Zechariah 11:6
in Zechariah 11For I will no longer have compassion on the people of the land, declares the LORD, but behold, I will cause each man to fall into the hands of his neighbor and his king, who will devastate the land, and I will not deliver it from their hands.”
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ASV
For I will no more pity the inhabitants of the land, saith Jehovah; but, lo, I will deliver the men every one into his neighbor’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.
KJV
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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This verse in Zechariah 11
Commentary
7 notes on this verseA commentator
Albert Barnes1798–1870
Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)
For I will no more pity - Therefore were they a “flock of the slaughter,” because God would “have no pity” on those who went after shepherds “who had no Pity” upon them, but corrupted them; who “entered not in themselves, and those who were entering in, they hindered” Luk 11:
This site's exposition
Pasture the flock marked for slaughter
on Zechariah 11:4-6
The LORD tells the prophet to “Pasture the flock marked for slaughter”, sheep whose buyers kill them “without remorse” and whose sellers thank God. Because “their own shepherds have no compassion on them”, the LORD will “no longer have compassion on the people of the land”.
This site's exposition
I will no longer have compassion
God withdraws His pity. Albert Barnes reads this as the reason they are called a flock for slaughter. Matthew Henry adds that those whom the God of mercy no longer pities are miserable indeed, since they courted their own ruin.
The record, by era
The Church Fathers1 voice
(Verse 6, 7) And I will no longer spare those who dwell on the earth, says the Lord. Behold, I will deliver each man into the hand of his neighbor and into the hand of his king, and they shall strike the earth, and I will not deliver it from their hand. And I will feed the sheep of slaughter, O you poor of the flock. LXX: Therefore, I will no longer spare the inhabitants of the earth, says the Lord.
The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices
They have courted their own destruction, and so let their doom be." But those are truly miserable whom the God of mercy himself will no more have compassion upon. Those who are willing to have their consciences oppressed by those who teach for doctrines the commandments of men (as the Jews were, who called those Rabbi, Rabbi, that did so, Matt. xv.
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For I will no more pity the inhabitants of the land, saith the Lord,....
The Nineteenth Century1 voice
For I will no more pity - I have determined to deliver them into the hands of the Chaldeans.
The words behind it
25 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| כִּ֠י | ki | for | H3588 → | 4482 times |
| לֹ֣א | lo' | not | H3808 → | 5168 times |
| אֶחְמ֥וֹל | ʾechmol | I will have compassion | H2550 → | |
| ע֛וֹד | od | again | H5750 → | 490 times |
| עַל־ | ʾal- | on | H5921 → | 5755 times |
| יֹשְׁבֵ֥י | yoshevei | [the] inhabitants of | H3427 → | 1079 times |
| הָאָ֖רֶץ | haaretz | the land | H776 → | 2504 times |
| נְאֻם־ | neum- | [the] utterance of | H5002 → | 376 times |
| יְהוָ֑ה | yahweh | Yahweh | H3068 → | 6520 times |
| וְהִנֵּ֨ה | vehineh | and here! | H2009 → | 843 times |
| אָנֹכִ֜י | ʾanokhi | I | H595 → | 359 times |
| מַמְצִ֣יא | mamtzi' | [am] about to deliver | H4672 → | |
| אֶת־ | ʾet- | <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| הָאָדָ֗ם | haadam | <the> everyone | H120 → | 551 times |
| אִ֤ישׁ | ʾish | each | H376 → | 1663 times |
| בְּיַד־ | beyad- | in [the] hand of | H3027 → | 1618 times |
| רֵעֵ֙הוּ֙ | reehu | neighbor his | H7453 → | 188 times |
| וּבְיַ֣ד | uveyad | and in [the] hand of | H3027 → | 1618 times |
| מַלְכּ֔וֹ | malko | king his | H4428 → | 2525 times |
| וְכִתְּתוּ֙ | vekhitetu | and they will crush | H3807 → | |
| אֶת־ | ʾet- | <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| הָאָ֔רֶץ | haaretz | the land | H776 → | 2504 times |
| וְלֹ֥א | velo' | and not | H3808 → | 5168 times |
| אַצִּ֖יל | ʾatzil | I will deliver [it] | H5337 → | |
| מִיָּדָֽם׃ | miyadam | from hand their | H3027 → | 1618 times |
כִּ֠יfor
kiH3588 →4482 times
לֹ֣אnot
lo'H3808 →5168 times
אֶחְמ֥וֹלI will have compassion
ʾechmolH2550 →
ע֛וֹדagain
odH5750 →490 times
עַל־on
ʾal-H5921 →5755 times
יֹשְׁבֵ֥י[the] inhabitants of
yosheveiH3427 →1079 times
הָאָ֖רֶץthe land
haaretzH776 →2504 times
נְאֻם־[the] utterance of
neum-H5002 →376 times
יְהוָ֑הYahweh
yahwehH3068 →6520 times
וְהִנֵּ֨הand here!
vehinehH2009 →843 times
אָנֹכִ֜יI
ʾanokhiH595 →359 times
מַמְצִ֣יא[am] about to deliver
mamtzi'H4672 →
אֶת־<obj.>
ʾet-H853 →10935 times
הָאָדָ֗ם<the> everyone
haadamH120 →551 times
אִ֤ישׁeach
ʾishH376 →1663 times
בְּיַד־in [the] hand of
beyad-H3027 →1618 times
רֵעֵ֙הוּ֙neighbor his
reehuH7453 →188 times
וּבְיַ֣דand in [the] hand of
uveyadH3027 →1618 times
מַלְכּ֔וֹking his
malkoH4428 →2525 times
וְכִתְּתוּ֙and they will crush
vekhitetuH3807 →
אֶת־<obj.>
ʾet-H853 →10935 times
הָאָ֔רֶץthe land
haaretzH776 →2504 times
וְלֹ֥אand not
velo'H3808 →5168 times
אַצִּ֖ילI will deliver [it]
ʾatzilH5337 →
מִיָּדָֽם׃from hand their
miyadamH3027 →1618 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
Matthew 22:7The king was enraged, and he sent his troops to destroy those murderers and burn their city.
it leads to
- Luke 19:27
And these enemies of mine who were unwilling for me to rule over them, bring them here and slay them in front of me.’”
- 1 Peter 4:17–18
For it is time for judgment to begin with the family of God; and if it begins with us, what will the outcome be for those who disobey the gospel of God?
- Joel 2:25
I will repay you for the years eaten by locusts—the swarming locust, the young locust, the destroying locust, and the devouring locust—My great army that I sent against you.
- Luke 19:27
Through
Jeremiah 13:14I will smash them against one another, fathers and sons alike, declares the LORD. I will allow no mercy or pity or compassion to keep Me from destroying them.’”
it leads to
- Deuteronomy 29:20
The LORD will never be willing to forgive him. Instead, His anger and jealousy will burn against that man, and every curse written in this book will fall upon him. The LORD will blot…
- Psalms 2:9
You will break them with an iron scepter; You will shatter them like pottery.”
- Deuteronomy 29:20
Through
Micah 5:8Then the remnant of Jacob will be among the nations, in the midst of many peoples, like a lion among the beasts of the forest, like a young lion among flocks of sheep, which…
it leads to
- Zechariah 10:5
They will be like mighty men in battle, trampling the enemy in the mire of the streets. They will fight because the LORD is with them, and they will put the horsemen to shame.
- Micah 4:13
Rise and thresh, O Daughter of Zion, for I will give you horns of iron and hooves of bronze to break to pieces many peoples. Then you will devote their gain to the LORD,…
- Obadiah 1:18–19
Then the house of Jacob will be a blazing fire, and the house of Joseph a burning flame; but the house of Esau will be stubble—Jacob will set it ablaze and consume it. Therefore…
- Zechariah 10:5
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This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Albert Barnes, Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869); Albert Barnes, Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments; Jerome, Commentary on Zechariah; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763) and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.
