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Zechariah 11:12

King James Version (KJV)

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Zechariah 11:12

Verse 12 of 17

Scripture focus

And I said unto them, If ye think good, give [me] my price; and if not, forbear. So they weighed for my price thirty [pieces] of silver.

Zechariah 11:12 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Zechariah 11:12

Theological / Devotional

Give me my price. Speaking in the person of the Chief Shepherd, Zechariah addressed the entire flock of the Israelites, requesting of them his wages. The question highlighted the gross ingratitude of the people. The prophet left the payment of his wages to their sense of justice.

Thirty pieces of silver. Doubtless shekels are meant, making the weight (at .4 oz. avoirdupois, or 11.4 gr., per shekel) 12 oz. avoirdupois or 342 gr. (see Vol. I, p. 168).

This very small amount reflected the Israelites’ contemptuous thankfulness for what God had done for them. Thirty shekels was the price of a slave (Ex. 21:32). However, the more ancient shekel differed in weight from the one in use in the time of Zechariah (see Vol. I, p. 168; see on Ex. 21:32).

For the fulfillment of vs. 12, 13 in the experience of our Lord see on Matt. 27:3—10.

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