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The Darby Translation
Zechariah 11:4
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The Lord my God says this: “Shepherd the flock intended for slaughter.
Thus says the LORD my God: "Feed the flock of slaughter.
Thus saith the Lord my God; Feede the flocke of the slaughter;
Thus saith the Lord my God; Feed the flock of the slaughter;
Thus said the Lord my God: "Become shepherd of the flock doomed to slaughter.
This is what the LORD my God says: "Pasture the flock doomed to slaughter.
This is what the Lord my God says: "Feed the flock that are about to be killed.
Thus says the LORD my God, "Pasture the flock doomed for slaughter,
Thus sayeth the Lorde my God, Feede the sheepe of the slaughter.
Thus says the LORD my God, "Pasture the flock doomed to slaughter.
Thus says Yahweh my God, "Shepherd the flock doomed to slaughter.
This is what the LORD my God says: "Pasture the flock marked for slaughter,
The Lord my God said to me: Tend those sheep doomed for slaughter!
Adonai my God says this: "Shepherd the flock for slaughter.
The Lord my God says, "Care for the sheep that have been raised to be killed.
Thus says the LORD my God: Feed the lean flock
The Lord my God said to me, "Act the part of the shepherd of a flock of sheep that are going to be butchered.
Thus says Yahweh my God: "Shepherd the flock doomed to slaughter.
For so says Jehovah my God: Feed the flock of the slaughter.
Thus said Jehovah my God: Feed the flock of slaughter;
This is what the Lord my God has said: Take care of the flock of death;
Thus said the LORD my God: 'Feed the flock of slaughter;
Thus saith the Lorde my God: Feede the sheepe of the slaughter,
Thus saith the Lord Almighty, Feed the sheep of the slaughter;
Thus said the LORD my God: Feed the flock of slaughter;
Thus says Yahweh my God: "Feed the flock of slaughter.
My Lord God seith these thingis, Fede thou beestis of slauyter,
Thus Yahweh my God said: Feed the flock of slaughter;
Thus saith the LORD my God; Feed the flock of the slaughter;
The Lord my God says this: "Shepherd the flock set aside for slaughter.
Thus says the LORD my God, "Feed the flock for slaughter,
This is what the Lord my God says: "Go and care for the flock that is intended for slaughter.
The Lord my God said, "Take care of the flock that is to be killed.
Thus said the Lord my God: Be a shepherd of the flock doomed to slaughter.
Thus, saith Yahweh my God, - Tend thou the flock doomed to slaughter:
Thus saith the Lord my God: Feed the flock of the slaughter,
Thus said the LORD my God: "Become shepherd of the flock doomed to slaughter.
Thus said Jehovah my God: `Feed the flock of the slaughter,
Thus sayeth the LORDE my God: Fede the shepe of ye slaughter,
Contextual Overview
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
Lord: Zechariah 14:5, Isaiah 49:4, Isaiah 49:5, John 20:17, Ephesians 1:3
Feed: Zechariah 11:7, Isaiah 40:9-11, Ezekiel 34:23, Ezekiel 34:24, Micah 5:4, Matthew 15:24, Matthew 23:37, Luke 19:41-44, John 21:15-17, Romans 15:8
Reciprocal: Psalms 78:71 - feed Jeremiah 50:6 - their shepherds Micah 3:2 - pluck Zechariah 13:7 - my shepherd John 10:1 - the same John 10:8 - came Acts 20:28 - to feed
Cross-References
In those days were the giants on the earth, and also afterwards, when the sons of God had come in to the daughters of men, and they had borne [children] to them; these were the heroes, who of old were men of renown.
And Jehovah scattered them thence over the face of the whole earth. And they left off building the city.
Therefore was its name called Babel; because Jehovah there confounded the language of the whole earth. And Jehovah scattered them thence over the face of the whole earth.
And Shem lived after he had begotten Arphaxad five hundred years, and begot sons and daughters.
And Arphaxad lived after he had begotten Shelah four hundred and three years, and begot sons and daughters.
Whither shall we go up? Our brethren have made our hearts melt, saying, [They are] a people greater and taller than we; the cities are great and walled up to heaven; and moreover we have seen the sons of the Anakim there.
And Jehovah will scatter you among the peoples, and ye shall be left a small company among the nations to which Jehovah will lead you.
Hear, Israel! Thou art to pass over the Jordan this day, to enter in to possess nations greater and mightier than thou, cities great and walled up to heaven,
And David made him a name when he returned, after he had smitten the Syrians in the valley of salt, eighteen thousand [men].
For lo, thine enemies, O Jehovah, for lo, thine enemies shall perish; all the workers of iniquity shall be scattered.
Gill's Notes on the Bible
Thus saith the Lord my God,.... The Syriac version adds, "to me"; not the Prophet Zechariah, but the Messiah, who calls the Lord his God, as he was man and Mediator, John 20:17 for what follow are the words of God the Father to him, calling upon him, and giving him a commission to
Feed the flock of the slaughter; meaning the people of the Jews in general, to whom Christ was sent as a prophet, to teach and instruct them by the ministry of the word; so "feeding" is interpreted of prophesying, by the Targum and Jarchi: and these are called "the flock of slaughter", because of the cruel usage they met with from their shepherds and owners, mentioned in the next verse Zechariah 11:5; and because they were appointed and given up to ruin and destruction of God, on account of their sins and transgressions; though there was a remnant among them, a little flock, afterwards in this chapter called the poor of the flock Zechariah 11:7, who were the special care of Christ, and were fed by him in a spiritual manner; and may go by this name, because exposed to the cruelties of men, and are accounted as sheep for the slaughter, Romans 8:36 these Christ was called upon by his Father in the council of peace to take care of, which he did; and in the everlasting covenant of grace he agreed to feed them; and in the fulness of time he was sent to the lost sheep of the house of Israel, who were as sheep without a shepherd; and he fed them with knowledge and with understanding.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
Thus saith the Lord my God, Feed the flock of the slaughter - The fulfillment of the whole prophecy shows, that the person addressed is the prophet, not in, or for himself, but (as belongs to symbolic prophecy) as representing Another, our Lord. It is addressed, in the first instance, to Zechariah. For Zechariah is bidden, âtake unto thee yet the instruments of a foolish shepherdâ Zechariah 11:15, in words addressed to himself, personally; âAnd the Lord said unto me.â But he who was to represent the foolish shepherd, had represented the True Shepherd, since it is said to him, âTake unto thee yet.â But He, the Shepherd addressed, who does the acts commanded, speaks with the authority of God. He says, âI cut off three shepherds in one monthâ Zechariah 11:8; âI broke My covenant which I had made with all the peoplesâ Zechariah 11:10; âthe poor of the flock waited upon Meâ Zechariah 11:11; âI cut asunder Mine other staff, Bands, that I might break the brotherhood between Judah and Israelâ Zechariah 11:14. But in Zechariahâs time, no three shepherds were cut off, the covenant made by God was not broken on His part, there was no such visible distinction between those who waited on God, and those who, outwardly too, rejected Him.
Feed the flock of the slaughter - Those who were, even before the end, slain by their evil shepherds whom they followed, and who in the end would be given to the slaughter, as the Psalmist says, âwe are counted as sheep for the slaughterâ Psalms 44:22, because they would not hear the voice of the True Shepherd, and were not His sheep. They were already, by Godâs judgment, a prey to evil shepherds; and would be so yet more hereafter. As a whole then, they were âsheep of the slaughter.â It is a last Charge given to feed them. As our Lord says, âLast of all, He sent unto them His Son, saying, They will reverence My Sonâ Matthew 21:37. This failing, nothing remained but that the flock would be given up, as they themselves say, âHe will miserably destroy those wicked people, and will let out His vineyard unto other husbandmen, which shall render Him the fruits in their seasonsâ Matthew 21:41, that is, our Lord explains it, âThe kingdom of heaven shall be taken from them, and given to a nation bringing forth the fruits thereof. Yet a remnant should be savedâ Matthew 21:43, for whose sake the larger flock was still to be fed: and, as our Lord, as Man, wept over Jerusalem, whose sentence He pronounced, so He still feeds those who would not turn to Him that they might be saved, and who would in the end be âa flock of slaughter,â âDeath their shepherdâ Psalms 49:14, since they chose death rather than Life.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse Zechariah 11:4. Feed the flock of the slaughter — This people resemble a flock of sheep fattened for the shambles; feed, instruct, this people who are about to be slaughtered.
