George Haydock's Catholic Commentary
Zechariah 11:9
Not feed. This is the final sentence. God allowed them thirty-seven years to repent, after the death of Christ.
Not feed. This is the final sentence. God allowed them thirty-seven years to repent, after the death of Christ.
Verse Zechariah 11:9. _I WILL NOT FEED YOU_] I shall instruct you no longer: some of you are appointed to death by _famine_; others, to be _cut_ _off_ by the _sword_; and others of you, to such _despa...
AND I SAID, I WILL NOT FEED YOU - God, at last, leaves the rebellious soul or people to itself, as He says by Moses, “Then My anger shall be kindled against them in that day, and I will forsake them,...
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
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...
THAT, &c.. the dying will die. EAT EVERY ONE, &c.: i.e. destroy one another....
THEN SAID I, &C.— These are the words of the Messiah to the priests of his time, whom he quickly forsook, and broke his staff of _loveliness_ or _delight,_ being no longer inclined to spare them, nor...
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...
Then said I, I will not feed you: that that dieth, let it die; and that that is to be cut off, let it be cut off; and let the rest eat every one the flesh of another. THEN SAID I - at last, when al...
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...
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...
(4-17) The great difficulty of this passage, which is metaphorical and symbolical throughout, consists in the fact that hardly any clue to the interpretation is given to us. Thus commentators are quit...
Comp. Jeremiah 15:1; Isaiah 9:20....
וָ אֹמַ֕ר לֹ֥א אֶרְעֶ֖ה אֶתְכֶ֑ם הַ מֵּתָ֣ה
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...
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...
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...
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...
Thus saith the Lord my God; Feed the flock of the slaughter; 5 Whose possessors slay them, and hold themselves not guilty; and they that sell them say, Blessed be the Lord; for I am rich; and their ow...
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...
God now declares what had been briefly mentioned before, — that his judgment could not be deemed cruel, for the people had been extremely wicked, and their wickedness deserved extreme punishment. It s...
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...
THEN SAID I, I WILL NOT FEED YOU,.... That is, any longer; either personally, or by his apostles; he fed them himself, during his public ministry; and afterwards by his apostles, whom he ordered to pr...
Then said I, I will not feed you: that that dieth, let it die; and that that is to be cut off, let it be cut off; and let the rest eat every one the flesh of another. Ver. 9. _Then said I, I will not...
_Then said I, will not feed you_ I will no longer exercise a tender paternal care over you; _that that dieth, let it die_ Or rather, _the dying let it die;_ that which has a deadly disease, let it per...
THE GOOD SHEPHERDS...
Then said I, I will not feed you, he declared that he would no longer be their shepherd; THAT THAT DIETH, LET IT DIE, he would let them rush to their own ruin since they refused to be guided by him; A...
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...
OF ANOTHER: _ Heb._ of his fellow or neighbour...
4-14 Christ came into this world for judgment to the Jewish church and nation, which were wretchedly corrupt and degenerate. Those have their minds wofully blinded, who do ill, and justify themselves...
THEN; after that time of his patient and vigilant feeding the flock, and after his cutting off the three unfaithful shepherds, and after the ill resentment he met with for it; when he deserved love an...
Zechariah 11:9 said H559 (H8799) feed H7462 (H8799) dying H4191 (H8801) die H4191 (H8799) perishing...
ZECHARIAH BATTLES AGAINST THE ODDS AND FINALLY RESIGNS (ZECHARIAH 11:7). Zechariah 11:7 ‘So I fed the flock doomed to be slain for the traffickers of the sheep (or ‘truly the lowly of the flock'). An...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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....
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....
ZECHARIAH—NOTE ON ZECHARIAH 11:9 Zechariah resigned from his position as shepherd, leaving the flock to DEVOUR itself. ⇐...
CRITICAL NOTES. Zechariah 11:9. Let it] Perish those who are doomed to perish. All kindly control is withdrawn, and the flock is left to the consequences of its fatal rejection of deliverance. The fu...
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...
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...
Acts 13:46; Acts 13:47; Acts 28:26; Deuteronomy 28:53; Ezekiel 5:10
Then — After that time of his patient feeding the flock, and cutting off the unfaithful shepherds. Cut off — By the sword or famine. The flesh — Either live to be besieged, 'till hunger makes the livi...