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Zechariah 11:5 Cross-References
Explore 20 cross-references for Zechariah 11:5 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Zechariah chapter 11 verse 5 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“Whose possessors slay them, and hold themselves not guilty: and they that sell them say, Blessed be the LORD; for I am rich: and their own shepherds pity them not.”
Zechariah 11:5 (KJV)
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Commentary on Zechariah 11:5
Whose possessors slay them, and hold themselves not guilty: and they that sell them say, Blessed be the LORD; for I am rich: and their own shepherds pity them not. This verse describes the appalling exploitation of God's flock by their supposed caretakers. "Whose possessors slay them" (asher qoneihem yahargum, אֲשֶׁר קֹנֵיהֶם יַהַרְגֻם) depicts owners who kill their own sheep for profit—viewing them as commodities, not living souls entrusted to their care."And hold themselves not guilty" (ve-lo ye'shamu, וְלֹא יֶאְשָׁמוּ) reveals their moral blindness: they feel no guilt for destroying those i...
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Cross-References for Zechariah 11:5
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“We are not guilty”
“who suppose that godliness is a means of gain. Withdraw yourself from such.{NU omits Withdraw yourself from such.}”
“Surely I have become rich, I have found myself wealth. In all my wealth they won't find in me any iniquity that is sin.”
“saying”
“What profit is it if we kill our brother and conceal his blood?,And Judah said unto his brethren, What profit is it if we slay our brother, and conceal his blood?,וַיֹּאמֶר יְהוּדָה אֶל־אֶחָיו מַה־בֶּצַע כִּי נַהֲרֹג אֶת־אָחִינוּ וְכִסִּינוּ אֶת־דָּמוֹ׃ ,And Judah said unto his brethren: What profit is it if we slay our brother and conceal his blood?”
“the time comes that whoever kills you will think that he offers service to God.”
“and their destruction will not slumber.”
“but you must tread down with your feet the residue of your pasture? and to have drunk of the clear waters”
“like a roaring lion ravening the prey: they have devoured souls; they take treasure and precious things; they have made her widows many in the midst of it.”