Zechariah 11:14 Meaning
Then I cut asunder mine other staff, even Bands, that I might break the brotherhood between Judah and Israel.
Context Explained
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.
15And the LORD said unto me, Take unto thee yet the instruments of a foolish shepherd.
16For, lo, I will raise up a shepherd in the land, which shall not visit those that be cut off, neither shall seek the young one, nor heal that that is broken, nor feed that that standeth still: but he shall eat the flesh of the fat, and tear their claws in pieces.
Key Themes
Related Cross References
Ephesians 2:14
Paul speaks of Christ breaking down the dividing wall between Jews and Gentiles, contrasting Zechariah's division.
Matthew 12:25
Jesus teaches that a house divided cannot stand, echoing the theme of division in Zechariah.
Romans 11:17-21
Paul discusses the relationship between Israel and the Gentiles, reflecting on the themes of division and unity.
Source: Zechariah 11:14