Zechariah 11:16
“For, 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.”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
For, lo, I will raise up a shepherd in the land,.... Not in the land of Judea, but in the Roman empire; and so not…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
I will raise up - God supplies the strength or wisdom which people abuse to sin. He, in His Providence, disposeth the…
Adam ClarkeMethodist theologian, 1762–1832
I will raise up a shepherd in the land - Some wicked king; and Newcome supposes Hoshea may be meant. See Kg2 17:1, Kg2…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Zechariah 11:15-17
God, having shown the misery of this people in their being justly abandoned by the good Shepherd, here shows their…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
cut off i.e. destroyed, or lost. See Zec 11:9, and comp. Exo 23:23. "Pastores seduli requirunt siquid est perditum, vel…
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