Zechariah 11:5
Zechariah · Old Testament · Chapter 11
“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
What Does Zechariah 11:5 Mean?
Zechariah 11:5 is found in the book of Zechariah, chapter 11, verse 5 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 20 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Cross-References (20)
These passages are connected to Zechariah 11:5 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Jeremiah 23:1“Woe be unto the pastors that destroy and scatter the sheep of my pasture! saith the LORD.”Jeremiah 50:7“All that found them have devoured them: and their adversaries said, We offend not, because they have sinned against the LORD, the habitation of justice, even the LORD, the hope of their fathers.”Psalms 10:3“For the wicked boasteth of his heart’s desire, and blesseth the covetous, whom the LORD abhorreth.”1 Timothy 6:5“Perverse disputings of men of corrupt minds, and destitute of the truth, supposing that gain is godliness: from such withdraw thyself.”Hosea 12:8“And Ephraim said, Yet I am become rich, I have found me out substance: in all my labours they shall find none iniquity in me that were sin.”1 Timothy 6:9“But they that will be rich fall into temptation and a snare, and into many foolish and hurtful lusts, which drown men in destruction and perdition.”Revelation 3:17“Because thou sayest, I am rich, and increased with goods, and have need of nothing; and knowest not that thou art wretched, and miserable, and poor, and blind, and naked:”Ezekiel 34:21“Because ye have thrust with side and with shoulder, and pushed all the diseased with your horns, till ye have scattered them abroad;”John 10:2“But he that entereth in by the door is the shepherd of the sheep.”Genesis 37:26“And Judah said unto his brethren, What profit is it if we slay our brother, and conceal his blood?”Deuteronomy 29:19“And it come to pass, when he heareth the words of this curse, that he bless himself in his heart, saying, I shall have peace, though I walk in the imagination of mine heart, to add drunkenness to thirst:”2 Kings 4:1“Now there cried a certain woman of the wives of the sons of the prophets unto Elisha, saying, Thy servant my husband is dead; and thou knowest that thy servant did fear the LORD: and the creditor is come to take unto him my two sons to be bondmen.”Nehemiah 5:8“And I said unto them, We after our ability have redeemed our brethren the Jews, which were sold unto the heathen; and will ye even sell your brethren? or shall they be sold unto us? Then held they their peace, and found nothing to answer.”Jeremiah 2:3“Israel was holiness unto the LORD, and the firstfruits of his increase: all that devour him shall offend; evil shall come upon them, saith the LORD.”Lamentations 2:2“The LORD hath swallowed up all the habitations of Jacob, and hath not pitied: he hath thrown down in his wrath the strong holds of the daughter of Judah; he hath brought them down to the ground: he hath polluted the kingdom and the princes thereof.”Ezekiel 22:25“There is a conspiracy of her prophets in the midst thereof, like a roaring lion ravening the prey; they have devoured souls; they have taken the treasure and precious things; they have made her many widows in the midst thereof.”Ezekiel 34:2“Son of man, prophesy against the shepherds of Israel, prophesy, and say unto them, Thus saith the Lord GOD unto the shepherds; Woe be to the shepherds of Israel that do feed themselves! should not the shepherds feed the flocks?”Ezekiel 34:3“Ye eat the fat, and ye clothe you with the wool, ye kill them that are fed: but ye feed not the flock.”Ezekiel 34:6“My sheep wandered through all the mountains, and upon every high hill: yea, my flock was scattered upon all the face of the earth, and none did search or seek after them.”Ezekiel 34:10“Thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I am against the shepherds; and I will require my flock at their hand, and cause them to cease from feeding the flock; neither shall the shepherds feed themselves any more; for I will deliver my flock from their mouth, that they may not be meat for them.”
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