Zechariah 11:15

15 et dixit Dominus ad me adhuc sume tibi vasa pastoris stulti

Zechariah 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.

Zechariah 11:15 In-Context

13 et dixit Dominus ad me proice illud ad statuarium decorum pretium quod adpretiatus sum ab eis et tuli triginta argenteos et proieci illos in domo Domini ad statuarium

14 et praecidi virgam meam secundam quae appellabatur Funiculus ut dissolverem germanitatem inter Iudam et inter Israhel

15 et dixit Dominus ad me adhuc sume tibi vasa pastoris stulti

16 quia ecce ego suscitabo pastorem in terra qui derelicta non visitabit dispersum non quaeret et contritum non sanabit et id quod stat non enutriet et carnes pinguium comedet et ungulas eorum dissolvet

17 o pastor et idolum derelinquens gregem gladius super brachium eius et super oculum dextrum eius brachium eius ariditate siccabitur et oculus dexter eius tenebrescens obscurabitur