Zacharias 11:15

15 And the Lord said to me, Take yet to thee shepherd's implements belonging to an unskillful shepherd.

Zacharias 11:15 Meaning and Commentary

Zechariah 11:15

And the Lord said unto me
The Prophet Zechariah:

Take unto thee yet the instruments of a foolish shepherd;
the meaning is, that the prophet should put on the habit of a shepherd, and take a scrip and staff in his hands, and represent a foolish shepherd, hereafter described.

Zacharias 11:15 In-Context

13 And the Lord said to me, Drop them into the furnace, and I will see if it is good , as I was proved for their sakes. And I took the thirty pieces of silver, and cast them into the furnace in the house of the Lord.

14 And I cast away second rod, Line, that I might break the possession between Juda and Israel.

15 And the Lord said to me, Take yet to thee shepherd's implements belonging to an unskillful shepherd.

16 For, behold, I raise up a shepherd against the land: he shall not visit that which is perishing, and he shall not seek that which is scattered, and he shall not heal that which is bruised, nor guide that which is whole: but he shall devour the flesh of the choice , and shall dislocate the joints .

17 Alas for the vain shepherds that have forsaken the sheep! the sword 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.