Zechariah 11 | |
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Book | Book of Zechariah |
Category | Nevi'im |
Christian Bible part | Old Testament |
Order in the Christian part | 38 |
Zechariah 11 is the eleventh of the 14 chapters in the Book of Zechariah in the Hebrew Bible or the Old Testament of the Christian Bible. [1] [2] [3] This book contains the prophecies attributed to the prophet Zechariah, and is a part of the Book of the Twelve Minor Prophets. [4] This chapter is a part of a section (so-called "Second Zechariah") consisting of Zechariah 9– 14. [5]
The original text was written in the Hebrew language. This chapter is divided into 17 verses.
Some early manuscripts containing the text of this chapter in Hebrew are of the Masoretic Text, which includes the Codex Cairensis (from year 895), the Petersburg Codex of the Prophets (916), Aleppo Codex (930), and Codex Leningradensis (1008). [7] [8] Fragments containing parts of this chapter were found among the Dead Sea Scrolls, that is, 4Q82 (4QXIIg; 50–25 BCE) with extant verses 1–2. [9] [10] [11] [12]
There is also a translation into Koine Greek known as the Septuagint, made in the last few centuries BCE. Extant ancient manuscripts of the Septuagint version include Codex Vaticanus (B; B; 4th century), Codex Sinaiticus (S; BHK: S; 4th century), Codex Alexandrinus (A; A; 5th century) and Codex Marchalianus (Q; Q; 6th century). [13]
These verses are forming a taunting song against the leadership of the people, or even the temple, alluding to Jeremiah 25:36. [14] This section is a so-called 'link passage' with the 'stitch words': 'Lebanon' (cf 10:12; 11:1) and 'shepherds' (10:3; 11:3, 4). [14] The passage was interpreted to refer to the second temple after the destruction of that temple in AD 70. [14]
In this section verses 4–6 introduce a prophet who plays a "shepherd" and is strongly identified with YHWH, with the people of Israel as the "flock", and their leaders as "merchants". [14] The passage alludes to Ezekiel 37:15–28, but controversially turning Ezekiel's image of unity into one of threefold disunity (verses 9, 10, 14). [15] Verses 15–16 contain the image of an antitype to the good shepherd, echoing similar imagery found in Ezekiel 34:3–4; verse 17 counteracts verses 15–16 with an oracle of woe against the worthless shepherd. [16]
This saying is attributed to Jeremiah (as a form of midrash on Jeremiah 18– 19) in the New Testament ( Matthew 26:15; Matthew 27:3- 10). [24]
Zechariah 11 | |
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Book | Book of Zechariah |
Category | Nevi'im |
Christian Bible part | Old Testament |
Order in the Christian part | 38 |
Zechariah 11 is the eleventh of the 14 chapters in the Book of Zechariah in the Hebrew Bible or the Old Testament of the Christian Bible. [1] [2] [3] This book contains the prophecies attributed to the prophet Zechariah, and is a part of the Book of the Twelve Minor Prophets. [4] This chapter is a part of a section (so-called "Second Zechariah") consisting of Zechariah 9– 14. [5]
The original text was written in the Hebrew language. This chapter is divided into 17 verses.
Some early manuscripts containing the text of this chapter in Hebrew are of the Masoretic Text, which includes the Codex Cairensis (from year 895), the Petersburg Codex of the Prophets (916), Aleppo Codex (930), and Codex Leningradensis (1008). [7] [8] Fragments containing parts of this chapter were found among the Dead Sea Scrolls, that is, 4Q82 (4QXIIg; 50–25 BCE) with extant verses 1–2. [9] [10] [11] [12]
There is also a translation into Koine Greek known as the Septuagint, made in the last few centuries BCE. Extant ancient manuscripts of the Septuagint version include Codex Vaticanus (B; B; 4th century), Codex Sinaiticus (S; BHK: S; 4th century), Codex Alexandrinus (A; A; 5th century) and Codex Marchalianus (Q; Q; 6th century). [13]
These verses are forming a taunting song against the leadership of the people, or even the temple, alluding to Jeremiah 25:36. [14] This section is a so-called 'link passage' with the 'stitch words': 'Lebanon' (cf 10:12; 11:1) and 'shepherds' (10:3; 11:3, 4). [14] The passage was interpreted to refer to the second temple after the destruction of that temple in AD 70. [14]
In this section verses 4–6 introduce a prophet who plays a "shepherd" and is strongly identified with YHWH, with the people of Israel as the "flock", and their leaders as "merchants". [14] The passage alludes to Ezekiel 37:15–28, but controversially turning Ezekiel's image of unity into one of threefold disunity (verses 9, 10, 14). [15] Verses 15–16 contain the image of an antitype to the good shepherd, echoing similar imagery found in Ezekiel 34:3–4; verse 17 counteracts verses 15–16 with an oracle of woe against the worthless shepherd. [16]
This saying is attributed to Jeremiah (as a form of midrash on Jeremiah 18– 19) in the New Testament ( Matthew 26:15; Matthew 27:3- 10). [24]