Passage Research
Zechariah 11 — Sermon Preparation
Israel rejects the good shepherd, valuing him at thirty pieces of silver, and is left with a worthless shepherd — a sign of coming disaster. Below is a research summary for Zechariah 11, drawn from openly licensed scholarly databases — original-language morphology, classic sermons from the church fathers through the Puritans, and ancient geography data.
- 17
- verses
- 254 / 132
- Hebrew words / lemmas
- 12
- classic sermon excerpts
- 3
- preachers & commentators
Zechariah 11 in the Hebrew
Distinctive vocabulary of this chapter, based on original-language morphology.
| Hebrew | Transliteration | Strong's | Count | Glosses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| רָעָה | râʻâh | H7462 | 9 | tend, pasture |
| צֹאן | tsôʼn | H6629 | 6 | flock |
| כָּחַד | kâchad | H3582 | 4 | secrete, destroy |
| מַקֵּל | maqqêl | H4731 | 3 | shoot, stick |
| פָּרַר | pârar | H6565 | 3 | break up, violate |
| שָׁדַד | shâdad | H7703 | 3 | be burly, powerful |
| לָקַח | lâqach | H3947 | 4 | take |
How preachers through history handled this text
12 public-domain excerpts on Zechariah 11, from the church fathers to the Puritans.
“God, having showed the misery of this people in their being justly left by the Good Shepherd, shows their further misery in being abused by foolish shepherds. The description suits the character Christ gives of the scribes and Pharisees. They never do any thing to support the weak, or comfort the feeble-minded; but seek their own ease, while they are barbarous to the flock. The idol shepherd has the garb and appearance of a shepherd, receives submission, and is supported at much expense; …”
— Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible (Concise), on Zechariah 11:15–30 (Public Domain)
Places in the text
Based on ancient-geography data
- Lebanon— Zech 11:1
- Bashan— Zech 11:2
- Jordan— Zech 11:3
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