Zechariah 11:1, The destruction of Jerusalem; Zechariah 11:3, The elect being cared for, the rest are rejected; Zechariah 11:10, The staves of Beauty and Bands broken by the rejection of Christ; Zechariah 11:15, The type and curse of a foolish shepherd.
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Zechariah 11
Zechariah 11 — Overview
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Zechariah 11 — OverviewZechariah 11 · Matthew Henry's Commentary on the Whole BibleGod's prophet, who, in the chapters before, was an ambassador sent to
promise peace, is here a herald sent to declare war. The Jewish nation
shall recover its prosperity, and shall flourish for some time and…Zechariah 11 — OverviewZechariah 11 · John Gill's Exposition of the Entire BibleThis chapter contains a prophecy of the destruction of the Jews, and shows the causes and reasons of it; and is concluded with a prediction concerning antichrist. The destruction of the temple and city of Jerusalem, and…Zechariah 11:1-3Zechariah 11:1-3 · Matthew Henry's Commentary on the Whole BibleIn dark and figurative expressions, as is usual in the scripture
predictions of things at a great distance, that destruction of
Jerusalem and of the Jewish church and nation is here foretold which
our Lord…Zechariah 11:1Zechariah 11:1 · Treasury of Scripture KnowledgeO Lebanon: Zechariah 10:10; Jeremiah 22:6-7, Jeremiah 22:23; Habakkuk 2:8, Habakkuk 2:17; Haggai 1:8
that: Zechariah 14:1-2; Deuteronomy 32:22; Matthew 24:1-2; Luke 19:41-44, Luke 21:23-24Zechariah 11:2Zechariah 11:2 · Treasury of Scripture KnowledgeHowl: Isaiah 2:12-17, Isaiah 10:33-34; Ezekiel 31:2-3, Ezekiel 31:17; Amos 6:1; Nahum 3:8-19; Luke 23:31
mighty: or, gallants
for: Isaiah 32:15-19; Ezekiel 20:46
forest of the vintage: or, defenced forestZechariah 11:2Zechariah 11:2 · John Gill's Exposition of the Entire BibleHowl, fir tree; for the cedar is fallen,.... By which are designed the princes, nobles, and magistrates of the land: so the Targum interprets them of kings and princes; see Na 2:3:because all the mighty are spoiled;…