor ... knew--The humble, godly remnant knew by the event the truth of the prediction and of Messiah's mission. He had, thirty-seven years before the fall of Jerusalem, forewarned His disciples when they should see the city compassed with armies, to "flee unto the mountains." Accordingly, Cestius Gallus, when advancing on Jerusalem, unaccountably withdrew for a brief space, giving Christians the opportunity of obeying Christ's words by fleeing to…Read the comment

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Commentaries on Zechariah 11

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings