Zechariah 10:2 Meaning
For the idols have spoken vanity, and the diviners have seen a lie, and have told false dreams; they comfort in vain: therefore they went their way as a flock, they were troubled, because there was no shepherd.
Context Explained
1Ask ye of the LORD rain in the time of the latter rain; so the LORD shall make bright clouds, and give them showers of rain, to every one grass in the field.
2For the idols have spoken vanity, and the diviners have seen a lie, and have told false dreams; they comfort in vain: therefore they went their way as a flock, they were troubled, because there was no shepherd.
3Mine anger was kindled against the shepherds, and I punished the goats: for the LORD of hosts hath visited his flock the house of Judah, and hath made them as his goodly horse in the battle.
4Out of him came forth the corner, out of him the nail, out of him the battle bow, out of him every oppressor together.
Key Themes
Related Cross References
Ezekiel 34:5
Ezekiel discusses Israel's leaders as failing shepherds, similar to the context in Zechariah.
Matthew 9:36
Jesus saw the crowds as sheep without a shepherd, reflecting the plight described in Zechariah.
1 Peter 5:2
Peter encourages elders to shepherd God's flock, contrasting with the false shepherds in Zechariah.
Source: Zechariah 10:2