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So I fed the flock of slaughter, verily the 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.

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

The prophetic narrative that follows differs in its form, in some respects, from the symbolical actions of the prophets and from Zechariah’s own vi…

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

The great difficulty of this passage, which is metaphorical and symbolic throughout, is that hardly any clue to its interpretation is given to us. …

Charles Spurgeon

Charles Spurgeon

CharlesSpurgeon

19th Century
Baptist
19th Century

The "Beauty" is the loving-kindness of the presence of God; Your rod and your staff, they comfort me. By "Bands" we understand binders, th…

John Calvin

John Calvin

JohnCalvin

16th Century
Protestant
16th Century

He resumes here the thread of the discourse, which he had broken off a short time before. He explains what had not yet been fully expressed: that t…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

And I will feed the flock of slaughter
According to the call and commission he had from his divine Father, ([Referen…

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

Christ came into this world for judgment on the Jewish church and nation, which were wretchedly corrupt and degenerate. Those who do wrong and just…

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