ParallelVerse GEN EXO LEV NUM DEUT JOB YEHO (JOS) HERO (JDG) RUTH 1 SAM 2 SAM PSA AMOS HOS 1 KI 2 KI 1 CHR 2 CHR PROV ECC SNG YOEL (JOEL) MIC ISA ZEP HAB YIR (JER) LAM YNA (JNA) NAH OBAD DAN EZEK EZRA EST NEH HAG ZEC MAL 2 PS WIS TOB MAN BAR L JER G DAN SUS PR AZ BEL G ESD L ESD ESG JDT 3 MAC SIR 1 MAC 2 MAC 4 MAC YHN (JHN) MARK MAT LUKE ACTs YAC (JAM) GAL 1 TH 2 TH 1 COR 2 COR ROM COL LAOD PHM EPH PHP 1 TIM TIT 1 PET 2 PET 2 TIM HEB YUD (JUD) 1 YHN (1 JHN) 2 YHN (2 JHN) 3 YHN (3 JHN) REV
ParallelVerse Zec Intro C1 C2 C3 C4 C5 C6 C7 C8 C9 C10 C12 C13 C14
Zec 11 V1 V2 V3 V4 V5 V6 V7 V8 V9 V10 V11 V12 V13 V14 V15 V16 V17
The chapter opens with a poetic taunt of judgment (verses 1-3), moves to a prophetic sign-act in which Zechariah acts as a shepherd (verses 4-14), and closes with a woe oracle against a worthless shepherd (verses 15-17). The ULT sets verses 1-3 and 17 as poetry.
Throughout the chapter, the shepherd represents a ruler and the flock the people he leads. See shepherd.
Zechariah names two shepherd’s staffs Favor and Union; breaking them signifies the ending of Yahweh’s covenant and of the unity between Judah and Israel.