Zechariah 11:14

Zechariah 11:14 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Then I cut asunder mine other staff, even Bands, that I might break the brotherhood between Judah and Israel.
• New International Version (NIV)Then I broke my second staff called Union, breaking the family bond between Judah and Israel.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Then I broke my second staff Union, annulling the brotherhood between Judah and Israel.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Then I cut in two my other staff, Bonds, that I might break the brotherhood between Judah and Israel.

Context of Zechariah 11:14

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. Then I broke the second stick called ‘Together’. I made the kingdom of Judah separate from the kingdom of Israel. 15Then the Lord said to me, Zechariah, ‘Take again the tools of a useless shepherd. 16I have chosen a man to watch the sheep. He will not help the sheep that are dying. He will not look for the sheep that have gone away. He will not help the sick sheep or feed the strong sheep. He will eat the meat of the fat sheep. He will tear off their feet to get all the meat.

Zechariah 11:14 word by word

וָֽאֶגְדַּע֙ אֶת־מַקְלִ֣י הַשֵּׁנִ֔י אֵ֖ת הַחֹֽבְלִ֑ים לְהָפֵר֙ אֶת־הָֽאַחֲוָ֔ה בֵּ֥ין יְהוּדָ֖ה וּבֵ֥ין יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ סRead the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Then I cut asunderגָּדַעgâda‛ · to cut down/offH1438
• mine otherשֵׁנִיshênîy · secondH8145
• staffמַקֵּלmaqqêl maqqelâh · rodH4731
• Bandsחָבַלchâbal · to pledgeH2254
• that I might breakפָּרַרpârar · to breakH6565
• the brotherhoodאַחֲוָה'achăvâh · brotherhoodH264
• between Judahיְהוּדָהyehûdâh · JudahH3063
• and Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyiώrâ'êl · IsraelH3478

Cross-references for Zechariah 11:14

• Zechariah 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.’
• Isaiah 9:21Manasseh's tribe and Ephraim's tribe fight against each other. Then they join together to attack Judah. But the Lord is still angry. His hand is ready to hit them again.
• Isaiah 11:13Ephraim will no longer be jealous of Judah. Judah will no longer be Ephraim's enemy.
• Ezekiel 37:16‘Son of man, take a stick and write on it, “This stick belongs to Judah and the Israelite tribes that are with him.” Then take another stick and write on it, “This stick belongs to Joseph's son Ephraim and the Israelite tribes that are with him.”
• Matthew 24:10At that time, many people who believe in me will stop believing. They will put some of my disciples in the power of their rulers. They will hate each other.
• Acts 23:7As soon as Paul said that, the Pharisees and Sadducees began to argue with each other. People in the group thought different things about Paul.
• Galatians 5:15So you must not live like wild animals. Wild animals fight and they eat each other. If you live like that, be very careful! You may destroy one another completely.
• James 3:14But if you live in a bad way, do not think that you are wise. Are you jealous of other people so that you hate them? Do you want to make yourself important? If you live like that, do not say that you are great and wise. You are not saying what is true.
• James 4:1You fight and quarrel among yourselves. Do you know why that happens? It is because of the troubles in your thoughts. You want to do bad things that you think will make you happy.
• 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.

Commentaries on Zechariah 11:14

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 14That I might break the brotherhood - I cannot, says Newcome, explain this passage, without supposing that the kingdom of Israel subsisted when the prophet wrote it; and that either the wars between Judah and Israel are referred to, (see 2 Kings 16:5;), or the captivity of the ten tribes, when the brotherly connection between these kingdoms ceased.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 14And I cut asunder mine other staff, Bands, to dissolve the brotherhood between Judah and Israel - Hitherto prophecy had spoken of the healing of the great breach between Israel and Judah, in Christ. “The Lord,” Isaiah said, “shall assemble the outcasts of Israel, and gather together the dispersed of Judah from the four corners of the earth. The envy of Ephraim shall depart, and the adversaries of Judah shall be cut off: Ephraim shall not envy Judah, and…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. 1414. The breaking of the bond of union between Judah and Israel's ten tribes under Rehoboam is here the image used to represent the fratricidal discord of factions which raged within Jerusalem on the eve of its fall, while the Romans were thundering at its gates without. See Josephus [Wars of the Jews]. Also the continued severance of the tribes till their coming reunion (Ro 11:15).Read the comment

Topics related to Zechariah 11:14

• Fraternity
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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