Zechariah 11:14
Then I cut in two my second staff called Union, breaking the brotherhood between Judah and Israel.
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In Context
15And the LORD said to me: “Take up once more the equipment of a foolish shepherd.
Cross References
Isaiah 11:13Then the jealousy of Ephraim will depart, and the adversaries of Judah will be cut off. Ephraim will no longer envy Judah, nor will Judah harass Ephraim.
Ezekiel 37:22I will make them one nation in the land, on the mountains of Israel, and one king will rule over all of them. Then they will no longer be two nations and will never again be divided into two kingdoms.
Zechariah 11:9Then I said, “I will no longer shepherd you. Let the dying die, and the perishing perish; and let those who remain devour one another’s flesh.”
Mark 3:24If a kingdom is divided against itself, it cannot stand.
Galatians 5:15But if you keep on biting and devouring one another, watch out, or you will be consumed by one another.
James 3:16For where jealousy and selfish ambition exist, there will be disorder and every evil practice.
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 →