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Mine anger was kindled against the shepherds, and I punished the goats: for the LORD of hosts hath visited his flock the house of Judah, and hath made them as his goodly horse in the battle.
Zechariah 10:3 — KJV
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Zechariah 10:3
King James Version (KJV)
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Zechariah 10:3
Verse 3 of 12
Commentary
Commentary on Zechariah 10:3
Theological / DevotionalThe shepherds. The context seems to imply that these false shepherds were the apostate leaders of Israel, the princes, priests, and prophets whom God held chiefly accountable for all the woe that had come upon Israel in connection with the Captivity (Isa. 3:12; 9:16; cf. Jer. 2:8, 26, 27; 8:1,2; 10:21; 32:32; Eze. 22:23-31; Eze. 34:2-10; etc.). In Zech. 11:15, 17, it is implied that these false shepherds had abandoned their flock, and in ch. 10:2 the people of Israel are represented as sheep going astray because they have no shepherd to lead them in the right way (cf. Jer. 5:1-5; Eze. 34:5; etc.).
Others have suggested that the “shepherds” represent the heathen kings who ruled the Israelites during the time they had “no shepherd” (v. 2) of their own. God had used these heathen “shepherds” as His instruments to chastise His people (see Isa. 10:5, 6), but they had exercised undue cruelty toward His people.
Goats. Heb. ‘attudim, “he-goats” (Gen. 31:10, 12; Deut. 32:14), also used metaphorically of leaders, for example, here and in Isa. 14:9.
His flock. God will visit His flock in blessing and will make His people strong to overcome their foes (see ch. 9:13).
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