Zechariah Chapter 11 verse 11 Holy Bible
And it was broken in that day; and thus the poor of the flock that gave heed unto me knew that it was the word of Jehovah.
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And it was broken on that day: and the sheep-traders, who were watching me, were certain that it was the word of the Lord.
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And it was broken in that day; and so the poor of the flock that gave heed to me knew that it was the word of Jehovah.
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And 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.
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It was broken in that day; and thus the poor of the flock that listened to me knew that it was the word of Yahweh.
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and it is broken in that day, and know well do the afflicted of the flock who are observing me, that it `is' a word of Jehovah.
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Pulpit Commentary
Pulpit CommentaryVerse 11. - It was broken. The covenant just mentioned (ver. 10) was broken. And so the poor of the flock that waited upon me (that gave heed unto me) know. The punishment inflicted on the withdrawal of God's protection had some good result. Though the bulk of the nation took no heed, learned no lesson, yet the humble and the suffering among them, who paid respect to his words, recognized that what happened was according to God's Word, and knew that all the rest would be fulfilled in due season. This was the effect of the Captivity; it forced the Israelites to see the hand of the Lord in the calamities that had befallen them, and it drove the thoughtful among them to repentance and amendment (Jeremiah 3:13, 23; Daniel 9:8, etc.). The breaking asunder of the first staff refers primarily to the time of the exile, and not to the absolute relinquishment of the flock. One staff is left, and for a time utter destruction is postponed. For "the poor," the LXX. reads, as in ver. 7, "the Cananeans," meaning probably "merchants." Ewald and others, who hold the pre-exilian date of this prophecy, see here an allusion to the invasion of the Assyrians under Pul (2 Kings 15:19).
