Zechariah 11:7

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

And I will feed the flock of slaughter, even you, O poor of the flock. And I took unto me two staves; the one I called Beauty, and the other I called Bands; and I fed the flock.

I will

Zechariah 11:4

Zechariah 13:8

Even you, o poor

James 2:5

Staves

One

Ezekiel 37:16

John 17:21

General references

Luke 12:51

Bible References

I will

Thus says Yahweh my God: "Feed the flock of slaughter.

It shall happen that in all the land," says Yahweh, "two parts in it will be cut off and die; but the third will be left in it.

Even you, o poor

but with righteousness he will judge the poor, and decide with equity for the humble of the earth. He will strike the earth with the rod of his mouth; and with the breath of his lips he will kill the wicked.

The Spirit of the Lord Yahweh is on me; because Yahweh has anointed me to preach good news to the humble. He has sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and release to those who are bound;

Then I said, "Surely these are poor. They are foolish; for they don't know the way of Yahweh, nor the law of their God.

But I will leave in the midst of you an afflicted and poor people, and they will take refuge in the name of Yahweh.

the blind receive their sight, the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised up, and the poor have good news preached to them.

Therefore David himself calls him Lord, so how can he be his son?" The common people heard him gladly.

Listen, my beloved brothers. Didn't God choose those who are poor in this world to be rich in faith, and heirs of the Kingdom which he promised to those who love him?

Staves

I took my staff Favor, and cut it apart, that I might break my covenant that I had made with all the peoples.

All the tithe of the herds or the flocks, whatever passes under the rod, the tenth shall be holy to Yahweh.

He took his staff in his hand, and chose for himself five smooth stones out of the brook, and put them in the shepherd's bag which he had, even in his wallet. His sling was in his hand; and he drew near to the Philistine.

Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for you are with me. Your rod and your staff, they comfort me.

One

You, son of man, take one stick, and write on it, For Judah, and for the children of Israel his companions: then take another stick, and write on it, For Joseph, the stick of Ephraim, and [for] all the house of Israel his companions:

that they may all be one; even as you, Father, are in me, and I in you, that they also may be one in us; that the world may believe that you sent me.

General references

Do you think that I have come to give peace in the earth? I tell you, no, but rather division.