Zacharie 11:4-7 BDS

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - 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 (John 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... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Zechariah 11:4

Thus saith the Lord my God ,.... The Syriac version adds, "to me"; not the Prophet Zechariah, but the Messiah, who calls the Lord his God, as he was man and Mediator, John 20:17 for what follow are the words of God the Father to him, calling upon him, and giving him a commission to Feed the flock of the slaughter ; meaning the people of the Jews in general, to whom Christ was sent as a prophet, to teach and instruct them by the ministry of the word; so "feeding" is interpreted of... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Zechariah 11:5

Whose possessors slay them, and hold themselves not guilty ,.... Not the Romans after Christ came, into whose hands they were delivered, and by whom they were slain in great numbers, not accounting it any sin to put them to death; but the priests, Scribes, Pharisees, and doctors, among the Jews, who ruined and destroyed their souls, by feeding them with poisonous doctrines; teaching them the commandments of men, and to observe the traditions of the elders; and to seek for life and salvation... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Zechariah 11:6

For I will no more pity the inhabitants of the land, saith the Lord ,.... Or spare them; but cause his wrath to come upon them to the uttermost, as it did at the time of Jerusalem's destruction by the Romans; but, lo, I will deliver the men everyone into his neighbour's hand ; this seems to refer to the factions and divisions among themselves during the siege of Jerusalem, when multitudes fell into the hands of the zealots, and heads of parties, and perished by them: and into the hand... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Zechariah 11:7

And I will feed the flock of slaughter ,.... According to the call and commission he had from his divine Father, Zechariah 11:4 he determines to do as it was enjoined him, and as he had undertook: even you, O poor of the flock ; besides the people of the Jews in general, to whom Christ was sent, and he came to feed, there were a small remnant, according to the election of grace, he had a special regard for; and whom he fed by the word and ordinances with himself, the bread of life;... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Zechariah 11:4

Feed the flock of the slaughter - This people resemble a flock of sheep fattened for the shambles; feed, instruct, this people who are about to be slaughtered. read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Zechariah 11:5

Whose possessors - Governors and false prophets, slay them, by leading them to those things that will bring them to destruction. And they that sell them - Give them up to idolatry; and bless God, strange to tell, that they get secular advantage by the establishment of this false religion. read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Zechariah 11:6

For I will no more pity - I have determined to deliver them into the hands of the Chaldeans. read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 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... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Zechariah 11:4

Verse 4 Here is given a reason why God purposed to deal so severely with his people — even because their obstinacy deserved no pardon. As then in the beginning of the chapter the Prophet threatened ruin to the Jews, so now he reminds them that their punishment was nigh, and that they could not be more gently treated, because their wickedness was wholly incurable. We now perceive the design of the Prophet; but he charges the Jews especially with ingratitude, because they responded so basely and... read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Zechariah 11:4-14

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Zechariah 11:4

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Zechariah 11:5

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Zechariah 11:6

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Zechariah 11:7

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Zechariah 11:4

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Zechariah 11:5

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Zechariah 11:6

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Zechariah 11:7

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Zechariah 11:4

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