Zechariah 11:1-17

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 11:4, attention turns to a single shepherd who acts briefly on behalf of the flock but then abandons them (vv. Zechariah 11:8). He is equipped with two staffs, one symbolizing an international covenant (v. Zechariah 11:10) and the other a national covenant between Judah and Israel (v. Zechariah 11:14). Eventually, he breaks both of these staffs. Verses Zechariah 11:15 describe the reappointment (once more) of a foolish shepherd, whose carelessness results in the devastation of the flock and who thus stands condemned.