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Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Zechariah 11:16

The young one. — Better, the scattered. The foolish shepherd we understand to mean all the misrulers of Israel from the time of the decline of the glories of the Maccabean period to the day when they themselves declared “We have no king but Cæsar.” With the latter part of the verse comp. Daniel 7:7; Daniel 7:19; Daniel 7:23, and contrast it with Ezekiel 34:16.

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  • Adam Clarke Bible Commentary

    Verse Zechariah 11:16. _I WILL RAISE UP A SHEPHERD IN THE LAND_] Some wicked king; and _Newcome_ supposes _Hoshea_ may be meant. See 2 Kings 17:1, and to such an abominable sovereign the prophecy may...

  • Albert Barnes' Bible Commentary

    I WILL RAISE UP - God supplies the strength or wisdom which people abuse to sin. He, in His Providence, disposeth the circumstances, of which the ambitious avail themselves. antichrist, whom the Jews...

  • Annotated Bible by A.C. Gaebelein

    CHAPTER 11 _ 1. The judgment of the land, the temple and the slaughter of the flock (Zechariah 11:1) _ 2. The true shepherd set aside and rejected (Zechariah 11:7) 3. The foolish shepherd (Z

  • Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

    AN HISTORICAL SKETCH IN FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE. The author here assumes the rô le of the chief actor in the events he is describing, and speaks in the first person. Unlike Zechariah, but in accordance wi...

  • Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

    The author does not pursue further the history of the good shepherd, but proceeds to desoribe in similar terms an evil successor. Whether he has in view Jason, the immediate successor of Onias, or Men...

  • Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

    LO. Figure of speech _Asterismos._ App-6, This Looks forward to the Antichrist; for one of his titles is "the idol shepherd "of Zechariah 11:17. THOSE THAT BE CUT OFF. the perishing. THE YOUNG ONE....

  • Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges

    _cut off_ i.e. _destroyed_, or _lost_. See Zechariah 11:9, and comp. Exodus 23:23. "Pastores seduli requirunt siquid est perditum, vel siquid evanuit in grege: et hoc intelligit Zacharias per visitati...

  • Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges

    The foolish shepherd, Zechariah 11:15; the misery he inflicts upon the flock, Zechariah 11:16; and his doom, Zechariah 11:17....

  • Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

    FOR, LO,—WHICH SHALL NOT VISIT, &C.— _For lo,—who will not look after those that are perishing, nor seek the wandering one, nor heal the broken, nor carry the restive or the weary; but will eat the fl...

  • College Press Bible Study Textbook Series

    FAITHFUL AND FOOLISH SHEPHERDS. Zechariah 11:4-17 RV. Thus said Jehovah my God: Feed the flock of slaughter; whose possessors slay them, and hold themselves not guilty; and they that sell them say, Bl...

  • Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

    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...

  • Darby's translation notes (1890)

    11:16 away, (c-29) Or 'is dispersed.'...

  • Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

    THE PARABLE OF THE SHEPHERDS The perplexing nature of the prophecies in this chapter renders exposition difficult, especially as we cannot be sure of the circumstances. Apparently, however, the passa...

  • Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

    CLAWS] RV 'hoofs.' The idea is the cracking of the hoofs of the sheep by being overdriven....

  • EasyEnglish Bible Commentaries

    GOD REMEMBERS HIS PROMISES ZECHARIAH _GORDON CHURCHYARD_ CHAPTER 11 V1 Open your doors, Lebanon. Then fire will destroy your *cedar trees! V2 Cry aloud, *juniper trees, because (he has) destroyed...

  • ETCBC data on Hebrew bible

    כִּ֣י הִנֵּֽה ־אָנֹכִי֩ מֵקִ֨ים רֹעֶ֜ה בָּ †...

  • Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

    THE CONTENTS OF "ZECHARIAH" Chapter s 9-14 FROM the number of conflicting opinions which prevail upon the subject, we have seen how impossible it is to decide upon a scheme of division for "Zechariah...

  • Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

    7. THE REJECTION AND MURDER OF THE GOOD SHEPHERD Zechariah 11:4; Zechariah 13:7 There follows now, in the rest of chapter 11, a longer oracle, to which Ewald and most critics after him have suitably...

  • Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

    BEAUTY AND BANDS Zechariah 11:1-17 The times were very dark when Zechariah felt called upon to act as shepherd to Jehovah's harried flock. Rulers and priests were actuated by selfish greed and mutua...

  • G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

    The last movement of the message described the rejection of the King. The prophet first foretold the coming of judgment under the figure of the Roman fire devouring the people and spoiling the glory...

  • Geneva Study Bible Commentary

    For, lo, I will raise up a shepherd in the land, [who] shall not visit those that are cut off, neither shall seek the young one, nor heal that which is broken, nor feed that which (s) standeth still:...

  • George Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary

    _Hoofs, with excessive travelling. (Calmet) --- They shew no pity, but are wholly intent on their own pleasures. (Haydock)_...

  • Hawker's Poor man's commentary

    And the Lord said unto me, Take unto thee yet the instruments of a foolish shepherd. 16 For, lo, I will raise up a shepherd in the land, which shall not visit those that be cut off, neither shall seek...

  • Introductory Lectures - Commentary by William Kelly

    Lectures on the Minor Prophets. W. Kelly. Zechariah was plainly a contemporary of Haggai. Like him he dates his prophecies from the second imperial power of the Gentiles; but he goes a great deal far...

  • John Calvin's Bible Commentary

    _Behold_, he says, _I will set a shepherd in the land_. God had now, as we have said, renounced the office of a shepherd; but he afterwards set over them wolves, and thieves, and robbers, instead of s...

  • John Darby's Synopsis

    In connection with the judgments that should attend it, the Spirit enters into more detail with respect to the rejection of the Messiah, and the particular circumstances of the last days, in consequen...

  • John Gill's Exposition of the Whole Bible

    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 wic...

  • John Trapp Complete Commentary

    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 h...

  • Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

    _For lo, I will raise up a shepherd in the land_ A shepherd, in the singular number, denotes a succession of such shepherds as are described in the following words. So a succession of priests is repre...

  • Kretzmann's Popular Commentary of the Bible

    For, lo, I will raise up a shepherd in the land, one assuming the functions of a true shepherd, WHICH SHALL NOT VISIT THOSE THAT BE CUT OFF, paying no attention to those who perish, NEITHER SHALL SEEK...

  • Kretzmann's Popular Commentary of the Bible

    THE FOOLISH SHEPHERD...

  • Leslie M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

    JUDGMENT BECAUSE THE TRUE SHEPHERD OF ISRAEL IS REJECTED AND A FALSE SHEPHERD ACCEPTED (vv. 1-6) This chapter is all prophetic, dealing chiefly with the suffering of Israel because of their reject...

  • Marginal Notes in the King James Version (1611)

    CUT OFF: Or, hidden FEED: Or, bear...

  • Matthew Henry Commentary on the Whole Bible

    15-17 God, having showed the misery of this people in their being justly left by the Good Shepherd, shows their further misery in being abused by foolish shepherds. The description suits the characte...

  • Matthew Poole's Concise Commentary On The Bible

    I WILL RAISE UP A SHEPHERD; as a just punishment of their sin in refusing Christ, the wise and good Shepherd; his government they would not accept to their salvation, that they choose shall be to thei...

  • Patchworkid's Personal Study Bible Notes

    Zechariah 11:16 up H6965 (H8688) shepherd H7462 (H8802) land H776 care H6485 (H8799) off H3582 ...

  • Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

    A PROPHECY IN WHICH ZECHARIAH SEES THAT INSTEAD OF TRUE SHEPHERDS THERE WILL ARISE FALSE SHEPHERDS. HE AS THE TRUE SHEPHERD WILL BE REJECTED (ZECHARIAH 11:1). Zchariah now returns to his theme of the...

  • Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

    ZECHARIAH IS CALLED ON TO ILLUSTRATE YHWH'S REJECTION OF HIS PEOPLE BY APPEARING LIKE A FOOLISH SHEPHERD (ZECHARIAH 11:15). Zechariah 11:15 ‘And YHWH said to me, “Take to yourself yet again the tools...

  • Spurgeon's Bible Commentary

    Zechariah 11:4. _Thus saith the LORD my God; Feed the flock of the slaughter;_ This is a deep prophecy. It may be interpreted concerning many events, but I think it primarily refers to the departure...

  • Summarized Bible Commentary

    CONTENTS: First advent of Christ foretold and His rejection. God's wrath against Israel as the result. The rise of anti-Christ and his judgment. CHARACTERS: God, Zechariah. CONCLUSION: Those who wil...

  • Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

    Zechariah 11:1. _Open thy doors, oh Lebanon._ This is a word of delicacy for the temple, calling it by another name. Dr. Lightfoot quotes several striking comments on this text. “The east gate of the...

  • The Biblical Illustrator

    _Take unto thee yet the instruments of a foolish shepherd _ THE INSTRUMENTS OF A FOOLISH SHEPHERD The command addressed to the prophet was, “to take unto him yet the instruments of a foolish shepher...

  • The ESV Global Study Bible's Study Notes

    ZECHARIAH—NOTE ON ZECHARIAH 11:1 Zechariah’s focus turns from the flock back to the shepherds. The fable of vv. Zechariah 11:1 tells of impending destruction. In vv....

  • The ESV Global Study Bible's Study Notes

    ZECHARIAH—NOTE ON ZECHARIAH 11:4 Zechariah himself acts out the role of a shepherd who rescues his sheep only to have the sheep come to detest him. He then leaves the flock to a worthless shepherd....

  • The Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

    CRITICAL NOTES. Zechariah 11:15.] Since the Good Shepherd was rejected a very different class would shepherd them. TAKE] again. Instruments] A crook, bag, pipe, and knife, &c. Foolish] Bad shepherd ...

  • The Pulpit Commentaries

    EXPOSITION ZECHARIAH 11:13 § 8. Restoration to their own land and material prosperity do not free the Israelites from probation or trouble. The prophet, therefore, darkens his late picture with some...

  • Through The Bible C2000 Serie by Chuck Smith

    Tonight we have a fascinating area of scripture to cover. Pray the Lord will give me the gift of brevity. For we are surely getting into some exciting areas of biblical prophecy, as the Lord begins to...

  • Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

    1 Samuel 17:34; 1 Samuel 17:35; Ezekiel 34:10; Ezekiel 34:16;...

  • Wesley's Explanatory Notes

    Who shall not visit — Who seeks not out those that are lost. The young one — Which are aptest to perish through weakness. Nor heal — But leaves it to die of its wounds. That stand still — Not able to...

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