Zechariah 11:17
Alas for the vain shepherds that have forsaken the sheep! the sword shall be upon the arms of such a one, and upon his right eye: his arm shall be completely withered, and his right eye shall be utterly darkened.
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1 Kings 13:4And it came to pass when King Jeroboam heard the words of the man of God who called on the altar that was in Bethel, that the king stretched forth his hand from the altar, saying, Take hold of him. And, behold, his hand, which he stretched forth against him, withered, and he could not draw it back to himself.
Isaiah 9:15And they that pronounce this people blessed shall mislead them; and they mislead them that they may devour them.
Isaiah 42:19And who is blind, but my servants? and deaf, but they that rule over them? yea, the servants of God have been made blind.
Jeremiah 22:1Thus saith the Lord; Go thou, and go down to the house of the king of Judah, and thou shalt speak there this word,
Jeremiah 23:32Therefore, behold, I am against the prophets that prophesy false dreams, and have not told them truly, and have caused my people to err by their lies, and by their errors; yet I sent them not, and commanded them not; therefore, they shall not profit this people at all.
Ezekiel 13:3Thus saith the Lord, Woe to them that prophesy out of their own heart, and who see nothing at all.
Matthew Henry on Zechariah 11:16-17
Judgments Predicted and Typified. ( b. c. 510.) 15 And the Lord said unto me, Take unto thee yet the instruments of a foolish shepherd. 16 For, lo, I will raise up a shepherd in the land, which shall not visit those that be cut off, neither shall seek the young one, nor heal that that is broken, nor feed that that standeth still: but he shall eat the flesh of the fat, and tear their claws in pieces. 17 Woe to the idol shepherd that leaveth the flock! the sword shall be upon his arm, and upon his right eye: his arm… Read the whole commentary →