撒迦利亞書 11:8-9 CUNPTS

The Pulpit Commentary - Zechariah 11:7-14

The true Shepherd. I. GOD 'S IDEA OF THE TRUE SHEPHERD . His character and service. Faithful and disinterested. Not a hireling. He is for the sheep, not the sheep for him. If his recompense left to the free will of the people, should be adequate and fair. "The workman is worthy of his hire." But the wage should be given in more than material form. " Themselves. " Their trust, sympathy, prayers, and hearty cooperation in all good. "I seek not yours, but you," said Paul. ... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Zechariah 11:8

In executing the office of feeding the flock, three shepherds also I out off in one month; Septuagint, "And I will take away the three shepherds in one month." The article in the Hebrew and Greek seems to point to some known shepherds, three in number, unless we take it as "threes of the shepherds." Hence expositors have sought to find historical personages to whom the term might apply. Those who assort a pre-exilian origin for this part of the prophecy, suggest the three kings, Zachariah,... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Zechariah 11:8

A mutual dislike between God and man. "My soul loathed them, and their soul also abhorred me." It would be idle to attempt to ascertain who are intended by the "three shepherds" that were "cut off in one month," and who are here represented as abhorring God and "loathed" by him. In running through the various conflicting explanations, as given by biblical critics, we feel such a task would be utterly hopeless and a waste of time. We take the words in order to illustrate a mutual dislike... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Zechariah 11:8-11

Divine rejection. "My soul loathed them, and their soul also abhorred me. Then said I, I will not feed you: that that dieth, let it die; and that that is to be cut off, let it be cut off; and let the rest eat every one the flesh of another. 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." The subject of these words is Divine rejection. A time comes in the history of incorrigible nations and incorrigible... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Zechariah 11:9

I will not feed you. In consequence of their contumacy, the shepherd abandons the flock to their fate, as God threatened ( Deuteronomy 31:17 ; comp. the very similar passage in Jeremiah 15:1-3 ). Three scourges are intimated in the succeeding words—plague, war, famine, combined with civil strife. Eat every one the flesh of another (comp. Isaiah 9:20 ). Many see here a reference to the awful scenes enacted when Jerusalem was besieged by the Romans, and intestine feuds filled the city... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Zechariah 11:8

And 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 prophesied by Baal, and walked after... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Zechariah 11:9

And I said, I will not feed you - God, at last, leaves the rebellious soul or people to itself, as He says by Moses, “Then My anger shall be kindled against them in that day, and I will forsake them, and will hide My Face from them, and they shall be devoured, and many evils and troubles shall find them” Deuteronomy 31:17 : and our Lord tells the captious Jews; “I go My way, and ye shall seek Me and shall die in your sins” John 8:21.That which dieth, let it die - Zechariah seems to condense,... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Zechariah 11:8

Zechariah 11:8. Three shepherds also I cut off in one month The prophet may be said to do what God did; either in the punishment of certain false prophets, or of certain wicked governors. Some think, that by these three shepherds were figuratively signified the chief priests, scribes, and elders of the Jews. Christ exposed these as blind guides, and thereby lessened their authority among the people, which contributed very much to the spreading of the gospel. Blayney, who thinks the common... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Zechariah 11:9

Zechariah 11:9. Then said I, will not feed you I will no longer exercise a tender paternal care over you; that that dieth, let it die Or rather, the dying let it die; that which has a deadly disease, let it perish by that disease. Or, that which is ready to die, and will not be cured, but hath rejected the shepherd’s love and skill, let it die. Thus Jesus said, If ye believe not, ye shall die in your sins. For this seems to be spoken of the miseries to which the Jewish people were... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Zechariah 11:4-17

Two short plays about leadership (11:4-17)After announcing God’s judgment on Israel’s bad leaders (see 11:1-3), Zechariah demonstrates that judgment in two short plays. In these plays he acts the part of a shepherd, representing the leaders of God’s people.In the first play God told Zechariah to act the part of a good shepherd. Zechariah was to look after a people oppressed and exploited by bad shepherds, whose sole aim was to enrich themselves. They cared nothing for the flock. God showed... read more

The Pulpit Commentary - Zechariah 11:7-14

The Pulpit Commentary - Zechariah 11:8

The Pulpit Commentary - Zechariah 11:8

The Pulpit Commentary - Zechariah 11:8-11

The Pulpit Commentary - Zechariah 11:9

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Zechariah 11:8

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Zechariah 11:9

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Zechariah 11:8

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Zechariah 11:9

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Zechariah 11:4-17

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