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Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Zechariah 11:1-3

In dark and figurative expressions, as is usual in the scripture predictions of things at a great distance, that destruction of Jerusalem and of the Jewish church and nation is here foretold which our Lord Jesus, when the time was at hand, prophesied of very plainly and expressly. We have here, 1. Preparation made for that destruction (Zech. 11:1): ?Open thy doors, O Lebanon! Thou wouldst not open them to let thy king in?he came to his own and his own received him not; now thou must open them... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Zechariah 11:3

There is a voice of the howling of the shepherds ,.... Which may be understood either of the civil rulers among the Jews, who now lose their honour and their riches; and so the Targum, Jarchi, and Aben Ezra, interpret it of kings; or of the ecclesiastical rulers, the elders of the people, the Scribes and Pharisees: for their glory is spoiled ; their power and authority; their riches and wealth; their places of honour and profit; their offices, posts, and employments, whether in civil... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Zechariah 11:3

Young lions - Princes and rulers. By shepherds, kings or priests may be intended. read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Zechariah 11:3

Verse 3 He then adds, The voice of the howling of shepherds; for their excellency, or their courage, is laid waste. Here he has אדר, ader, and before אדירים, adirim, in the masculine gender. We see then that the Prophet confirms the same thing in other words, “Howl now,” he says, “shall the shepherds.” He intimates that the beginning of this dreadful judgment would be with the chief men, as they were especially the cause of the public ruin. He then says, that the dignity of the great was now... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Zechariah 11:1-6

A final warning. "Open thy doors, O Lebanon," etc. The prophet, after having foretold ( Zechariah 10:6-12 ) the great future and final glory of the literal Israel, seems here, as it were, to "hark back" to a previous and very different scene, viz.—as most commentators, both Jewish and Christian, believe—to that which should happen in those evil days when Jerusalem should be destroyed. We noted a very similar transition at the beginning of ch, 9. (comp. also Luke 17:24 , Luke 17:25 ; ... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Zechariah 11:3

There is a voice. The Hebrew is more terse and forcible, "A voice of the howling of the shepherds!" or, "Hark! a howling," etc. ( Jeremiah 25:34 , etc.). The destruction spreads from the north southwards along the Jordan valley. Their glory. The noble trees in whose shadow they rejoiced. Young lions. Which had their lairs in the forests now laid waste ( Jeremiah 49:19 ). The pride of Jordan. The thickets that clothed the banks of Jordan are called its "pride" ( Jeremiah 12:5 ).... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Zechariah 11:3

Bad men in high office. "There is a voice of the howling of the shepherds; for their glory is spoiled: a voice of the roaring of young lions; for the pride of Jordan is spoiled." We have here two subjects of thought. I. BAD MEN IN HIGH OFFICE . The men referred to here are called "shepherds," which is a designation of men in power, men who politically and ecclesiastically presided over the people—the leaders. Communities of men everywhere and in all times have had... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Zechariah 11:3

A voice of the howling of the shepherds, for their glory is spoiled - It echoes on from Jeremiah before the captivity, “Howl, ye shepherds - A voice of the cry of the shepherds. and an howling of the principal of the flock; for the Lord hath spoiled their pasture” Jeremiah 25:34, Jeremiah 25:36. There is one chorus of desolation, the mighty and the lowly; the shepherds and the young lions; what is at other times opposed is joined in one wailing. “The pride of Jordan” are the stately oaks on its... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Zechariah 11:2-3

Zechariah 11:2-3. Howl, fir-tree By the several sorts of trees here mentioned, seem to be meant the several orders and degrees of men, who should be sharers in the common destruction: see Isaiah 2:13; Isaiah 10:33-34; and the notes. The fir-tree seems to denote the lower people, who are bid to howl because even their superiors, signified by the cedar, could not withstand the storm. Howl, O ye oaks of Bashan O ye rich, great, and powerful people of the land; Bashan was famous for its... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Zechariah 11:1-3

Problems of leadership (10:1-11:3)At the time this prophecy was given, the temple had long been finished and life in Jerusalem was not as it had been previously. Zerubbabel and Joshua had apparently died, and without strong leadership the Jews drifted into the ungodly ways of neighbouring nations. Some were using idolatrous objects as magic charms, in the belief that these would bring good rains and good crops. Zechariah tells them to stop such practices and trust in God alone (10:1-2).God is... read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Zechariah 11:1-3

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Zechariah 11:3

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Zechariah 11:3

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Zechariah 11:3

The Pulpit Commentary - Zechariah 11:1-6

The Pulpit Commentary - Zechariah 11:3

The Pulpit Commentary - Zechariah 11:3

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Zechariah 11:3

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Zechariah 11:2-3

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Zechariah 11:1-3

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