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Zechariah 11

Zech. 11:7 KJV (With Strong’s)

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And I will feed
ra`ah (Hebrew #7462)
to tend a flock; i.e. pasture it; intransitively, to graze (literally or figuratively); generally to rule; by extension, to associate with (as a friend)
KJV usage: X break, companion, keep company with, devour, eat up, evil entreat, feed, use as a friend, make friendship with, herdman, keep (sheep)(-er), pastor, + shearing house, shepherd, wander, waste.
Pronounce: raw-aw'
Origin: a primitive root
the flock
tso'n (Hebrew #6629)
from an unused root meaning to migrate; a collective name for a flock (of sheep or goats); also figuratively (of men)
KJV usage: (small) cattle, flock (+ -s), lamb (+ -s), sheep((-cote, -fold, -shearer, -herds)).
Pronounce: tsone
Origin: or tsaown (Psalm 144:13) {tseh-one'}
of slaughter
haregah (Hebrew #2028)
slaughter
KJV usage: slaughter.
Pronounce: har-ay-gaw'
Origin: feminine of 2027
, κeven you
ken (Hebrew #3651)
properly, set upright; hence (figuratively as adjective) just; but usually (as adverb or conjunction) rightly or so (in various applications to manner, time and relation; often with other particles)
KJV usage: + after that (this, -ward, -wards), as ... as, + (for-)asmuch as yet, + be (for which) cause, + following, howbeit, in (the) like (manner, -wise), X the more, right, (even) so, state, straightway, such (thing), surely, + there (where)-fore, this, thus, true, well, X you.
Pronounce: kane
Origin: from 3559
, O poor
`aniy (Hebrew #6041)
depressed, in mind or circumstances (practically the same as 6035, although the margin constantly disputes this, making 6035 subjective and 6041 objective)
KJV usage: afflicted, humble, lowly, needy, poor.
Pronounce: aw-nee'
Origin: from 6031
k of the flock
tso'n (Hebrew #6629)
from an unused root meaning to migrate; a collective name for a flock (of sheep or goats); also figuratively (of men)
KJV usage: (small) cattle, flock (+ -s), lamb (+ -s), sheep((-cote, -fold, -shearer, -herds)).
Pronounce: tsone
Origin: or tsaown (Psalm 144:13) {tseh-one'}
. And I took
laqach (Hebrew #3947)
to take (in the widest variety of applications)
KJV usage: accept, bring, buy, carry away, drawn, fetch, get, infold, X many, mingle, place, receive(-ing), reserve, seize, send for, take (away, -ing, up), use, win.
Pronounce: law-kakh'
Origin: a primitive root
unto me two
shnayim (Hebrew #8147)
feminine shttayim {shet-tah'-yim}; two; also (as ordinal) twofold
KJV usage: both, couple, double, second, twain, + twelfth, + twelve, + twenty (sixscore) thousand, twice, two.
Pronounce: shen-ah'-yim
Origin: dual of 8145
staves
maqqel (Hebrew #4731)
from an unused root meaning apparently to germinate; a shoot, i.e. stick (with leaves on, or for walking, striking, guiding, divining)
KJV usage: rod, ((hand- ))staff.
Pronounce: mak-kale;
Origin: or (feminine) maqqlah {mak-kel-aw'}
; the one
'echad (Hebrew #259)
properly, united, i.e. one; or (as an ordinal) first
KJV usage: a, alike, alone, altogether, and, any(-thing), apiece, a certain, (dai-)ly, each (one), + eleven, every, few, first, + highway, a man, once, one, only, other, some, together,
Pronounce: ekh-awd'
Origin: a numeral from 258
I called
qara' (Hebrew #7121)
to call out to (i.e. properly, address by name, but used in a wide variety of applications)
KJV usage: bewray (self), that are bidden, call (for, forth, self, upon), cry (unto), (be) famous, guest, invite, mention, (give) name, preach, (make) proclaim(- ation), pronounce, publish, read, renowned, say.
Pronounce: kaw-raw'
Origin: a primitive root (rather identical with 7122 through the idea of accosting a person met)
Beauty
no`am (Hebrew #5278)
agreeableness, i.e. delight, suitableness, splendor or grace
KJV usage: beauty, pleasant(-ness).
Pronounce: no'-am
Origin: from 5276
, and the other
'echad (Hebrew #259)
properly, united, i.e. one; or (as an ordinal) first
KJV usage: a, alike, alone, altogether, and, any(-thing), apiece, a certain, (dai-)ly, each (one), + eleven, every, few, first, + highway, a man, once, one, only, other, some, together,
Pronounce: ekh-awd'
Origin: a numeral from 258
I called
qara' (Hebrew #7121)
to call out to (i.e. properly, address by name, but used in a wide variety of applications)
KJV usage: bewray (self), that are bidden, call (for, forth, self, upon), cry (unto), (be) famous, guest, invite, mention, (give) name, preach, (make) proclaim(- ation), pronounce, publish, read, renowned, say.
Pronounce: kaw-raw'
Origin: a primitive root (rather identical with 7122 through the idea of accosting a person met)
μBands
chabal (Hebrew #2254)
to wind tightly (as a rope), i.e. to bind; specifically, by a pledge; figuratively, to pervert, destroy; also to writhe in pain (especially of parturition)
KJV usage: X at all, band, bring forth, (deal) corrupt(-ly), destroy, offend, lab to (take a) pledge. spoil, travail, X very, withhold.
Pronounce: khaw-bal'
Origin: a primitive root
; and I fed
ra`ah (Hebrew #7462)
to tend a flock; i.e. pasture it; intransitively, to graze (literally or figuratively); generally to rule; by extension, to associate with (as a friend)
KJV usage: X break, companion, keep company with, devour, eat up, evil entreat, feed, use as a friend, make friendship with, herdman, keep (sheep)(-er), pastor, + shearing house, shepherd, wander, waste.
Pronounce: raw-aw'
Origin: a primitive root
the flock
tso'n (Hebrew #6629)
from an unused root meaning to migrate; a collective name for a flock (of sheep or goats); also figuratively (of men)
KJV usage: (small) cattle, flock (+ -s), lamb (+ -s), sheep((-cote, -fold, -shearer, -herds)).
Pronounce: tsone
Origin: or tsaown (Psalm 144:13) {tseh-one'}
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or, verily the poor.
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Matt. 11:5• 5Blind men see and lame walk; lepers are cleansed, and deaf hear; and dead are raised, and poor have glad tidings preached to them: (Matt. 11:5)
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or, Binders.

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Ministry on This Verse

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I will.
Zech. 11:4,11• 4Thus saith Jehovah my God: Feed the flock of slaughter,
 11And it was broken in that day; and so the poor of the flock that gave heed to me knew that it was the word of Jehovah. (Zech. 11:4,11)
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Zech. 13:8‑9• 8And it shall come to pass in all the land, saith Jehovah, two parts therein shall be cut off and die; but the third shall be left therein.
 9And I will bring the third part into the fire, and will refine them as silver is refined, and will try them as gold is tried. They shall call on my name, and I will answer them: I will say, It is my people; and they shall say, Jehovah is my God. (Zech. 13:8‑9)
even you, O poor.
or, verily the poor.
Isa. 11:4• 4but with righteousness shall he judge the poor, and reprove with equity the meek of the earth: and he shall smite the earth with the rod of his mouth, and with the breath of his lips shall he slay the wicked. (Isa. 11:4)
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Isa. 61:1• 1The Spirit of the Lord Jehovah is upon me, because Jehovah hath anointed me to announce glad tidings unto the meek; he hath sent me to bind up the broken-hearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and opening of the prison to them that are bound; (Isa. 61:1)
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Jer. 5:4‑5• 4And I said, Surely these are the wretched ones, they are foolish; for they know not the way of Jehovah, the judgment of their God.
 5I will go unto the great men, and will speak unto them; for they know the way of Jehovah, the judgment of their God; but these have altogether broken the yoke, have burst the bonds. (Jer. 5:4‑5)
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Zeph. 3:12• 12And I will leave in the midst of thee an afflicted and poor people, and they shall trust in the name of Jehovah. (Zeph. 3:12)
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Matt. 11:5• 5Blind men see and lame walk; lepers are cleansed, and deaf hear; and dead are raised, and poor have glad tidings preached to them: (Matt. 11:5)
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Mark 12:37• 37David himself therefore calls him Lord, and whence is he his son? And the mass of the people heard him gladly. (Mark 12:37)
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James 2:5• 5Hear, my beloved brethren: Has not God chosen the poor as to the world, rich in faith, and heirs of the kingdom, which he has promised to them that love him? (James 2:5)
staves.
Zech. 11:10,14• 10And I took my staff, Beauty, and cut it asunder, that I might break my covenant which I had made with all the peoples.
 14And I cut asunder mine other staff, Bands, to break the brotherhood between Judah and Israel. (Zech. 11:10,14)
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Lev. 27:32• 32And as to every tithe of the herd, or of the flock, of whatever passeth under the rod, the tenth shall be holy to Jehovah. (Lev. 27:32)
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1 Sam. 17:40,43• 40And he took his staff in his hand, and chose him five smooth stones out of the brook, and put them in the shepherd's bag that he had, into the pocket; and his sling was in his hand. And he drew near to the Philistine.
 43And the Philistine said to David, Am I a dog, that thou comest to me with staves? And the Philistine cursed David by his gods. (1 Sam. 17:40,43)
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Psa. 23:4• 4Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for thou art with me; thy rod and thy staff, they comfort me. (Psa. 23:4)
one.
Psa. 133:1‑3• 1A Song of degrees. Of David. Behold, how good and how pleasant it is for brethren to dwell together in unity!
 2Like the precious oil upon the head, that ran down upon the beard, upon Aaron's beard, that ran down to the hem of his garments;
 3As the dew of Hermon that descendeth on the mountains of Zion; for there hath Jehovah commanded the blessing, life for evermore. (Psa. 133:1‑3)
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Ezek. 37:16‑23• 16And thou, son of man, take thee one stick, and write upon it, For Judah, and for the children of Israel, his companions. And take another stick, and write upon it, For Joseph, the stick of Ephraim and all the house of Israel, his companions.
 17And join them one to another into one stick; and they shall become one in thy hand.
 18And when the children of my people speak unto thee, saying, Wilt thou not declare unto us what thou meanest by these?
 19say unto them, Thus saith the Lord Jehovah: Behold, I will take the stick of Joseph, which is in the hand of Ephraim, and the tribes of Israel his companions, and will put them with this, with the stick of Judah, and make them one stick, and they shall be one in my hand.
 20And the sticks whereon thou writest shall be in thy hand before their eyes.
 21And say unto them, Thus saith the Lord Jehovah: Behold, I will take the children of Israel from among the nations, whither they are gone, and will gather them from every side, and bring them into their own land:
 22and I will make them one nation in the land upon the mountains of Israel; and one king shall be king to them all: and they shall be no more two nations, neither shall they be divided into two kingdoms any more at all.
 23And they shall not defile themselves any more with their idols, or with their detestable things, or with any of their transgressions; and I will save them out of all their dwelling-places wherein they have sinned, and will cleanse them; and they shall be my people, and I will be their God. (Ezek. 37:16‑23)
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John 17:21‑23• 21that they may be all one, as thou, Father, art in me, and I in thee, that they also may be one in us, that the world may believe that thou hast sent me.
 22And the glory which thou hast given me I have given them, that they may be one, as we are one;
 23I in them and thou in me, that they may be perfected into one and that the world may know that thou hast sent me, and that thou hast loved them as thou hast loved me. (John 17:21‑23)
Bands.
or, Binders.
John 10:16• 16And I have other sheep which are not of this fold: those also I must bring, and they shall hear my voice; and there shall be one flock, one shepherd. (John 10:16)
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Eph. 2:13‑16• 13but now in Christ Jesus *ye* who once were afar off are become nigh by the blood of the Christ.
 14For *he* is our peace, who has made both one, and has broken down the middle wall of enclosure,
 15having annulled the enmity in his flesh, the law of commandments in ordinances, that he might form the two in himself into one new man, making peace;
 16and might reconcile both in one body to God by the cross, having by it slain the enmity; (Eph. 2:13‑16)
• {v.7-9} The results of this judgment visited upon them because of their rejection of Christ are now given with some detail. (“Zechariah 11” by E. Dennett)
• It is Zechariah who speaks, but it is Zechariah, not only in the name of, but also as impersonating, Messiah. (“Zechariah 11” by E. Dennett)
• Delivering up the nation, that which was publicly owned as such, to judgment, He says to those who had separated themselves from the ungodly nation, and had attached themselves to Him, “I will feed the flock of the slaughter, even you, O poor of the flock.” Poor indeed they were in the estimation of their fellow-countrymen, and also despised, as well as marked out as the objects of their scorn and enmity, really accounted as sheep for the slaughter, and yet, in truth, because of all this, how precious to Christ! (“Zechariah 11” by E. Dennett)
• Thereon Messiah took to Him two staves....they are connected with His Messiahship in relation to Israel, and with His authority over the nations which He will wield through Israel, in virtue of which He will unite the nations, as well as bind together Judah and Israel as one people, under His sway. (“Zechariah 11” by E. Dennett)

J. N. Darby Translation

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So I fed the flock of slaughter, truly the poorh 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.

JND Translation Notes

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Or "afflicted."