Charles Ellicott Commentary Zechariah 10:3

"Mine anger is kindled against the shepherds, and I will punish the he-goats; for Jehovah of hosts hath visited his flock, the house of Judah, and will make them as his goodly horse in the battle." — Zechariah 10:3 (ASV)

Was kindled. —Better, is kindled. (Compare to the note on Zechariah 8:2).

Shepherds. —This term is used of native rulers and guides (Jeremiah 2:8; Jeremiah 17:16; Jeremiah 23:1–4; Ezekiel 34:2 and following), and also of foreign rulers and oppressors (Jeremiah 6:3–4; Jeremiah 25:34–38; Jeremiah 49:19).

I punished. —Better, I will punish.

The [he] goats are, probably, to be identified with “the shepherds” (as seems to be the case in Ezekiel 34:0). Both these terms are to be understood as foreign rulers and leaders, since the latter part of the verse seems to denote that the whole people (see Zechariah 10:6-7, and compare to Zechariah 9:13) is to be changed from a timid flock into a nation of warriors.