Zechariah 11:16 BSB

Zechariah 11:16

For behold, I will raise up a shepherd in the land who will neither care for the lost, nor seek the young, nor heal the broken, nor sustain the healthy, but he will devour the flesh of the choice sheep and tear off their hooves.

BSB

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ASV

For, lo, I will raise up a shepherd in the land, who will not visit those that are cut off, neither will seek those that are scattered, nor heal that which is broken, nor feed that which is sound; but he will eat the flesh of the fat sheep, and will tear their hoofs in pieces.

KJV

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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Commentary

5 voices

John Gill

1697–1771

Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763)

For, lo, I will raise up a shepherd in the land,.... Not in the land of Judea, but in the Roman empire; and so not Herod, nor King Agrippa, as Kimchi; nor Antiochus Epiphanes, as others; nor those wicked priests and princes, who governed after the times of Zechariah; nor the Scribes and Pharisees in Christ's times, though they are often called fools by him, and were truly foolish shepherds; nor even Titus Vespasian, who destroyed the city and temple; nor Bar Cozba, who set up for the Messiah, and was a false one; or any other of that sort.

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The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

They shall be imposed upon and deluded by false Christs and false prophets, as our Saviour foretold, Matt. xxiv. Many such there were, who by their seditious practices provoked the Romans, and hastened the ruin of the Jewish nation; but it is observable that they were never cheated by a counterfeit Messiah till they had refused and rejected the true Messiah.

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

Their shepherds take no care of the young ones, that need their care and are well worthy of it, as Christ does, Isa. xl. They do not heal that which was broken, which was worried and torn, but let it die of its bruises, when a little thing, in time, would have saved it.

The Nineteenth Century2 voices

Adam Clarke

1762–1832

Commentary on the Bible (1832)

I will raise up a shepherd in the land - Some wicked king; and Newcome supposes Hoshea may be meant. See 2Ki 17:1, 2Ki 17:2, and to such an abominable sovereign the prophecy may well apply.

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown

1802–1910

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)

This implies, they shall be paid in kind. Such a shepherd in the worst type shall "tear" them for a limited time. those . . . cut off--"those perishing" [Septuagint], that is, those sick unto death, as if already cut off. the young--The Hebrew is always used of human youths, who are really referred to under the image of the young of the flock.

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Original language & word study

23 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
כִּ֣י	ki	for	H3588 →
הִנֵּֽה־	hi.neh-	here!	H2009 →
אָנֹכִי֩	'a.no.Khi	I	H595 →
מֵקִ֨ים	me.Kim	[am] about to raise up	H6965 →
רֹעֶ֜ה	ro.'Eh	a shepherd	H7462 →
בָּאָ֗רֶץ	ba.'A.retz	in the land	H776 →
הַנִּכְחָד֤וֹת	ha.nikh.cha.Dot	those [which] are being destroyed	H3582 →
לֹֽא־	lo'-	not	H3808 →
יִפְקֹד֙	yif.Kod	he will visit	H6485 →
הַנַּ֣עַר	ha.Na.'ar	the young man	H5289 →
לֹֽא־	lo'-	not	H3808 →
יְבַקֵּ֔שׁ	ye.va.Kesh	he will seek	H1245 →
וְהַנִּשְׁבֶּ֖רֶת	ve.ha.nish.Be.ret	and the [one which] is maimed	H7665 →
לֹ֣א	lo'	not	H3808 →
יְרַפֵּ֑א	ye.ra.Pe'	he will heal	H7495 →
הַנִּצָּבָה֙	ha.ni.tza.Vah	the [one which] stands firm	H5324 →
לֹ֣א	lo'	not	H3808 →
יְכַלְכֵּ֔ל	ye.khal.Kel	he will sustain	H3557 →
וּבְשַׂ֤ר	u.ve.Sar	and [the] flesh of	H1320 →
הַבְּרִיאָה֙	ha.be.ri.'Ah	the fat [sheep]	H1277 →
יֹאכַ֔ל	yo.Khal	he will eat	H398 →
וּפַרְסֵיהֶ֖ן	u.far.sei.Hen	and hooves their	H6541 →
יְפָרֵֽק׃ ס	ye.fa.Rek	he will tear off	H6561 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

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The walk8

Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
John 10:1
“Truly, truly, I tell you, whoever does not enter the sheepfold by the gate, but climbs in some other way, is a thief and a robber.
leads to
- Matthew 7:15
  Beware of false prophets. They come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly they are ravenous wolves.
- John 10:8–10
  All who came before Me were thieves and robbers, but the sheep did not listen to them.
- 1 John 4:1
  Beloved, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits to see whether they are from God. For many false prophets have gone out into the world.
- Romans 16:18
  For such people are not serving our Lord Christ, but their own appetites. By smooth talk and flattery they deceive the hearts of the naive.
- Hebrews 5:4
  No one takes this honor upon himself; he must be called by God, just as Aaron was.
Through
Jeremiah 23:2
Therefore this is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says about the shepherds who tend My people: “You have scattered My flock and driven them away, and have not attended to them. Behold,…
leads to
- Micah 7:4
  The best of them is like a brier; the most upright is sharper than a hedge of thorns. The day for your watchmen has come, the day of your visitation. Now is the time…
- Jeremiah 21:12
  O house of David, this is what the LORD says: ‘Administer justice every morning, and rescue the victim of robbery from the hand of his oppressor, or My wrath will go forth like fire…
Through
Jeremiah 23:22
But if they had stood in My council, they would have proclaimed My words to My people and turned them back from their evil ways and deeds.”
leads to
- Jeremiah 23:18
  But which of them has stood in the council of the LORD to see and hear His word? Who has given heed to His word and obeyed it?

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Where the connections lead

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06About Zechariah

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Where the connections lead

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