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• New International Version (NIV)It was revoked on that day, and so the oppressed of the flock who were watching me knew it was the word of the Lord.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

9Then I said, “I will not pasture you. What is to die, let it die, and what is to be annihilated, let it be annihilated; and let those who are left eat one another’s flesh.” 10I took my staff Favor and cut it in pieces, to break my covenant which I had made with all the peoples. So it was broken on that day, and thus the afflicted of the flock who were watching me realized that it was the word of the Lord. 12I said to them, “If it is good in your sight, give me my wages; but if not, never mind!” So they weighed out thirty shekels of silver as my wages. 13Then the Lord said to me, “Throw it to the potter, 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.

Zechariah 11:11 word by word

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

• brokenפָּרַרpârar · to breakH6565
• on that dayיוֹםyôm · dayH3117
• thusכֵּןkên · soH3651
• afflictedעָנִי‛ânîy · afflictedH6041
• of the flockצֹאןtsô'n tse'ôn · flockH6629
• who were watchingשָׁמַרshâmar · to keep: look atH8104
• me realizedיָדַעyâda‛ · to knowH3045
• that it was the wordדָּבָרdâbâr · wordH1697
• of the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068

Cross-references for Zechariah 11:11

• Zechariah 11:7So I pastured the flock doomed to slaughter, hence the afflicted of the flock. And I took for myself two staffs: the one I called Favor and the other I called Union; so I pastured the flock.
• Psalms 69:33For the Lord hears the needy And does not despise His who are prisoners.
• Psalms 72:12For he will deliver the needy when he cries for help, The afflicted also, and him who has no helper.
• Isaiah 14:32How then will one answer the messengers of the nation? That the Lord has founded Zion, And the afflicted of His people will seek refuge in it.”
• Zephaniah 3:12But I will leave among you A humble and lowly people, And they will take refuge in the name of the Lord.
• Luke 7:22And He answered and said to them, “Go and report to John what you have seen and heard: the blind receive sight, the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, and the deaf hear, the dead are raised up, the poor have the gospel preached to them.
• Luke 19:48and they could not find anything that they might do, for all the people were hanging on to every word He said.
• James 2:5Listen, my beloved brethren: did not God choose the poor of this world to be rich in faith and heirs of the kingdom which He promised to those who love Him?
• Isaiah 8:17And I will wait for the Lord who is hiding His face from the house of Jacob; I will even look eagerly for Him.
• Isaiah 26:8Indeed, while following the way of Your judgments, O Lord, We have waited for You eagerly; Your name, even Your memory, is the desire of our souls.
• Isaiah 40:31Yet those who wait for the Lord Will gain new strength; They will mount up with wings like eagles, They will run and not get tired, They will walk and not become weary.
• Lamentations 3:25The Lord is good to those who wait for Him, To the person who seeks Him.
• Micah 7:7But as for me, I will watch expectantly for the Lord; I will wait for the God of my salvation. My God will hear me.
• Luke 2:25And there was a man in Jerusalem whose name was Simeon; and this man was righteous and devout, looking for the consolation of Israel; and the Holy Spirit was upon him.
• Luke 23:51(he had not consented to their plan and action), a man from Arimathea, a city of the Jews, who was waiting for the kingdom of God;
• Acts 1:21Therefore it is necessary that of the men who have accompanied us all the time that the Lord Jesus went in and out among 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