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Howl, fir tree; for the cedar is fallen; because the mighty are spoiled: howl, O ye oaks of Bashan; for the forest of the vintage is come down.
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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.
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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.
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For I will no more pity the inhabitants of the land, saith the LORD: but, lo, I will deliver the men every one into his neighbour's hand, and into the hand of his king: and they shall smite the land, and out of their hand I will not deliver them.
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And I will feed the flock of slaughter, even you, O poor of the flock. And I took unto me two staves; the one I called Beauty, and the other I called Bands; and I fed the flock.
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Three shepherds also I cut off in one month; and my soul lothed them, and their soul also abhorred me.
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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.
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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.
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And it was broken in that day: and so the poor of the flock that waited upon me knew that it was the word of the LORD.
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And I said unto them, If ye think good, give me my price; and if not, forbear. So they weighed for my price thirty pieces of silver.
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And the LORD said unto me, Cast it unto the potter: a goodly price that I was prised at of them. And I took the thirty pieces of silver, and cast them to the potter in the house of the LORD.
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Then I cut asunder mine other staff, even Bands, that I might break the brotherhood between Judah and Israel.
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For, lo, I will raise up a shepherd in the land, which shall not visit those that be cut off, neither shall seek the young one, nor heal that that is broken, nor feed that that standeth still: but he shall eat the flesh of the fat, and tear their claws in pieces.
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Woe to the idol shepherd that leaveth the flock! the sword shall be upon his arm, and upon his right eye: his arm shall be clean dried up, and his right eye shall be utterly darkened.
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Chapter Study & Analysis
Overview
Zechariah 11 - The Two Staves and the Thirty Pieces of Silver: Zechariah acts out the role of a shepherd with two staves: Beauty and Bands. He describes the rejection of the Good Shepherd for thirty pieces of silver, which are then cast to the potter.
THEOLOGICAL CONTEXT
1. The Price of a Slave (v. 12-13): A staggering prophecy of Judas betraying Jesus for 30 pieces of silver, including the detail about the "potter" (Matthew 27).2. The Broken Covenant: The breaking of the staves symbolizes the broken unity and the removal of God’s protective favor due to the rejection of the Shepherd.
3. The Idol Shepherd: A warning about a future false leader (Antichrist) who will not care for the flock but will devour it.
Practical Lessons
PRACTICAL LESSONS
1. The Value of Christ: How do we "prize" Jesus in our hearts? Israel prized Him at the cost of a slave.
2. Consequences of Rejection: Rejecting God’s "Beauty" (Grace) and "Bands" (Unity) leads to internal chaos and judgment.
PRACTICAL LESSONS
1. The Value of Christ: How do we "prize" Jesus in our hearts? Israel prized Him at the cost of a slave.2. Consequences of Rejection: Rejecting God’s "Beauty" (Grace) and "Bands" (Unity) leads to internal chaos and judgment.