Zechariah 11:4
This is what the Lord my God says: Become a shepherd of the flock marked for slaughter.
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In The King James Version
Thus saith the LORD my God; Feed the flock of the slaughter;
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Cross References
Isaiah 40:9Zion, bringer of good news, go up a high mountain. Jerusalem, bringer of good news, raise your voice and shout out loud. Don't be afraid to shout really loud! Tell the towns of Judah, “Here is your God!”
Ezekiel 34:23I will put one shepherd in charge of them, my servant David, and he will take care of them. He will take care of them and be their shepherd.
Zechariah 11:7So I became a shepherd of the flock marked for slaughter by the sheep merchants. Then I took two staffs, one named Grace, the other named Union, and I shepherded the flock.
Matthew 15:24“I was sent only to the lost sheep of the house of Israel,” Jesus said to the woman.
Luke 19:41But as he got closer, he saw the city and wept over it.
John 21:15After breakfast, Jesus asked Simon Peter, “Simon, son of John, do you love me more than these?” “Yes, Lord,” he replied, “you know I love you.” “Take care of my lambs,” Jesus told him.
Matthew Henry on Zechariah 11:2-4
Destruction of the Jewish State. ( b. c. 510.) 1 Open thy doors, O Lebanon, that the fire may devour thy cedars. 2 Howl, fir tree; for the cedar is fallen; because the mighty are spoiled: howl, O ye oaks of Bashan; for the forest of the vintage is come down. 3 There is a voice of the howling of the shepherds; for their glory is spoiled: a voice of the roaring of young lions; for the pride of Jordan is spoiled. In dark and figurative expressions, as is usual in the scripture predictions of things at a great… Read the whole commentary →