Sājiālìyàshū 11:4

4 Yēhéhuá wǒde shén rúcǐ shuō , nǐ Sājiālìyà yào mù yǎng zhè jiāng zǎi de qún yáng .

Sājiālìyàshū 11:4 Meaning and Commentary

Zechariah 11:4

Thus saith the Lord my God
The Syriac version adds, "to me"; not the Prophet Zechariah, but the Messiah, who calls the Lord his God, as he was man and Mediator, ( John 20:17 ) for what follow are the words of God the Father to him, calling upon him, and giving him a commission to Feed the flock of the slaughter;
meaning the people of the Jews in general, to whom Christ was sent as a prophet, to teach and instruct them by the ministry of the word; so "feeding" is interpreted of prophesying, by the Targum and Jarchi: and these are called "the flock of slaughter", because of the cruel usage they met with from their shepherds and owners, mentioned in the next verse ( Zechariah 11:5 ) ; and because they were appointed and given up to ruin and destruction of God, on account of their sins and transgressions; though there was a remnant among them, a little flock, afterwards in this chapter called the poor of the flock ( Zechariah 11:7 ) , who were the special care of Christ, and were fed by him in a spiritual manner; and may go by this name, because exposed to the cruelties of men, and are accounted as sheep for the slaughter, ( Romans 8:36 ) these Christ was called upon by his Father in the council of peace to take care of, which he did; and in the everlasting covenant of grace he agreed to feed them; and in the fulness of time he was sent to the lost sheep of the house of Israel, who were as sheep without a shepherd; and he fed them with knowledge and with understanding.

Sājiālìyàshū 11:4 In-Context

2 Sōng shù a , yīngdāng āi hào , yīnwei xiāng bǎi shù qīng dǎo , jiā mĕi de shù huǐhuaì . Bāshān de xiàngshù a , yīngdāng āi hào , yīnwei mào shèng de shùlín yǐjing dǎo le .

3 Tīng a , yǒu mùrén āi hào de shēngyīn , yīn tāmen rónghuá de cǎo cháng huǐhuaì le . yǒu shǎo zhuàng shīzi paó xiāo de shēngyīn , yīn Yuēdànhé páng de cóng lín huāng feì le .

4 Yēhéhuá wǒde shén rúcǐ shuō , nǐ Sājiālìyà yào mù yǎng zhè jiāng zǎi de qún yáng .

5 Mǎi tāmende zǎi le tāmen , yǐ zìjǐ wèi wú zuì . maì tāmende shuō , Yēhéhuá shì yīngdāng chēngsòng de , yīn wǒ chéngwéi fùzú . mù yǎng tāmende bìng bù liánxù tāmen .

6 Yēhéhuá shuō , wǒ bú zaì liánxù zhè dì de jūmín . bìjiāng zhè mín jiāo gĕi gèrén de línshè , hé tāmen wáng de shǒu zhōng . tāmen bì huǐmiè zhè dì , wǒ yĕ bù jiù zhè mín tuōlí tāmende shǒu .