Zacarías 11:11-17

11 Y fue roto aquel día; así los afligidos del rebaño que me observaban, conocieron que era la palabra del SEÑOR.

12 Y les dije: Si os parece bien, dadme mi paga; y si no, dejadla. Y pesaron como mi salario treinta piezas de plata.

13 Entonces el SEÑOR me dijo: Arrójalo al alfarero (ese magnífico precio con que me valoraron). Tomé pues, las treinta piezas de plata y las arrojé al alfarero en la casa del SEÑOR.

14 Y quebré mi segundo cayado, Unión, para romper la hermandad entre Judá e Israel.

15 Y el SEÑOR me dijo: Toma otra vez los aperos de un pastor insensato.

16 Porque he aquí, yo voy a levantar en la tierra un pastor que no se preocupará de la que perece, ni buscará a la descarriada, ni curará a la herida, ni sustentará a la fuerte, sino que comerá la carne de la cebada y arrancará sus pezuñas.

17 ¡Ay del pastor inútil que abandona el rebaño! ¡Caiga la espada sobre su brazo y sobre su ojo derecho! Su brazo se secará por completo, y su ojo derecho totalmente se oscurecerá.

Zacarías 11:11-17 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.

Footnotes

• [a] Otra posible lectura es, los mercaderes de ovejas