Zechariah 11:7
Old Testament • 16 words with Strong's data
"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."
Word-by-Word Analysis
רָעָה
râʻâh
to tend a flock; i.e. pasture it; intransitively, to graze (literally or figuratively); generally to rule; by extension, to associate with (as a frien...
צֹאן
tsôʼn
a collective name for a flock (of sheep or goats); also figuratively (of men)
נָכָה
nâkâh
to strike (lightly or severely, literally or figuratively)
עָנִי
ʻânîy
depressed, in mind or circumstances
צֹאן
tsôʼn
a collective name for a flock (of sheep or goats); also figuratively (of men)
לָקַח
lâqach
to take (in the widest variety of applications)
שְׁנַיִם
shᵉnayim
two; also (as ordinal) twofold
בַּד
bad
properly, separation; by implication, a part of the body, branch of atree, bar forcarrying; figuratively, chief of a city; especially (with prepositio...
אֶחָד
ʼechâd
properly, united, i.e. one; or (as an ordinal) first
קָרָא
qârâʼ
to call out to (i.e. properly, address by name, but used in a wide variety of applications)
קָרָא
qârâʼ
to call out to (i.e. properly, address by name, but used in a wide variety of applications)
מוֹסֵר
môwçêr
properly, chastisement, i.e. (by implication) a halter; figuratively, restraint
רָעָה
râʻâh
to tend a flock; i.e. pasture it; intransitively, to graze (literally or figuratively); generally to rule; by extension, to associate with (as a frien...
צֹאן
tsôʼn
a collective name for a flock (of sheep or goats); also figuratively (of men)
Key Terms in This Verse
רָעָה râʻâh
to tend a flock; i.e. pasture it; intransitively, to graze (literally or figuratively); generally to rule; by extension, to associate with (as a friend)
Study H7462 →מוֹסֵר môwçêr
properly, chastisement, i.e. (by implication) a halter; figuratively, restraint
Study H4147 →בַּד bad
properly, separation; by implication, a part of the body, branch of atree, bar forcarrying; figuratively, chief of a city; especially (with prepositional prefix) as an adverb, apart, only, besides
Study H905 →נָכָה nâkâh
to strike (lightly or severely, literally or figuratively)
Study H5221 →רָעָה râʻâh
to tend a flock; i.e. pasture it; intransitively, to graze (literally or figuratively); generally to rule; by extension, to associate with (as a friend)
Study H7462 →צֹאן tsôʼn
a collective name for a flock (of sheep or goats); also figuratively (of men)
Study H6629 →צֹאן tsôʼn
a collective name for a flock (of sheep or goats); also figuratively (of men)
Study H6629 →צֹאן tsôʼn
a collective name for a flock (of sheep or goats); also figuratively (of men)
Study H6629 →Cross References
Thus saith the LORD my God; Feed the flock of the slaughter;
Then I cut asunder mine other staff, even Bands, that I might break the brotherhood between Judah and Israel.
But with righteousness shall he judge the poor, and reprove with equity for the meek of the earth: and he shall smite the earth with the rod of his mouth, and with the breath of his lips shall he slay...
Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for thou art with me; thy rod and thy staff they comfort me.
The Spirit of the Lord GOD is upon me; because the LORD hath anointed me to preach good tidings unto the meek; he hath sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and th...
I will also leave in the midst of thee an afflicted and poor people, and they shall trust in the name of the LORD.
David therefore himself calleth him Lord; and whence is he then his son? And the common people heard him gladly.
And he took his staff in his hand, and chose him five smooth stones out of the brook, and put them in a shepherd’s bag which he had, even in a scrip; and his sling was in his hand: and he drew near to...
And other sheep I have, which are not of this fold: them also I must bring, and they shall hear my voice; and there shall be one fold, and one shepherd.
The blind receive their sight, and the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, and the deaf hear, the dead are raised up, and the poor have the gospel preached to them.
And the Philistine said unto David, Am I a dog, that thou comest to me with staves? And the Philistine cursed David by his gods.
And concerning the tithe of the herd, or of the flock, even of whatsoever passeth under the rod, the tenth shall be holy unto the LORD.
Hearken, my beloved brethren, Hath not God chosen the poor of this world rich in faith, and heirs of the kingdom which he hath promised to them that love him?
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