Zechariah 11:15 - Exposition

Take unto thee yet ( yet again ) the instruments of a foolish shepherd (comp. Hosea 3:1 ). The prophet, in vision, is directed to do as he had done before ( Zechariah 11:4 , etc,), and enact the part of a shepherd, taking the dress, scrip, and crook, which were appropriate to the character; but this time he was to represent "a foolish," i.e. an evil, shepherd; for sin is constantly denoted by "folly" in the Old Testament; e.g. Job 5:2 , Job 5:3 ; Psalms 14:1 ; Psalms 107:17 ; Proverbs 1:7 ; Proverbs 7:22 ; Proverbs 14:9 , etc. (comp. Proverbs 14:17 ).