Zechariah 11:7 BSB — MannaFest

Zechariah 11:7

So I pastured the flock marked for slaughter, especially the afflicted of the flock. Then I took for myself two staffs, calling one Favor and the other Union, and I pastured the flock.

BSB

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ASV

So I fed the flock of slaughter, verily the 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.

KJV

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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Commentary

3 voices

Albert Barnes

1798–1870

Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)

The prophetic narrative which follows, differs in its form, in some respects, from the symbolical actions of the prophets and from Zechariah’s own visions. The symbolical actions of the prophets are actions of their own: this involves acts, which it would be impossible to represent, except as a sort of drama. Such are the very central points, the feeding of the flock, which are still intelligent people who understand God’s doings: the cutting off of the three shepherds; the asking for the price; the unworthy price offered; the casting it aside.

The record, by era

The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices

John Wesley

1703–1791

Explanatory Notes upon the Old Testament (1765)

Bands - The beauty of grace and glory, the bands of love and peace.

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

He does as it were say, Lo, I come to do thy will, O my God! and, since this is thy will, it is mine: I will feed the flock of slaughter. Christ will care for these lost sheep; he will go about among them, teaching and healing even you, O poor of the flock! Christ did not neglect the meanest, nor overlook them for their meanness.

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Original language & word study

20 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
וָֽאֶרְעֶה֙	va.'er.'Eh	and I shepherded	H7462 →
אֶת־	'et-	<obj.>	H853 →
צֹ֣אן	tzon	[the] flock of	H6629 →
הַֽהֲרֵגָ֔ה	ha.ha.re.Gah	<the> slaughter	H2028 →
לָכֵ֖ן	la.Khen	<to> therefore	H3651 →
עֲנִיֵּ֣י	'a.ni.Yei	[the] afflicted [ones] of	H6041 →
הַצֹּ֑אן	ha.Tzon	the flock	H6629 →
וָאֶקַּֽח־	va.'e.kach-	and I took	H3947 →
לִ֞י	li	for myself
שְׁנֵ֣י	she.Nei	two	H8147 →
מַקְל֗וֹת	mak.Lot	staffs	H4731 →
לְאַחַ֞ד	le.'a.Chad	<to> one	H259 →
קָרָ֤אתִי	ka.Ra.ti	I called	H7121 →
נֹ֙עַם֙	no.'am	Favor	H5278 →
וּלְאַחַד֙	u.le.'a.Chad	and <to> one	H259 →
קָרָ֣אתִי	ka.Ra.ti	I called	H7121 →
חֹֽבְלִ֔ים	choe.Lim	Union	H2256 →
וָאֶרְעֶ֖ה	va.'er.'Eh	and I shepherded	H7462 →
אֶת־	'et-	<obj.>	H853 →
הַצֹּֽאן׃	ha.Tzon	the flock	H6629 →

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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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
Isaiah 11:4
but with righteousness He will judge the poor, and with equity He will decide for the lowly of the earth. He will strike the earth with the rod of His mouth and slay the…
leads to
- Revelation 19:15
  And from His mouth proceeds a sharp sword with which to strike down the nations, and He will rule them with an iron scepter. He treads the winepress of the fury of the wrath…
- 2 Thessalonians 2:8
  And then the lawless one will be revealed, whom the Lord Jesus will slay with the breath of His mouth and annihilate by the majesty of His arrival.
- Proverbs 31:8–9
  Open your mouth for those with no voice, for the cause of all the dispossessed.
- Malachi 4:6
  And he will turn the hearts of the fathers to their children, and the hearts of the children to their fathers. Otherwise, I will come and strike the land with a curse.”
- Job 4:9
  By the breath of God they perish, and by the blast of His anger they are consumed.
Through
Zephaniah 3:12
But I will leave within you a meek and humble people, and they will trust in the name of the LORD.
leads to
- Nahum 1:7
  The LORD is good, a stronghold in the day of distress; He cares for those who trust in Him.
- Isaiah 14:32
  What answer will be given to the envoys of that nation? “The LORD has founded Zion, where His afflicted people will find refuge.”
- Isaiah 61:1–3
  The Spirit of the Lord GOD is on Me, because the LORD has anointed Me to preach good news to the poor. He has sent Me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty…

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01Commentary

The record, by era

Voices on this verse

02Original language & word study

03The walk

Where the connections lead

04Related verses

05Featured studies on this passage

06About Zechariah

The record, by era

Where the connections lead

Commentary

Original language & word study

The walk

Related verses

Featured studies on this passage

About Zechariah