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Zechariah 11 Translation Questions
Q? Why do the shepherds howl?
A. The shepherds howl because their glory has been destroyed. [11:3]
Q? What did Yahweh tell Zechariah to do?
A. Yahweh told Zechariah to, "Shepherd the flock meant for slaughter!" [11:4]
Q? What did Yahweh say he would do to the inhabitants of Judah?
A. Yahweh said he would no longer pity them but cause each man to fall into his shepherd's hands and into his king's hands, and they would crush the land. [11:6]
Q? What were the names of the two staffs that Zechariah used to shepherd the flock meant for the slaughter?
A. The names of the two staffs were "Favor" and "Unity." [11:7]
Q? Why did Zechariah destroy three shepherds in one month?
A. Zechariah did this because he grew weary with the shepherds and they also hated him. [11:8]
Q? Why did Zechariah break his staff, "Favor"?
A. He broke it to break the covenant that he had made with all his tribes. [11:10]
Q? How much was Zechariah paid?
A. Zechariah was paid thirty pieces of silver. [11:12]
Q? What did Yahweh tell Zechariah to do with his thirty pieces of silver?
A. Zechariah was told to deposit the silver in the treasury. [11:13]
Q? What did breaking the second staff, "Unity," do?
A. Breaking the second staff broke the brotherhood between Judah and Israel. [11:14]
Q? Yahweh said he would raise up a shepherd in the land. What will that shepherd do?
A. That shepherd will not care for the sheep. He will not seek the sheep who have gone astray, nor heal the crippled sheep. He will not feed the steadfast sheep, but will eat the fattened sheep and tear off their hooves. [11:16]
Q? What curse is pronounced upon the worthless shepherd who forsakes the flock?
A. This is the curse: "May the sword come against his right arm and his right eye! May his right arm wither away and his right eye be blind!" [11:17]