Zechariah 11:8

Zechariah 11:8 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Three shepherds also I cut off in one month; and my soul lothed them, and their soul also abhorred me.
• New International Version (NIV)In one month I got rid of the three shepherds. The flock detested me, and I grew weary of them
• English Standard Version (ESV)In one month I destroyed the three shepherds. But I became impatient with them, and they also detested me.
• New Living Translation (NLT)I got rid of their three evil shepherds in a single month. But I became impatient with these sheep, and they hated me, too.

Context of Zechariah 11:8

6For I will no longer pity the inhabitants of the land,” says the Lord. “But indeed I will give everyone into his neighbor’s hand and into the hand of his king. They shall attack the land, and I will not deliver them from their hand.” 7So I fed the flock for slaughter, in particular the poor of the flock. I took for myself two staffs: the one I called Beauty, and the other I called Bonds; and I fed the flock. I dismissed the three shepherds in one month. My soul loathed them, and their soul also abhorred me. 9Then I said, “I will not feed you. Let what is dying die, and what is perishing perish. Let those that are left eat each other’s flesh.” 10And I took my staff, Beauty, and cut it in two, that I might break the covenant which I had made with all the peoples.

Zechariah 11:8 word by word

וָאַכְחִ֛ד אֶת־שְׁלֹ֥שֶׁת הָרֹעִ֖ים בְּיֶ֣רַח אֶחָ֑ד וַתִּקְצַ֤ר נַפְשִׁי֙ בָּהֶ֔ם וְגַם־נַפְשָׁ֖ם בָּחֲלָ֥ה בִֽי׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Threeשָׁלֹשׁshâlôsh shâlôsh shelôshâh shelôshâh · threeH7969
• shepherdsרָעָהrâ‛âh · to pastureH7462
• also I cut offכָּחַדkâchad · to hideH3582
• in oneאֶחָד'echâd · oneH259
• monthיֶ֫רַחyerach · monthH3391
• and my soulנֶ֫פֶשׁnephesh · soul: myselfH5315
• lothedקָצֵרqâtsar · be shortH7114
• also abhorredבָּחֵלbâchal · feel loathingH973

Cross-references for Zechariah 11:8

• Hosea 5:7They have dealt treacherously with the Lord, For they have begotten pagan children. Now a New Moon shall devour them and their heritage.
• Matthew 23:34Therefore, indeed, I send you prophets, wise men, and scribes: some of them you will kill and crucify, and some of them you will scourge in your synagogues and persecute from city to city,
• Matthew 24:50the master of that servant will come on a day when he is not looking for him and at an hour that he is not aware of,
• Leviticus 26:11I will set My tabernacle among you, and My soul shall not abhor you.
• Deuteronomy 32:19“And when the Lord saw it, He spurned them, Because of the provocation of His sons and His daughters.
• Psalms 5:5The boastful shall not stand in Your sight; You hate all workers of iniquity.
• Psalms 78:9The children of Ephraim, being armed and carrying bows, Turned back in the day of battle.
• Psalms 106:40Therefore the wrath of the Lord was kindled against His people, So that He abhorred His own inheritance.
• Jeremiah 12:8My heritage is to Me like a lion in the forest; It cries out against Me; Therefore I have hated it.
• Jeremiah 14:21Do not abhor us, for Your name’s sake; Do not disgrace the throne of Your glory. Remember, do not break Your covenant with us.
• Hosea 9:15“All their wickedness is in Gilgal, For there I hated them. Because of the evil of their deeds I will drive them from My house; I will love them no more. All their princes are rebellious.
• Hebrews 10:38Now the just shall live by faith; But if anyone draws back, My soul has no pleasure in him.”
• Isaiah 49:7Thus says the Lord, The Redeemer of Israel, their Holy One, To Him whom man despises, To Him whom the nation abhors, To the Servant of rulers: “Kings shall see and arise, Princes also shall worship, Because of the Lord who is faithful, The Holy One of Israel; And He has chosen You.”
• Luke 12:50But I have a baptism to be baptized with, and how distressed I am till it is accomplished!
• Luke 19:14But his citizens hated him, and sent a delegation after him, saying, ‘We will not have this man to reign over us.’
• John 7:7The world cannot hate you, but it hates Me because I testify of it that its works are evil.

Commentaries on Zechariah 11:8

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 8Three shepherds also I cut off in one month - Taking this literally, some think the three shepherds mean the three Maccabees, Judas, Jonathan, and Simon; others, the three wicked high priests, Jason, Alcimus, and Menelaus; others, the three last princes of the Asmonean race, Alexander, Hyrcanus, and Antigonus. Perhaps three orders may be intended: The priesthood. The dictatorship, including the Scribes, Pharisees, etc. The magistracy, the great sanhedrin…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 8And I cut off three shepherds in one month - Jerome: “I have read in some one‘s commentary, that the shepherds, cut off in the indignation of the Lord, are to be understood of priests and false prophets and kings of the Jews, who, after the passion of Christ, were all cut off in one time, of whom Jeremiah speaketh, “The priests said not, Where is the Lord? and they that handle the law knew Me not; the pastors also transgressed against Me, and the prophets…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. 8The mysterious historical mention of three evil shepherds has led to over 40 attempts to identify them. None of these explanations is effective. Three represents completeness. God appoints good shepherds to replace evil ones for the well-being of his people.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 88. Three shepherds ... I cut off--literally, "to cause to disappear," to destroy so as not to leave a vestige of them. The three shepherds whom Messiah removes are John, Simon, and Eleazar, three leaders of factions in the Jewish war [Drusius]. Or, as Messiah, the Antitype, was at once prophet, priest, and king, so He by the destruction of the Jewish polity destroyed these three orders for the unbelief of both the rulers and people [Moore]. If they had…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