Zacarías 11:4

4 Buenos y malos pastores
El Señor
mi Dios dice: «Ve y cuida del rebaño que está destinado para el matadero.

Zacarías 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.

Zacarías 11:4 In-Context

2 Lloren, ustedes cipreses, por todos los cedros arruinados;
han caído los más majestuosos.
Lloren, ustedes robles de Basán,
porque los tupidos bosques han sido talados.

3 Escuchen el gemido de los pastores
porque se destruyeron sus abundantes pastizales.
Oigan rugir a los leones jóvenes
porque se arruinaron sus matorrales en el valle del Jordán.

4 Buenos y malos pastores
El Señor
mi Dios dice: «Ve y cuida del rebaño que está destinado para el matadero.

5 Los compradores matan a las ovejas sin remordimiento. Los vendedores dicen: “¡Gloria al Señor
! ¡Ahora soy rico!”. Ni siquiera los pastores tienen compasión de las ovejas.

6 De la misma manera, ya no tendré compasión de la gente de la tierra —dice el Señor
—. Permitiré que uno caiga en manos del otro y en manos de su rey. Convertirán la tierra en un desierto y yo no los rescataré».