Zechariah 11:9 Meaning
Then 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.
Context Explained
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.
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.
Key Themes
Related Cross References
Matthew 21:35
Jesus tells a parable of tenants who reject the owner's servants, similar to the rejection of shepherds.
John 10:12
Jesus contrasts Himself as the Good Shepherd with those who abandon the flock.
Ezekiel 34:5
Ezekiel discusses the failure of shepherds, paralleling the message in Zechariah.
Source: Zechariah 11:9