“ Thus saith the LORD my God; Feed the flock of the slaughter; ”
Thus saith the Lord my God, Feed the flock of the slaughter - The fulfillment of the whole prophecy shows, that the person addressed is the prophet, not in, or for himself, but (as belongs to sym...
Thus saith the LORD my God; Feed the flock of the (e) slaughter; (e) Which being now destined to be slain, were delivered as out of the lion's mouth.
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...
Thus saith . Thus hath said the Lord. Hebrew. Jehovah . App-4. God. Hebrew. Elohim. App-4. Feed . Tend. Zechariah is to represent. good shepherd, and is sent to the People whose rulers destr...
Here is given a reason why God purposed to deal so severely with his people — even because their obstinacy deserved no pardon. As then in the beginning of the chapter the Prophet threatened rui...
Thus saith the LORD my God; Feed the flock of the slaughter; Feed the flock of the slaughter - This people resemble a flock of sheep fattened for the shambles; feed, instruct, this people who are abo...
Feed the flock of the slaughter— Or the flock prepared for slaughter. That flock is so described in the next verse, as to make it evident that a flock not of sheep, but of men, is meant, and...
Thus saith the LORD my God; Feed the flock of the slaughter; Thus saith the Lord my God. The commission is here given by the Father to the Son, "Feed the flock." The prophet here proceeds to...
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...
Of the slaughter — i.e. , which is being slaughtered. (Comp. Zechariah 11:5 .)
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...
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...
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...
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...
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 ar...
Thus saith the LORD my God; Feed the flock of the slaughter; Ver. 4. Thus saith the Lord my God; Feed the flock of slaughter ] So lately pulled out of the jaws of those lions, Zec 11:3 cf. Amos 3...
Feed the flock of the slaughter That is, the people, who are so denominated, because they were devoted to ruin by the following mischievous counsels of their false teachers, and the oppressions of...
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...
Judgments Predicted and Typified. B. C. 510. 4 Thus saith the L ORD my God; Feed the...
Thus saith the Lord my God; God the Father. Feed; O Zechariah, feed, comfort, rule: but rather the Father speaks to Christ the Son, and appoints him who is the eternal Shepherd to feed his sheep....
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...
CRITICAL NOTES. Zechariah 11:4 .] The cause of the ruin. Feed ] The prophet to act the part of a good shepherd. Flock ] Jewish nation. Zechariah 11:5 . Possessors ] Lit buyers , who think...
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 11:1 . 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...
Feed the flock of the slaughter Oppressed people and their opressors I. A duty enjoined towards oppressed peoples. “Feed the flock (sheep) of the slaughter.” These shepherds, these rulers of t...
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...
Thus saith the Lord, my God, in formally engaging the prophet as His pastor with regard to the congregation of Israel, Feed the flock of the slaughter, those suffering with oppression at the presen...
Ephesians 1:3 ; Ezekiel 34:23 ; Ezekiel 34:24 ; Isaiah 40:9-11 ; Isaiah 49:4 ; Isaiah 49:5 ; John 20:17 ; John 21:15-17 ; Luke 19:41-44 ; Micah 5:4 ; Matthew 15:24 ; Matthew 23:37 ; Roma...
My God — God the father speaks to Christ. Of the slaughter — Appointed to the slaughter. The Jews, during four hundred and fifty years, were a flock of slaughter to the Egyptians, Chaldeans, and af...