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Zacarias 11:4-14

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Dois Pastores

4 Assim diz o SENHOR, o meu Deus: “Pastoreie o rebanho destinado à matança,
5 porque os seus compradores o matam e ninguém os castiga. Aqueles que o vendem dizem: ‘Bendito seja o SENHOR, estou rico!’ Nem os próprios pastores poupam o rebanho.
6 Por isso, não pouparei mais os habitantes desta terra”, diz o SENHOR. “Entregarei cada um ao seu próximo e ao seu rei. Eles acabarão com a terra e eu não livrarei ninguém das suas mãos”.
7 Eu me tornei pastor do rebanho destinado à matança, os oprimidos do rebanho. Então peguei duas varas e chamei a uma Favor e a outra União, e com elas pastoreei o rebanho.
8 Em um só mês eu me livrei dos três pastores. Porque eu me cansei deles e o rebanho me detestava.
9 Então eu disse: Não serei o pastor de vocês. Morram as que estão morrendo, pereçam as que estão perecendo. E as que sobrarem comam a carne umas das outras.
10 Então peguei a vara chamada Favor e a quebrei, cancelando a aliança que tinha feito com todas as nações.
11 Foi cancelada naquele dia, e assim os aflitos do rebanho que estavam me olhando entenderam que essa palavra era do SENHOR.
12 Eu lhes disse: Se acharem melhor assim, paguem-me; se não, não me paguem. Então eles me pagaram trinta moedas de prata.
13 E o SENHOR me disse: “Lance isto ao oleiro”, o ótimo preço pelo qual me avaliaram! Por isso tomei as trinta moedas de prata e as atirei no templo do SENHOR, para o oleiro.
14 Depois disso, quebrei minha segunda vara, chamada União, rompendo a relação de irmãos entre Judá e Israel.

Zacarias 11:4-14 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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