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Zechariah 11:16 - Meaning and Application

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Translation: World English Bible — Catholic Edition

" For, behold, I will raise up a shepherd in the land who will not visit those who are cut off, neither will seek those who are scattered, nor heal that which is broken, nor feed that which is sound; but he will eat the meat of the fat sheep, and will tear their hoofs in pieces. "

Zechariah 11:16

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14 Then I cut apart my other staff, Union, that I might break the brotherhood between Judah and Israel.

15 The LORD said to me, “Take for yourself yet again the equipment of a foolish shepherd.

16 For, behold, I will raise up a shepherd in the land who will not visit those who are cut off, neither will seek those who are scattered, nor heal that which is broken, nor feed that which is sound; but he will eat the meat of the fat sheep, and will tear their hoofs in pieces.

17 Woe to the worthless shepherd who leaves the flock! The sword will strike his arm and his right eye. His arm will be completely withered, and his right eye will be totally blinded!”

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Zechariah 13:7

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"“Awake, sword, against my shepherd, and against the man who is close to me,” says the LORD of Armies. “Strike the shepherd, and the sheep will be scattered; and I will turn my hand against the little ones."

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Jeremiah 23:2

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"Therefore the LORD, the God of Israel, says against the shepherds who feed my people: “You have scattered my flock, driven them away, and have not visited them. Behold, I will visit on you the evil of your doings,” says the LORD."

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Jeremiah 3:15

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"I will give you shepherds according to my heart, who will feed you with knowledge and understanding."

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Isaiah 40:11

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"He will feed his flock like a shepherd. He will gather the lambs in his arm, and carry them in his bosom. He will gently lead those who have their young."

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Ezekiel 34:3

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"You eat the fat. You clothe yourself with the wool. You kill the fatlings, but you don’t feed the sheep."

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Matthew 9:36

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"But when he saw the multitudes, he was moved with compassion for them because they were harassed and scattered, like sheep without a shepherd."

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Zechariah 11:1

"Open your doors, Lebanon, that the fire may devour your cedars."

Zechariah 11:2

"Wail, cypress tree, for the cedar has fallen, because the stately ones are destroyed. Wail, you oaks of Bashan, for the strong forest has come down."

Zechariah 11:3

"A voice of the wailing of the shepherds! For their glory is destroyed—a voice of the roaring of young lions! For the pride of the Jordan is ruined."

Zechariah 11:4

"The LORD my God says: “Feed the flock of slaughter."

Zechariah 11:5

"Their buyers slaughter them and go unpunished. Those who sell them say, ‘Blessed be the LORD, for I am rich;’ and their own shepherds don’t pity them."

Zechariah 11:6

"For I will no more pity the inhabitants of the land,” says the LORD; “but, behold, I will deliver every one of the men into his neighbor’s hand and into the hand of his king. They will strike the land, and out of their hand I will not deliver them.”"

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