Zechariah 11:7

And I will feed the flock of slaughter, even you, O poor of the flock. And I took unto me two staves; the one I called Beauty, and the other I called Bands; and I fed the flock.

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Word by word — the Hebrew

Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
feed	וָֽאֶרְעֶה֙ va.'er.'Eh	H7462	to tend a flock · conjunction + verb, qal sequential imperfect, 1st person common singular
flock	צֹ֣אן tzon	H6629	a collective name for a flock (of sheep or goats) · noun, common both genders singular construct
slaughter	הַֽהֲרֵגָ֔ה ha.ha.re.Gah	H2028	slaughter · definite article + noun, common feminine singular absolute
you	לָכֵ֖ן la.Khen	H3651	properly · preposition + adverb
poor	עֲנִיֵּ֣י 'a.ni.Yei	H6041	depressed · adjective, masculine plural construct
flock	הַצֹּ֑אן ha.Tzon	H6629	a collective name for a flock (of sheep or goats) · definite article + noun, common both genders singular absolute
took	וָאֶקַּֽח va.'e.kach-	H3947	to take (in the widest variety of applications) · conjunction + verb, qal sequential imperfect, 1st person common singular
two	שְׁנֵ֣י she.Nei	H8147	two · noun, common both genders dual construct
staves	מַקְל֗וֹת mak.Lot	H4731	a shoot · noun, common feminine plural absolute
one	לְאַחַ֞ד le.'a.Chad	H259	properly · preposition + noun, common feminine singular absolute
called	קָרָ֤אתִי ka.Ra.ti	H7121	to call out to (i.e. properly · verb, qal perfect, 1st person common singular
Beauty	נֹ֙עַם֙ no.'am	H5278	agreeableness · noun, common masculine singular absolute
other	וּלְאַחַד֙ u.le.'a.Chad	H259	properly · conjunction + preposition + noun, common feminine singular absolute
called	קָרָ֣אתִי ka.Ra.ti	H7121	to call out to (i.e. properly · verb, qal perfect, 1st person common singular
Bands	חָבַל châbal	H2254	to wind tightly (as a rope)
fed	וָאֶרְעֶ֖ה va.'er.'Eh	H7462	to tend a flock · conjunction + verb, qal sequential imperfect, 1st person common singular
flock	הַצֹּֽאן ha.Tzon	H6629	a collective name for a flock (of sheep or goats) · definite article + noun, common both genders singular absolute

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Cross-references

Isaiah 11:4 But with righteousness shall he judge the poor, and reprove with equity for the meek of the earth: and he shall smite the earth with the rod…
Zechariah 11:4 Thus saith the LORD my God; Feed the flock of the slaughter;
Zechariah 11:14 Then I cut asunder mine other staff, even Bands, that I might break the brotherhood between Judah and Israel.
Ezekiel 37:16-23 Moreover, thou son of man, take thee one stick, and write upon it, For Judah, and for the children of Israel his companions: then take anoth…
Psalms 23:4 Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for thou art with me; thy rod and thy staff they comfort…
Isaiah 61:1 The Spirit of the Lord GOD is upon me; because the LORD hath anointed me to preach good tidings unto the meek; he hath sent me to bind up th…
Zephaniah 3:12 I will also leave in the midst of thee an afflicted and poor people, and they shall trust in the name of the LORD.
Zechariah 11:10-11 And I took my staff, even Beauty, and cut it asunder, that I might break my covenant which I had made with all the people.

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Zechariah 11:4-14

The prophet here is made a type of Christ, as the prophet Isaiah sometimes was; and the scope of these verses is to show that for judgment Christ came into this world (Joh 9:39), for judgment to the Jewish church and nation, which were, about the time of his coming, wretchedly corrupted and degenerated by the worldliness and hypocrisy of their rulers. Christ would have healed them, but they would not be healed; they are therefore left desolate, and abandoned to ruin. Observe here, I. The desperate case of the Jewish church, under the tyranny of their own governors. Their slavery in their own country made them as miserable as their captivity in strange countries had done: Their possessors sla…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Zechariah 11:7

And--rather, "Accordingly": implying the motive cause which led Messiah to assume the office, namely, the will of the Father (Zac 11:4-5), who pitied the sheep without any true shepherd. I will feed--"I fed" [CALVIN], which comes to the same thing, as the past tense must in Zechariah's time have referred to the event of Messiah's advent then future: the prophets often speaking of the future in vision as already present. It was not My fault, Jehovah implies, that these sheep were not fed; the fault rests solely with you, because ye rejected the grace of God [CALVIN]. even you, O poor of the flock--rather, "in order that (I might feed, that is, save) the poor (humble; compare Zac 11:11; Ze…

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Adam Clarke on Zechariah 11:7

And I wilt feed the flock of slaughter - I showed them what God had revealed to me relative to the evils coming upon the land; and I did this the more especially for the sake of the poor of the flock. Two staves - Two shepherd's crooks. One I called Beauty - that probably by which they marked the sheep; dipping the end into vermillion, or some red liquid. And this was done when they were to mark every tenth sheep, as it came out of the field, when the tithe was to be set apart for the Lord. The other I called Bands - Probably that with the hook or crook at the head of it, by which the shepherd was wont to catch the sheep by the horns or legs when he wished to bring any to hand. And I fed the…

Dictionary and topics

Bands — (1) of love (Hos. 11:4); (2) of Christ (Ps. 2:3); (3) uniting together Christ’s body the church (Col. 2:19; 3:14; Eph. 4:3); (4) the emblem of the captivity of Israel (Ezek. 34:27; Isa. 28:22; 52:2);…
Shepherd — A word naturally of frequent occurence in Scripture. Sometimes the word “pastor” is used instead (Jer. 2:8; 3:15; 10:21; 12:10; 17:16). This word is used figuratively to represent the relation of…
Shepherds · Illustrative: (Ignorant and foolish,) of bad ministers — Illustrative: (Ignorant and foolish,) of bad ministers

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

Zechariah 11:7

Word by word — the Hebrew

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Zechariah 11:4-14

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Zechariah 11:7

Adam Clarke on Zechariah 11:7

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Zechariah 11:7

Word by word — the Hebrew

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Zechariah 11:4-14

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Zechariah 11:7

Adam Clarke on Zechariah 11:7

Dictionary and topics

John Gill on Zechariah 11:7

John Calvin on Zechariah 11:7

Keil & Delitzsch on Zechariah 11:7-11

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Zechariah 11:7

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