Zechariah 11:12

Zechariah 11:12 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And I said unto them, If ye think good, give me my price; and if not, forbear. So they weighed for my price thirty pieces of silver.
• New International Version (NIV)I told them, “If you think it best, give me my pay; but if not, keep it.” So they paid me thirty pieces of silver.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Then I said to them, "If it seems good to you, give me my wages; but if not, keep them." And they weighed out as my wages thirty pieces of silver.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Then I said to them, “If it is agreeable to you, give me my wages; and if not, refrain.” So they weighed out for my wages thirty pieces of silver.

Context of Zechariah 11:12

10Then I took my staff called Favor and cut it in two, showing that I had revoked the covenant I had made with all the nations. 11That was the end of my covenant with them. The suffering flock was watching me, and they knew that the Lord was speaking through my actions. And I said to them, “If you like, give me my wages, whatever I am worth; but only if you want to.” So they counted out for my wages thirty pieces of silver. 13And the Lord said to me, “Throw it to the potter”—this magnificent sum at which they valued me! So I took the thirty coins and threw them to the potter in the Temple of the Lord. 14Then I took my other staff, Union, and cut it in two, showing that the bond of unity between Judah and Israel was broken.

Zechariah 11:12 word by word

וָאֹמַ֣ר אֲלֵיהֶ֗ם אִם־ט֧וֹב בְּעֵינֵיכֶ֛ם הָב֥וּ שְׂכָרִ֖י וְאִם־לֹ֣א׀ חֲדָ֑לוּ וַיִּשְׁקְל֥וּ אֶת־שְׂכָרִ֖י שְׁלֹשִׁ֥ים כָּֽסֶף׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And I saidאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• unto them, If ye thinkעַ֫יִן‛ayin · eye: appearanceH5869
• goodטוֹבţôb · pleasantH2896
• giveיָהַבyâhab · to giveH3051
• my priceשָׂכָרώâkâr · wagesH7939
• and if not, forbearחָדַלchâdal · to ceaseH2308
• So they weighedשָׁקַלshâqal · to weighH8254
• thirtyשְׁלֹשִׁיםshelôshîym shelôshîym · thirtyH7970
• of silverכֶּ֫סֶףkeseph · silver: moneyH3701

Cross-references for Zechariah 11:12

• 1 Kings 21:2One day Ahab said to Naboth, “Since your vineyard is so convenient to my palace, I would like to buy it to use as a vegetable garden. I will give you a better vineyard in exchange, or if you prefer, I will pay you for it.”
• 2 Chronicles 30:4This plan for keeping the Passover seemed right to the king and all the people.
• Matthew 26:15and asked, “How much will you pay me to betray Jesus to you?” And they gave him thirty pieces of silver.
• John 13:2It was time for supper, and the devil had already prompted Judas, son of Simon Iscariot, to betray Jesus.
• Genesis 37:28So when the Ishmaelites, who were Midianite traders, came by, Joseph’s brothers pulled him out of the cistern and sold him to them for twenty pieces of silver. And the traders took him to Egypt.
• Exodus 21:32But if the ox gores a slave, either male or female, the animal’s owner must pay the slave’s owner thirty silver coins, and the ox must be stoned.
• Mark 14:10Then Judas Iscariot, one of the twelve disciples, went to the leading priests to arrange to betray Jesus to them.
• Luke 22:3Then Satan entered into Judas Iscariot, who was one of the twelve disciples,

Commentaries on Zechariah 11:12

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 12If ye think good, give me my price - "Give me my hire." And we find they rated it contemptuously; thirty pieces of silver being the price of a slave, Exodus 21:32.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 12And I said unto them, If ye think good, give Me My price - God asks of us a return, not having any proportion to His gifts of nature or of grace, but such as we can render. He took the Jews out of the whole human race, made them His own, “a peculiar people,” freed them from “the bondage and the iron furnace of Egypt,” gave them “the land flowing with milk and honey,” fed and guarded them by His Providence, taught them by His prophets. He, the Lord 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. 12Thirty pieces of silver was the price of a slave (see Exodus 21:32). In the story, the silver was payment for the shepherd's dismissal (Zechariah 11:9). The gospel writers see this passage fulfilled when Judas betrays Jesus for 30 silver coins (see Matthew 26:15; 27:9–10).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1212. I said--The prophet here represents the person of Jehovah-Messiah. If ye think good--literally, "If it be good in your eyes." Glancing at their self-sufficient pride in not deigning to give Him that return which His great love in coming down to them from heaven merited, namely, their love and obedience. "My price"; my reward for pastoral care, both during the whole of Israel's history from the Exodus, and especially the three and a half years of…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