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Selected Verse: Zechariah 11:11 - Strong Concordance
| Verse |
Translation |
Text |
| Zec 11:11 |
Strong Concordance |
And it was broken [06565] in that day [03117]: and so the poor [06041] of the flock [06629] that waited [08104] upon me knew [03045] that it was the word [01697] of the LORD [03068]. |
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King James |
And it was broken in that day: and so the poor of the flock that waited upon me knew that it was the word of the LORD. |
Summary Of Commentaries Associated With The Selected Verse
| A Commentary, Critical, Practical, and Explanatory on the Old and New Testaments, by Robert Jamieson, A.R. Fausset and David Brown [1882] |
poor . . . knew--The humble, godly remnant knew by the event the truth of the prediction and of Messiah's mission. He had, thirty-seven years before the fall of Jerusalem, forewarned His disciples when they should see the city compassed with armies, to "flee unto the mountains." Accordingly, Cestius Gallus, when advancing on Jerusalem, unaccountably withdrew for a brief space, giving Christians the opportunity of obeying Christ's words by fleeing to Pella.
waited upon me--looked to the hand of God in all these calamities, not blindly shutting their eyes to the true cause of the visitation, as most of the nation still do, instead of referring it to their own rejection of Messiah. Isa 30:18-21 refers similarly to the Lord's return in mercy to the remnant that "wait for Him" and "cry" to Him (Zep 3:12-13). |
| Notes on the Bible, by Albert Barnes, [1834] |
| And so the poor of the flock that waited upon Me knew - The rest were blinded; those who listened to God's word, observed His prophet, waited on Him and observed His words, knew from the fulfillment of the beginning, that the whole was God's word. Every darkening cloud around the devoted city was an earnest, that the storm, which should destroy it, was gathering upon it. So our Lord warned, "When ye shall see Jerusalem compassed with armies, then know that the desolation thereof is near. Then let them which are in Judaea flee to the mountains; and let them which are in the midst of it depart" Luk 21:20-21. The "little flock which waited upon" the Good Shepherd, obeyed the warning, and, fleeing to Pella, escaped the horrible judgment which fell on those who remained. Osorius: "They remembered that it had been predicted many centuries before, and that the Lord, by whose Spirit the prophet spake, foretold that in that city "one stone should not be left upon another" Mat 24:2. |
| The Scofield Bible Commentary, by Cyrus Ingerson Scofield, [1917] |
poor
The "poor of the flock": that is, the "remnant according to the election of grace" (Rom 11:5) those Jews who did not wait for the manifestation of Christ in glory, but believed on Him at His first coming, and since. Of them it is said that they "waited upon Me," and "knew." Neither the Gentiles nor the Gentile church, corporately, are in view: only the believers out of Israel during this age. The church, corporately, is not in Old Testament prophecy (Eph 3:8-10). |
| Explanatory Notes on the Whole Bible, by John Wesley [1754-65] |
| Broken - The covenant was disannulled. That waited - Believed in him, and obeyed him. Knew - Saw, and owned God in all this. |
| Adam Clarke Commentary on the Whole Bible - Published 1810-1826 |
| So the poor of the flock - The pious, who attended to my teaching, saw that this was the word - the design, of God. |
12 I will also leave [07604] in the midst [07130] of thee an afflicted [06041] and poor [01800] people [05971], and they shall trust [02620] in the name [08034] of the LORD [03068].
13 The remnant [07611] of Israel [03478] shall not do [06213] iniquity [05766], nor speak [01696] lies [03577]; neither shall a deceitful [08649] tongue [03956] be found [04672] in their mouth [06310]: for they shall feed [07462] and lie down [07257], and none shall make them afraid [02729].
18 And therefore will the LORD [03068] wait [02442], that he may be gracious [02603] unto you, and therefore will he be exalted [07311], that he may have mercy [07355] upon you: for the LORD [03068] is a God [0430] of judgment [04941]: blessed [0835] are all they that wait [02442] for him.
19 For the people [05971] shall dwell [03427] in Zion [06726] at Jerusalem [03389]: thou shalt weep [01058] no more [01058]: he will be very [02603] gracious [02603] unto thee at the voice [06963] of thy cry [02199]; when he shall hear [08085] it, he will answer [06030] thee.
20 And though the Lord [0136] give [05414] you the bread [03899] of adversity [06862], and the water [04325] of affliction [03906], yet shall not thy teachers [03384] be removed into a corner [03670] any more, but thine eyes [05869] shall see [07200] thy teachers [03384]:
21 And thine ears [0241] shall hear [08085] a word [01697] behind [0310] thee, saying [0559], This is the way [01870], walk ye in it [03212], when ye turn to the right hand [0541], and when ye turn to the left [08041].
2 And [1161] Jesus [2424] said [2036] unto them [846], See ye [991] not [3756] all [3956] these things [5023]? verily [281] I say [3004] unto you [5213], There shall [863] not [3364] be left [863] here [5602] one stone [3037] upon [1909] another [3037], that [3739] shall [2647] not [3364] be thrown down [2647].
20 And [1161] when [3752] ye shall see [1492] Jerusalem [2419] compassed [2944] with [5259] armies [4760], then [5119] know [1097] that [3754] the desolation [2050] thereof [846] is nigh [1448].
21 Then [5119] let them [5343] which are in [1722] Judaea [2449] flee [5343] to [1519] the mountains [3735]; and [2532] let them [1633] which are in [1722] the midst [3319] of it [846] depart out [1633]; and [2532] let [1525] not [3361] them that are in [1722] the countries [5561] enter [1525] thereinto [1519] [846].
8 Unto me [1698], who am less than the least [1647] of all [3956] saints [40], is [1325] this [3778] grace [5485] given [1325], that I should preach [2097] among [1722] the Gentiles [1484] the unsearchable [421] riches [4149] of Christ [5547];
9 And [2532] to make [5461] all [3956] men see [5461] what [5101] is the fellowship [2842] of the mystery [3466], which [3588] from [575] the beginning of the world [165] hath been hid [613] in [1722] God [2316], who [3588] created [2936] all things [3956] by [1223] Jesus [2424] Christ [5547]:
10 To the intent that [2443] now [3568] unto the principalities [746] and [2532] powers [1849] in [1722] heavenly [2032] places might be known [1107] by [1223] the church [1577] the manifold [4182] wisdom [4678] of God [2316],
5 Even so [3779] then [3767] at [1722] this present [3568] time [2540] also [2532] there is [1096] a remnant [3005] according [2596] to the election [1589] of grace [5485].