Zechariah 11:8 Meaning
Three shepherds also I cut off in one month; and my soul lothed them, and their soul also abhorred me.
Context Explained
6For I will no more pity the inhabitants of the land, saith the LORD: but, lo, I will deliver the men every one into his neighbour's hand, and into the hand of his king: and they shall smite the land, and out of their hand I will not deliver them.
7And I will feed the flock of slaughter, even you, O poor of the flock. And I took unto me two staves; the one I called Beauty, and the other I called Bands; and I fed the flock.
8Three shepherds also I cut off in one month; and my soul lothed them, and their soul also abhorred me.
9Then said I, I will not feed you: that that dieth, let it die; and that that is to be cut off, let it be cut off; and let the rest eat every one the flesh of another.
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.
Key Themes
Related Cross References
Ezekiel 34:10
Ezekiel also speaks of God delivering His people into the hands of their leaders as a form of judgment.
Matthew 7:15
Jesus warns against false prophets, similar to the judgment on the leaders in Zechariah.
Jeremiah 23:2
Jeremiah also speaks of God's judgment on the shepherds of Israel.
Source: Zechariah 11:8