Zechariah 11

The original text was written in the Hebrew language. This chapter is divided into 17 verses.

Some early manuscripts containing the text of this chapter in Hebrew are of the Masoretic Text, which includes the Codex Cairensis (from year 895), the Petersburg Codex of the Prophets (916), Aleppo Codex (930), and Codex Leningradensis (1008).{{sfn|Würthwein|1995|pp=35-37}}{{sfn|Boda|2016|pp=2-3}} Fragments containing parts of this chapter were found among the Dead Sea Scrolls, that is, 4Q82 (4QXII^g; 50–25 BCE) with extant verses 1–2.{{sfn|Boda|2016|p=3}}[http://thewaytoyahuweh.com/research/dead-sea-scrolls/#zechariah Dead sea scrolls – Zechariah]{{sfn|Ulrich|2010|p=622}}{{sfn|Fitzmyer|2008|p=39}}

There is also a translation into Koine Greek known as the Septuagint, made in the last few centuries BCE. Extant ancient manuscripts of the Septuagint version include Codex Vaticanus (B; $\backslash mathfrak\{G\}$^B; 4th century), Codex Sinaiticus (S; BHK: $\backslash mathfrak\{G\}$^S; 4th century), Codex Alexandrinus (A; $\backslash mathfrak\{G\}$^A; 5th century) and Codex Marchalianus (Q; $\backslash mathfrak\{G\}$^Q; 6th century).{{sfn|Würthwein|1995|pp=73-74}}

These verses form a taunting song against the leadership of the people, or even the temple, alluding to Jeremiah 25:36.{{sfn|Larkin|2007|p=613}} This section is a so-called 'link passage' using the 'stitch words' 'Lebanon' (cf 10:12; 11:1) and 'shepherds' (10:3; 11:3, 4).{{sfn|Larkin|2007|p=613}} The passage has been interpreted as a reference to the second temple after the destruction of that temple in AD 70.{{sfn|Larkin|2007|p=613}}

:Open your doors, O Lebanon,

::that the fire may devour your cedars!{{bibleverse|Zechariah|11:1|ESV}}: English Standard Version

Biblical scholar Katrina Larkin notes that both rabbinic tradition and the Dead Sea Scrolls use the word "Lebanon" to refer to the temple in Jerusalem.{{sfn|Larkin|2007|p=613}}

In this section, verses 4–6 introduce a prophet who plays a "shepherd" and is strongly identified with YHWH, with the people of Israel as the "flock", and their leaders as "merchants".{{sfn|Larkin|2007|p=613}} The passage alludes to {{bibleverse|Ezekiel|37:15-28|HE}}, but controversially turning Ezekiel's image of unity into one of threefold disunity (verses 9, 10, 14).{{sfn|Larkin|2007|pp=613–614}}.

:''Thus said the Lord my God: "Become shepherd of the flock doomed to slaughter".{{bibleverse|Zechariah|11:4|ESV}}: English Standard Version

The implied words [said] "to me" are added in some versions.{{bibleverse|Zechariah|11:4|GNT}}: Good News Translation

: And I said unto them,

: If ye think good, give me my price;

:: and if not, forbear.

: So they weighed for my price thirty pieces of silver.{{bibleverse|Zechariah|11:12|KJV}} KJV

• "My price": that is, "my wages" for taking care of the "flock", which represents "people".Exell, Joseph S.; Spence-Jones, Henry Donald Maurice (Editors). [http://biblehub.com/commentaries/pulpit/zechariah/11.htm On "Zechariah 11".] In: The Pulpit Commentary. 23 volumes. First publication: 1890. Accessed 24 April 2019.
• "If ye think good": literally, "If it be good in your eyes." Christian writers connect this to the ministry of Jesus, who had given pastoral care to the people, speaking of himself as a "servant" to fulfill the Father's will (Philippians 2:7).Jamieson, Robert; Fausset, Andrew Robert; Brown, David. Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown's Commentary On the Whole Bible. [http://biblehub.com/commentaries/jfb/zechariah/11.htm "Zechariah 11"]. 1871.
• "If not, forbear": recalls the passages in the book of Ezekiel: "Thou shalt say unto them, thus saith the Lord God, He that heareth, let him hear, and he that forbeareth, let him forbear" (Ezekiel 3:27; cf. {{bibleverse|Ezekiel|2:5|9}}, {{bibleverse|Ezekiel|2:7|9}}; {{bibleverse|Ezekiel|3:11|9}}). Elijah had also said, "If the Lord be God, follow Him; but if Baal, then follow him" (1 Kings 18:21) indicating that God will not force the free-will of men.Barnes, Albert. [http://biblehub.com/commentaries/barnes/zechariah/11.htm Notes on the Bible - Zechariah 11]. James Murphy (ed). London: Blackie & Son, 1884. Reprint, Grand Rapids: Baker Books, 1998.
• "Thirty pieces of silver": is the price of a slave, gored to death by an ox ({{bibleverse|Exodus|21:32|9}}). This is connected to the bargain of Judas ({{bibleverse|Matthew|26:15|9}}), which the high priest, knowingly or unknowingly, fixed on the price of "thirty pieces of silver." Bereshit Rabba notes that this prophecy 'belongs to the Messiah'.Bereshit Rabba, sect. 98. fol. 85. 3.Gill, John. [http://biblehub.com/commentaries/gill/zechariah/11.htm Exposition of the Entire Bible. "Zechariah 11".] Published in 1746-1763.

:And the Lord said to me, “Throw it to the potter”—that princely price they set on me. So I took the thirty pieces of silver and threw them into the house of the Lord for the potter.{{bibleref2|Zechariah|11:13|NKJV}} NKJV

• "Thirty pieces of silver" (NRSV: "Thirty shekels of silver"): is the price of a slave in {{bibleverse|Exodus|21:32|9}}.{{sfn|Coogan|2007|p=1367 Hebrew Bible}}

This saying is attributed to Jeremiah (as a form of midrash on Jeremiah 18–19) in the New Testament ({{bibleverse|Matthew|26:15|KJV}}; Matthew 27:3-10).{{sfn|Coogan|2007|pp= 1367 Hebrew Bible, 52 New Testament}}

Verses 15–16 contain the image of an antitype to the good shepherd, echoing similar imagery found in {{bibleverse|Ezekiel|34:3–4|9}}, while verse 17 counteracts verses 15–16 with an oracle of woe against the worthless shepherd.{{sfn|Larkin|2007|p=614}}

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• Bashan
• Jordan
• Lebanon
• Thirty pieces of silver}}
• Related Bible parts: Exodus 21, Jeremiah 32, Matthew 26, Matthew 27

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• [http://www.mechon-mamre.org/p/pt/pt2311.htm Zechariah 11 Hebrew with Parallel English]
• [http://www.chabad.org/library/bible_cdo/aid/16215 Zechariah 11 Hebrew with Rashi's Commentary]

• [http://www.latinvulgate.com/lv/verse.aspx?t=0&b=43&c=11 Zechariah 11 English Translation with Parallel Latin Vulgate] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170202142107/http://www.latinvulgate.com/lv/verse.aspx?t=0&b=43&c=11 |date=2017-02-02 }}

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