Sacharja 11:1-6

1 Tue auf, Libanon, deine Tore, und Feuer verzehre deine Zedern!
2 Heule, Zypresse! Denn die Zeder ist gefallen, denn die Herrlichen sind verwüstet. Heulet, Eichen Basans! Denn der unzugängliche Wald ist niedergestreckt.
3 Lautes Heulen der Hirten, denn ihre Herrlichkeit ist verwüstet; lautes Gebrüll der jungen Löwen, denn die Pracht des Jordan ist verwüstet!
4 Also sprach Jehova, mein Gott: Weide die Herde des Würgens,
5 deren Käufer sie erwürgen und es nicht büßen, und deren Verkäufer sprechen: Gepriesen sei Jehova, denn ich werde reich! und deren Hirten sie nicht verschonen.
6 Denn ich werde die Bewohner des Landes nicht mehr verschonen, spricht Jehova; und siehe, ich überliefere die Menschen, einen jeden der Hand seines Nächsten und der Hand seines Königs; und sie werden das Land zertrümmern, und ich werde nicht aus ihrer Hand befreien. -

Sacharja 11:1-6 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO ZECHARIAH 11

This 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 the inhabitants of it, is signified by figurative expressions, Zec 11:1,2 which occasions an howling among the shepherds or rulers of Israel, on account of whose cruelty and covetousness the wrath of God came upon them without mercy, Zec 11:3,5,6 but inasmuch as there were a remnant according to the election of grace among them, named the flock of the slaughter, Christ is called upon to feed them; who undertakes it, and prepares for it, Zec 11:4,7 but being abhorred by the shepherds, whom he therefore loathed and cut off, he determines to leave the people to utter ruin and destruction, Zec 11:8,9 and, as a token of it, breaks the two staves asunder he had took to feed them with, Zec 11:10,11,14 and, as an instance of their ingratitude to him, and which is a justification of his conduct towards them, notice is taken of his being valued at and sold for thirty pieces of silver, Zec 11:12,13 but, in the place of these shepherds cut off, it is suggested that another should arise, who is described by his folly, negligence, and cruelty, Zec 11:15,16 to whom a woe is denounced, Zec 11:17.

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