Zechariah 11:15

Take unto thee — O Zechariah, personate a shepherd quite different from him thou hast represented.

Related Commentaries of Zechariah 11:15

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Take to thee yet the instrument - o Of a foolish shepherd - Osorius: “Yet He had enacted one tragedy, in which he clearly set forth the fut...
Arno Geneva Study Bible

And the LORD said to me, Take to thee yet (r) the instruments of a foolish shepherd. (r) Signifying that they should have a certain type of regiment...
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...
Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

The author does not pursue further the history of the good shepherd, but proceeds to desoribe in similar terms an evil successor. Whether he has in v...
Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

instruments . implements. foolish . worthless. Judah and Israel had rejected these, and later on they rejected Messiah the good Shepherd; hence th...
Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

Here the Prophet teaches us, that when God shall renounce the care of his people there will be some weak form of government; but it is evident...
Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

And the LORD said unto me, Take unto thee yet the instruments of a foolish shepherd. The instruments of a foolish shepherd - Such as a bag without br...
Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Take unto thee yet the instruments of a foolish shepherd— The prophet follows the order of time, that he may foretel the madness and blindness of t...
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

And the LORD said unto me, Take unto thee yet the instruments of a foolish shepherd. And the Lord said unto me, Take unto thee yet the instru...
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...
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 interp...
Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Instruments of a foolish shepherd. — It is needless to inquire in what respects, if any, these instruments differed from those of a wise shepherd....
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...
Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

7. THE REJECTION AND MURDER OF THE GOOD SHEPHERD Zechariah 11:4-17 ; Zechariah 13:7-9 There follows now, in the rest of chapter 11, a longer o...
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. Rule...
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 Roma...
Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

And the Lord said unto me, Take unto thee yet the instruments of a foolish shepherd. 16 For, lo, I will raise up a shepherd in the land, which shall...
John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

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...
John Trapp Complete Commentary

And the LORD said unto me, Take unto thee yet the instruments of a foolish shepherd. Ver. 15. Take unto thee yet the instruments of a foolish shep...
Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

And the Lord said, Take thee yet [or once more] the instruments of a foolish [or unwise] shepherd The prophet, having hitherto represented the...
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 chief...
Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Judgments Predicted and Typified. B. C. 510....
Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Take unto thee, O Zechariah. The instruments; put on the garb and personate once more a shepherd, quite different from him thou hast represented....
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 ( Zecha...
Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Zechariah Is Called On To Illustrate YHWH's Rejection Of His People By Appearing Like A Foolish Shepherd ( Zechariah 11:15-17 ). Zechariah 11:15-...
Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

CRITICAL NOTES. Zechariah 11:15 .] Since the Good Shepherd was rejected a very different class would shepherd them. Take ] again. Instruments] A...
Scofield Reference Notes

And the Lord The reference to the Beast is obvious; no other personage of prophecy in any sense meets the description. He who came in His Fath...
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 even...
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 s...
The Biblical Illustrator

Take unto thee yet the instruments of a foolish shepherd The instruments of a foolish shepherd The command addressed to the prophet was, “to t...
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 Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

And the Lord said unto me, Take unto thee yet the instruments of a foolish shepherd, of a wicked hireling, who bears the insignia of a true shepherd,...
The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Foolish Shepherd
Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Ezekiel 13:3 ; Isaiah 6:10-12 ; Jeremiah 2:26 ; Jeremiah 2:27 ; Lamentations 2:14 ; Luke 11:40 ; Matthew 15:14 ; Matthew 23:17

¹⁵ And the LORD said unto me, Take unto thee yet the instruments of a foolish shepherd.

Related Commentaries of Zechariah 11:15

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Arno Geneva Study Bible

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

John Trapp Complete Commentary

Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Scofield Reference Notes

Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

The Biblical Illustrator

The Complete Pulpit Commentary

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Zechariah 11:15