Zechariah 11:5-9 KJV

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Zechariah 11:9

I will not feed you - I shall instruct you no longer: some of you are appointed to death by famine; others, to be cut off by the sword; and others of you, to such desperation that ye shall destroy one another. read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Zechariah 11:5

Verse 5 He afterwards adds another circumstance, which shows still further the wonderful and ineffable goodness of God, — that he had been a shepherd of a flock, which had not only been harassed by wolves and robbers, but also by its own shepherds. In short, the import of the whole is, — that though wolves and robbers had ranged with great barbarity among the people, yet God had always been their shepherd. He then enlarges on the subject and says, that they who possessed them had killed them,... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Zechariah 11:6

Verse 6 He then adds, And he who fed then has not spared them. The meaning is, that the people, according to the opinions commonly entertained, were not worthy of mercy and kindness. Hence, as I have said, the wonderful goodness of God shines forth more clearly; for he condescended to take the care of a flock that was wholly despised. (134) Then he says, I will not spare the inhabitants of the land; behold I will deliver, etc. To some it appears that there is here a reason given; for the Jews... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Zechariah 11:7

Verse 7 He resumes here the thread of the discourse, which he had shortly before broken off; for he sets forth what had not yet been sufficiently expressed — that the ingratitude of the people, with which obstinacy was especially united, deserved entire ruin, and that now there was no hope of pardon; for the paternal care of God had been most basely and most shamefully repudiated, as well as the kind favor which he had manifested to the people. God then complains that he fed the flock. Some... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Zechariah 11:8

Verse 8 At the beginning of the verse the Prophet continues the same subject, that God spared no pains in ruling the people, but patiently bore with many grievances; for it is the duty of every good and careful husband man to inspect often his flock, and to change his shepherd, when he finds him idle and inattentive to his duties. God then shows that he had exercised the greatest vigilance, for in one month he had rejected three shepherds, that is, he had within a short space of time often made... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Zechariah 11:9

Verse 9 God now declares what had been briefly mentioned before, — that his judgment could not be deemed cruel, for the people had been extremely wicked, and their wickedness deserved extreme punishment. It seems indeed to be a simple narrative; but God here defends his own cause, for he had tried all means in ruling the people, before he had recourse to extreme rigor. Who indeed could now murmur against God? for he had been ever ready to undertake the office of a shepherd, and had so humbled... 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 11:4-5

Oppressed people, and their oppressors. "Thus saith the Lord my God; Feed the flock of the slaughter; whose possessors slay them, and hold themselves not guilty: and they that sell them say, Blessed be the Lord; for I am rich: and their own shepherds pity them not." Notice two things. I. HERE IS A DUTY ENJOINED TOWARDS OPPRESSED PEOPLES . "Thus saith the Lord my God; Feed the flock [sheep] of the slaughter." These shepherds, these rulers of the Hebrew people,... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Zechariah 11:4-14

§ 9. The punishment falls upon the people of Israel because they reject the good Shepherd, personified by the prophet, who rules the flock and chastises evildoers in vain, and at last flings up his office in indignation at their contumacy. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Zechariah 11:5

Possessors ; or, buyers. Those who claimed to be owners by right of purchase. Hold themselves not guilty. They are so blinded by self-interest that they see no sin in thus treating the flock. But the expression is better rendered, bear no blame, i.e. suffer no penalty, commit this wickedness with impunity. Septuagint, "repent not;" Vulgate, non dolebant, which Jerome explains, "did not suffer for it." Blessed be the Lord. So little compunction do they feel that they actually thank... read more

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Zechariah 11:9

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Zechariah 11:5

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Zechariah 11:6

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Zechariah 11:7

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Zechariah 11:8

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Zechariah 11:9

The Pulpit Commentary - Zechariah 11:1-6

The Pulpit Commentary - Zechariah 11:4-5

The Pulpit Commentary - Zechariah 11:4-14

The Pulpit Commentary - Zechariah 11:5

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