Zechariah 11:10 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ And I took my staff, even Beauty, and cut it asunder, that I might break my covenant which I had made with all the people. ”

Zechariah 11:10 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

And I took my staff Beauty, and cut it asunder - Not, as aforetime, did He chasten His people, retaining His relation to them: for such chastening is an austere form of love. By breaking the staf...
Zechariah 11:10 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

An Historical Sketch in Figurative Language. The author here assumes the rô le of the chief actor in the events he is describing, and speaks in the first person. Unlike Zechariah, but in accordance...
Zechariah 11:10 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

people . peoples: i.e. here, tribes.
Zechariah 11:10 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

He confirms the same truth, but a metaphor is introduced: for he says, that when he freed himself from the office of a shepherd, he broke the two rods, even Beauty and Gathering. He speaks...
Zechariah 11:10 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

And I took my staff, even Beauty, and cut it asunder, that I might break my covenant which I had made with all the people. I took my staff - Beauty, and cut it asunder - And thus I showed that I de...
Zechariah 11:10 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Then said I, &c.— These are the words of the Messiah to the priests of his time, whom he quickly forsook, and broke his staff of loveliness or delight, being no longer inclined to spare the...
Zechariah 11:10 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

And I took my staff, even Beauty, and cut it asunder, that I might break my covenant which I had made with all the people. And I took my staff, even Beauty, and cut it asunder, that I might b...
Zechariah 11:10 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

The Parable of the Shepherds The perplexing nature of the prophecies in this chapter renders exposition difficult, especially as we cannot be sure of the circumstances. Apparently, however, the pa...
Zechariah 11:10 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

(4-17) The great difficulty of this passage, which is metaphorical and symbolical throughout, consists in the fact that hardly any clue to the interpretation is given to us. Thus commentators are qui...
Zechariah 11:10 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

THE CONTENTS OF "ZECHARIAH" Chapter s 9-14 FROM the number of conflicting opinions which prevail upon the subject, we have seen how impossible it is to decide upon a scheme of division for "Zecha...
Zechariah 11:10 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Beauty and Bands Zechariah 11:1-17 The times were very dark when Zechariah felt called upon to act as shepherd to Jehovah's harried flock. Rulers and priests were actuated by selfish greed and...
Zechariah 11:10 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

The last movement of the message described the rejection of the King. The prophet first foretold the coming of judgment under the figure of the Roman fire devouring the people and spoiling the glory...
Zechariah 11:10 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Thus saith the Lord my God; Feed the flock of the slaughter; 5 Whose possessors slay them, and hold themselves not guilty; and they that sell them say, Blessed be the Lord; for I am rich; and their o...
Zechariah 11:10 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

And I took my staff, [even] Beauty, and cut it asunder ,.... Signifying that he dropped his pastoral care of them: the Gospel indeed, which is meant by the staff "Beauty", cannot be made void; it wi...
Zechariah 11:10 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

And I took my staff, [even] Beauty, and cut it asunder, that I might break my covenant which I had made with all the people. Ver. 10. And I took my staff, even Beauty, and cut it asunder ] In toke...
Zechariah 11:10 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

And I took my staff, even Beauty Or, pleasantness , or delight. See note on Zechariah 11:7 : emblematical, as of God's favour, gentleness, or kindness to his people, and of the honour and privi...
Zechariah 11:10 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

Judgment Because the True Shepherd of Israel is Rejected and a False Shepherd Accepted (vv. 1-6) This chapter is all prophetic, dealing chiefly with the suffering of Israel because of their r...
Zechariah 11:10 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Judgments Predicted and Typified. B. C. 510. 4 Thus saith the L ORD my God; Feed the...
Zechariah 11:10 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

And I took my staff, even Beauty; which I gave that name to, which was the beauty and glory of them, the covenant of God with all the blessings of it, his presence with them, his love to them, and...
Zechariah 11:10 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

A Prophecy in Which Zechariah Sees that Instead of True Shepherds There Will Arise False Shepherds. He as The True Shepherd will be Rejected ( Zechariah 11:1-17 ). Zchariah now returns to his them...
Zechariah 11:10 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

CRITICAL NOTES. Zechariah 11:9 . Let it] Perish those who are doomed to perish. All kindly control is withdrawn, and the flock is left to the consequences of its fatal rejection of deliverance. T...
Zechariah 11:10 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Zechariah 11:4 . Thus saith the LORD my God; Feed the flock of the slaughter; This is a deep prophecy. It may be interpreted concerning many events, but I think it primarily refers to the departu...
Zechariah 11:10 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Zechariah 11:1 . Open thy doors, oh Lebanon. This is a word of delicacy for the temple, calling it by another name. Dr. Lightfoot quotes several striking comments on this text. “The east gate of t...
Zechariah 11:10 - The Biblical Illustrator

So they weighed for my price thirty pieces of silver The goodly price of Jesus Satan’s dealings with the human family may be truthfully described as one gigantic system of bribery and corrupti...
Zechariah 11:10 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION Zechariah 11:13 § 8. Restoration to their own land and material prosperity do not free the Israelites from probation or trouble. The prophet, therefore, darkens his late picture...
Zechariah 11:10 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Good Shepherds
Zechariah 11:10 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Samuel 2:30 ; Acts 6:13 ; Acts 6:14 ; Daniel 9:26 ; Ezekiel 16:59-61 ; Ezekiel 24:21 ; Ezekiel 7:20-22 ; Galatians 3:16-18 ; Hebrews 7:17-22 ; Hebrews 8:8-13 ; Hosea 1:9 ; Jeremiah 14:2...
Zechariah 11:10 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Even beauty — Which was the beauty and glory of them, the covenant of God, with all the blessings of it. That I might break — Declare it null. Christ calls it his covenant, for he was the mediator...

Zechariah 11:10 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Zechariah 11:10 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Zechariah 11:10 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Zechariah 11:10 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

Zechariah 11:10 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Zechariah 11:10 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Zechariah 11:10 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Zechariah 11:10 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Zechariah 11:10 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Zechariah 11:10 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Zechariah 11:10 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Zechariah 11:10 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Zechariah 11:10 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Zechariah 11:10 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Zechariah 11:10 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Zechariah 11:10 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Zechariah 11:10 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

Zechariah 11:10 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Zechariah 11:10 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Zechariah 11:10 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Zechariah 11:10 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Zechariah 11:10 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Zechariah 11:10 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Zechariah 11:10 - The Biblical Illustrator

Zechariah 11:10 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

Zechariah 11:10 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Zechariah 11:10 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Zechariah 11:10 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes