Charles Spurgeon Commentary Zechariah 11:5-6

"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. For I will no more pity the inhabitants of the land, saith Jehovah; but, lo, I will deliver the men every one into his neighbor`s hand, and into the hand of his king; and they shall smite the land, and out of their hand I will not deliver them." — Zechariah 11:5-6 (ASV)

The literal prophecy is that the seed of Israel will go back to their own land and will prevail over their adversaries; but the spiritual meaning is that the Church of God will have great power among the people of the earth.

They will have fire put into them – the fire of the Holy Spirit. They will be like a lighted firebrand among the wood, or as a flaming torch in a sheaf of corn; and you know how soon the sheaf would be burned up.

If God has put within you fire from heaven, you will be sure to burn, and those with whom you live will soon feel the flame. Place one truly gracious person in any district, and if they are thoroughly on fire with the Holy Spirit, it will be like throwing a blazing firebrand into a field of dry corn.

What a conflagration will there be! May the Lord send us many such blessed burnings!