Charles Ellicott Commentary Zechariah 11:5

Charles Ellicott Commentary

Zechariah 11:5

1819–1905
Anglican
Charles Ellicott
Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott Commentary

Zechariah 11:5

1819–1905
Anglican
SCRIPTURE

"whose possessors slay them, and hold themselves not guilty; and they that sell them say, Blessed be Jehovah, for I am rich; and their own shepherds pity them not." — Zechariah 11:5 (ASV)

And hold ... not guilty. —Compare to Jeremiah 1:7. Own is a gloss of the English version.