Zechariah 10:3

was kindled … punished … hath made is kindled … will punish … shall make, R. V.

the shepherds who though they were "no (true) shepherds," yet retained the name and office. Quite parallel is the passage in Ezekiel (Ezekiel 34:5-6 with Ezekiel 34:7-10); where also (Ezekiel 10:17-22), as here, the rulers and principal men are spoken of as "goats," as well as "shepherds."

his goodly horse Comp. Zechariah 9:13; and for the image of the war-horse, Job 39:19-25.