Zechariah 11:12

And I said unto them, If ye think good, give [me] my hire; and if not, forbear. And they weighed for my hire thirty silver-pieces.

Darby Translation

In The King James Version

And I said unto them, If ye think good, give me my price; and if not, forbear. So they weighed for my price thirty pieces of silver.

In Context

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.

13And Jehovah said unto me, Cast it unto the potter: a goodly price that I was prized at by them. And I took the thirty silver-pieces, and cast them to the potter in the house of Jehovah.

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Cross References

Genesis 37:28And Midianitish men, merchants, passed by; and they drew and lifted up Joseph out of the pit, and sold Joseph to the Ishmaelites for twenty silver-pieces; and they brought Joseph to Egypt.

Leviticus 27:4and if it be of a female, thy valuation shall be thirty shekels.

2 Chronicles 30:4And the thing pleased the king and the whole congregation.

Mark 14:10And Judas Iscariote, one of the twelve, went away to the chief priests that he might deliver him up to them;

John 13:2And during supper, the devil having already put it into the heart of Judas [son] of Simon, Iscariote, that he should deliver him up,

Matthew Henry on Zechariah 11:5-15

Judgments Predicted and Typified. ( b. c. 510.) 4 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 own shepherds pity them not. 6 For I will no more pity the inhabitants of the land, saith the Lord : but, lo, I will deliver the men every one into his neighbour's hand, and into the hand of his king: and they shall smite the land, and out of their hand I will not… Read the whole commentary →

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