11 It was revoked on that day, and so the oppressed of the flock who were watching me knew it was the word of the Lord.

Other Translations of Zechariah 11:11

King James Version

11 And it was broken in that day: and so the poor of the flock that waited upon me knew that it was the word of the Lord.

English Standard Version

11 So it was annulled on that day, and the sheep traders, who were watching me, knew that it was the word of the Lord.

The Message

11 In one stroke, both staff and covenant were broken. The money-hungry owners saw me do it and knew God was behind it.

New King James Version

11 So it was broken on that day. Thus the poor of the flock, who were watching me, knew that it was the word of the Lord.

New Living Translation

11 That was the end of my covenant with them. The suffering flock was watching me, and they knew that the Lord was speaking through my actions.

Matthew Henry's Commentary on Zechariah 11:11

Commentary on Zechariah 11:4-14

(Read Zechariah 11:4-14)

Christ came into this world for judgment to the Jewish church and nation, which were wretchedly corrupt and degenerate. Those have their minds wofully blinded, who do ill, and justify themselves in it; but God will not hold those guiltless who hold themselves so. How can we go to God to beg a blessing on unlawful methods of getting wealth, or to return thanks for success in them? There was a general decay of religion among them, and they regarded it not. The Good Shepherd would feed his flock, but his attention would chiefly be directed to the poor. As an emblem, the prophet seems to have taken two staves; Beauty, denoted the privileges of the Jewish nation, in their national covenant; the other he called Bands, denoting the harmony which hitherto united them as the flock of God. But they chose to cleave to false teachers. The carnal mind and the friendship of the world are enmity to God; and God hates all the workers of iniquity: it is easy to foresee what this will end in. The prophet demanded wages, or a reward, and received thirty pieces of silver. By Divine direction he cast it to the potter, as in disdain for the smallness of the sum. This shadowed forth the bargain of Judas to betray Christ, and the final method of applying it. Nothing ruins a people so certainly, as weakening the brotherhood among them. This follows the dissolving of the covenant between God and them: when sin abounds, love waxes cold, and civil contests follow. No wonder if those fall out among themselves, who have provoked God to fall out with them. Wilful contempt of Christ is the great cause of men's ruin. And if professors rightly valued Christ, they would not contend about little matters.