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I cut off the three shepherds in one month; for my soul was weary of them, and their soul also loathed me.
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Judgment on False Shepherds
Commentators widely debate the identity of the 'three shepherds.' A prominent view, noted by sources like Barnes and Gill, interprets them as representing Israel's corrupt leadership classes: priests, prophets, and rulers (or scribes and lawyers). Their removal 'in one month' is seen as a swift, decisive judgment from God, nullifying their authority in light of their failure to lead the people and their ultimate rejection of the true Shepherd, Jesus Christ.
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Zechariah
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18th Century
Presbyterian
And I cut off three shepherds in one month—Jerome: “I have read in someone’s commentary that the shepherds, cut off in the indignation of th…
19th Century
Anglican
The effect of the prophet’s (that is, God’s) feeding the flock is that He cut off three shepherds in one month. As in Ezekiel and Daniel (…
Baptist
There is a mutual loathing between God and ungodly men.
Those to whom Christ came were of this character: they loathed Him. And He could not…
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16th Century
Protestant
At the beginning of the verse, the Prophet continues the same subject: that God spared no pains in ruling the people but patiently bore with many g…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Three shepherds also I cut off in one month Not Moses, Aaron, and Miriam, as is suggested in the Talmud F5
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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