Zechariah 11:9 meaning and explanation

Then I said, “I will no longer shepherd you. Let the dying die, and the perishing perish; and let those who remain devour one another’s flesh.”

Zechariah 11:9, Berean Standard Bible

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Zechariah acts out the role of the LORD's shepherd over a flock marked for slaughter, a picture of a people poorly led by their own rulers and shepherds. In verse 9 he abandons that role, handing the flock over to the consequences of its rejection.

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