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 King James Version (NKJV)I dismissed the three shepherds in one month. My soul loathed them, and their soul also abhorred me.

Context of Zechariah 11:8

6Likewise, I will no longer have pity on the people of the land,” says the Lord. “I will let them fall into each other’s hands and into the hands of their king. They will turn the land into a wilderness, and I will not rescue them.” 7So I cared for the flock intended for slaughter—the flock that was oppressed. Then I took two shepherd’s staffs and named one Favor and the other Union. I got rid of their three evil shepherds in a single month. But I became impatient with these sheep, and they hated me, too. 9So I told them, “I won’t be your shepherd any longer. If you die, you die. If you are killed, you are killed. And let those who remain devour each other!” 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.

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 betrayed the honor of the Lord, bearing children that are not his. Now their false religion will devour them along with their wealth.
• Matthew 23:34“Therefore, I am sending you prophets and wise men and teachers of religious law. But you will kill some by crucifixion, and you will flog others with whips in your synagogues, chasing them from city to city.
• Matthew 24:50The master will return unannounced and unexpected,
• Leviticus 26:11I will live among you, and I will not despise you.
• Deuteronomy 32:19“The Lord saw this and drew back, provoked to anger by his own sons and daughters.
• Psalms 5:5Therefore, the proud may not stand in your presence, for you hate all who do evil.
• Psalms 78:9The warriors of Ephraim, though armed with bows, turned their backs and fled on the day of battle.
• Psalms 106:40That is why the Lord’s anger burned against his people, and he abhorred his own special possession.
• Jeremiah 12:8My chosen people have roared at me like a lion of the forest, so I have treated them with contempt.
• Jeremiah 14:21For the sake of your reputation, Lord, do not abandon us. Do not disgrace your own glorious throne. Please remember us, and do not break your covenant with us.
• Hosea 9:15The Lord says, “All their wickedness began at Gilgal; there I began to hate them. I will drive them from my land because of their evil actions. I will love them no more because all their leaders are rebels.
• Hebrews 10:38And my righteous ones will live by faith. But I will take no pleasure in anyone who turns away.”
• Isaiah 49:7The Lord, the Redeemer and Holy One of Israel, says to the one who is despised and rejected by the nations, to the one who is the servant of rulers: “Kings will stand at attention when you pass by. Princes will also bow low because of the Lord, the faithful one, the Holy One of Israel, who has chosen you.”
• Luke 12:50I have a terrible baptism of suffering ahead of me, and I am under a heavy burden until it is accomplished.
• Luke 19:14But his people hated him and sent a delegation after him to say, ‘We do not want him to be our king.’
• John 7:7The world can’t hate you, but it does hate me because I accuse it of doing 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