Zechariah 11:6

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

For I will no more pity the inhabitants of the land, saith the LORD: but, lo, I will deliver the men every one into his neighbour's hand, and into the hand of his king: and they shall smite the land, and out of their hand I will not deliver them.

I will no

Deliver

Into the

Matthew 22:7

John 19:15

And out

Hebrews 2:3

Hebrews 10:26

General references

Matthew 23:38

Bible References

I will no

Should you not also have had pity on your fellow-servant just as I pitied you?'

The king became furious and sent his army to destroy these murderers and burn their city.

[This will be done] so that on you may fall the guilt for shedding on the ground the blood of all those innocent people, from the blood of righteous Abel to that of Barachiah's son Zachariah, whom you murdered between the Sanctuary and the Altar [i.e., in the Temple area].

For the days will come upon you when your enemies will build a dirt wall around you, surrounding you, and hemming you in on every side.

For these are times for punishment [i.e., to be inflicted on Jerusalem], so that everything written [i.e., by the prophets] may be fulfilled [i.e., about Jerusalem's destruction. See Dan. 9:26-27].

for they [even] try to prevent us from speaking to the Gentiles, so that they can be saved. [In doing this] they are always piling up one sin on another. But the wrath [of God] has come upon them at last [or, "completely"].

For if we go on sinning intentionally, after we have received the full knowledge of the truth, there is no longer any sacrifice for [our] sins.

For the person who has shown no mercy will be judged without mercy. [For] mercy wins out over condemnation.

Deliver

[At that time] a person will turn his brother over to be killed, and the father [will do the same to] his child. And children will rebel against their parents and turn them over to be killed.

And then many people will fall away [from God] and they will turn one another over [i.e., to the authorities for punishment], and they will hate one another.

For from now on there will be a household of five persons divided [against one another], three against two and two against three.

But you will be turned over [i.e., to the authorities for punishment] even by [your own] parents and brothers and relatives and friends. And they will [even] put some of you to death.

Into the

The king became furious and sent his army to destroy these murderers and burn their city.

Then they shouted out, "Take him away; take him away and crucify him!" Pilate replied to them, "Do you want me to crucify your king?" The leading priests answered, "We do not have any [other] king, except Caesar."

And out

how will we escape [punishment] if we neglect such a great salvation? [For it was] first announced [to people] by the Lord and then confirmed to us [i.e., the writer and other Christians] by those who heard Him [i.e., the original apostles].

For if we go on sinning intentionally, after we have received the full knowledge of the truth, there is no longer any sacrifice for [our] sins.

General references

Look, your house [i.e., the Jewish Temple] is being abandoned [by me?].