Focused Passage
The Rejected Shepherd and the Worthless Shepherd
Zechariah 11 turns the restoration hope into a severe shepherd indictment: proud powers fall, exploiters devour the flock, the true shepherd is rejected and valued at thirty pieces of silver, covenant favor and unity are broken, and a worthless shepherd is raised up for judgment.
Berean Standard Bible, Public Domain - Translation notes - Reference sources
1Open your doors, O Lebanon, that the fire may consume your cedars!
2Wail, O cypress, for the cedar has fallen; the majestic trees are ruined! Wail, O oaks of Bashan, for the dense forest has been cut down!
3Listen to the wailing of the shepherds, for their glory is in ruins. Listen to the roaring of the young lions, for the thickets of the Jordan are destroyed.
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