Zechariah 11:15 - 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 bread, a scrip without measure, and a staff without a hook, etc., things that were needless or of no use; to point out to the Jewish pastors, who took no care of the flock, but devoured them, or ruled them with force and with cruelty.