Zechariah 11:12 Meaning
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.
Context Explained
10And I took my staff, even Beauty, and cut it asunder, that I might break my covenant which I had made with all the people.
11And 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.
12And 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.
13And the LORD said unto me, Cast it unto the potter: a goodly price that I was prised at of them. And I took the thirty pieces of silver, and cast them to the potter in the house of the LORD.
14Then I cut asunder mine other staff, even Bands, that I might break the brotherhood between Judah and Israel.
Key Themes
Related Cross References
Matthew 27:3-10
This passage describes how Judas returned the thirty pieces of silver after betraying Jesus, fulfilling Zechariah's prophecy.
John 13:18
Jesus refers to the betrayal, connecting it to the prophecy of Zechariah.
Acts 1:18
This verse discusses Judas's fate and the purchase of the field with the betrayal money, linking back to the prophecy.
Source: Zechariah 11:12