Zechariah 11 · Verse 6

Zechariah 11:6

For I will no more pity the inhabitants of the land, saith the Lord: but, lo, I will deliver the men every one into his neighbour’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 11:6, King James Version

Zechariah 11:6 in other translations

BSBFor I will no longer have compassion on the people of the land, declares the LORD, but behold, I will cause each man to fall into the hands of his neighbor and his king, who will devastate the land, and I will not deliver it from their hands.”
WEBFor I will no more pity the inhabitants of the land,” says the LORD; “but, behold, I will deliver every one of the men into his neighbor’s hand and into the hand of his king. They will strike the land, and out of their hand I will not deliver them.”
ASVFor 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.
YLTFor I have pity no more on inhabitants of the land, An affirmation of Jehovah, And lo, I am causing man to come forth, Each into the hand of his neighbour, And into the hand of his king, And they have beaten down the land, And I do not deliver out of their hand.'
DARBYFor I will no more pity the inhabitants of the land, saith Jehovah, and behold, I will deliver men, every one into his neighbour's hand, and into the hand of his king; and they shall smite the land, and I will not deliver out of their hand.
BBEFor I will have no more pity for the people of the land, says the Lord; but I will give up everyone into his neighbour's hand and into the hand of his king: and they will make the land waste, and I will not keep them safe from their hands.
WebsterFor I will no more pity the inhabitants of the land, saith the LORD: 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.

What does Zechariah 11:6 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
6. Jehovah, in vengeance for their rejection of Messiah, gave them over to intestine feuds and Roman rule. The Zealots and other factious Jews expelled and slew one another by turns at the last invasion by Rome. his king--Vespasian or Titus: they themselves (Joh 19:15) had said, unconsciously realizing Zechariah's words, identifying Rome's king with Judah's ("his") king, "We have no king but Cæsar." God took them at their word, and gave them the Roman king, who "smote (literally, 'dashed in pieces') their land," breaking up their polity, when they rejected their true King who would have saved them.

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 6 For I will no more pity - I have determined to deliver them into the hands of the Chaldeans.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Zechariah 11:4-14

Christ came into this world for judgment to the Jewish church and nation, which were wretchedly corrupt and degenerate. Those have their minds wofully blinded, who do ill, and justify themselves in it; but God will not hold those guiltless who hold themselves so. How can we go to God to beg a blessing on unlawful methods of getting wealth, or to return thanks for success in them? There was a general decay of…

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Zechariah 11:6 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

כִּ֠יkiforH3588
לֹ֣אlo'notH3808
אֶחְמ֥וֹל'ech.MolI will have compassionH2550
ע֛וֹדodagainH5750
עַל\־'al-onH5921
יֹשְׁבֵ֥יyo.she.Vei[the] inhabitants ofH3427
הָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzthe landH776
נְאֻם\־ne.'um-[the] utterance ofH5002
יְהוָ֑הYah.wehYahwehH3068
וְהִנֵּ֨הve.hi.Nehand here!H2009
אָנֹכִ֜י'a.no.KhiIH595
מַמְצִ֣יאmam.Tzi'[am] about to deliverH4672
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
הָאָדָ֗םha.'a.Dam<the> everyoneH120
אִ֤ישׁ'isheachH376
בְּיַד\־be.yad-in [the] hand ofH3027
רֵעֵ֙הוּ֙re.'E.huneighbor hisH7453
וּבְיַ֣דu.ve.Yadand in [the] hand ofH3027
מַלְכּ֔וֹmal.Koking hisH4428
וְכִתְּתוּ֙ve.khi.te.Tuand they will crushH3807
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
הָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzthe landH776
וְלֹ֥אve.Lo'and notH3808
אַצִּ֖יל'a.TzilI will deliver [it]H5337
מִיָּדָֽם\׃mi.ya.Damfrom hand theirH3027

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Zechariah 11:6

  • Jeremiah 13:14

    And I will dash them one against another, even the fathers and the sons together, saith the Lord: I will not pity, nor spare, nor have mercy, but destroy them.

  • Hebrews 10:26-31

    For if we sin wilfully after that we have received the knowledge of the truth, there remaineth no more sacrifice for sins, But a certain fearful looking for of judgment and fiery indignation, which shall devour the adversaries. He that despised Moses’ law died without mercy under two or three witnesses: Of how much sorer punishment, suppose ye, shall he be thought worthy, who hath trodden under foot the Son of God, and hath counted the blood of the covenant, wherewith he was sanctified, an unholy thing, and hath done despite unto the Spirit of grace? …

  • Matthew 22:7

    But when the king heard thereof, he was wroth: and he sent forth his armies, and destroyed those murderers, and burned up their city.

  • Isaiah 9:19-21

    Through the wrath of the Lord of hosts is the land darkened, and the people shall be as the fuel of the fire: no man shall spare his brother. And he shall snatch on the right hand, and be hungry; and he shall eat on the left hand, and they shall not be satisfied: they shall eat every man the flesh of his own arm: Manasseh, Ephraim; and Ephraim, Manasseh: and they together shall be against Judah. For all this his anger is not turned away, but his hand is stretched out still.

  • Micah 5:8

    And the remnant of Jacob shall be among the Gentiles in the midst of many people as a lion among the beasts of the forest, as a young lion among the flocks of sheep: who, if he go through, both treadeth down, and teareth in pieces, and none can deliver.

  • Psalms 50:22

    Now consider this, ye that forget God, lest I tear you in pieces, and there be none to deliver.

  • Matthew 23:35-38

    That upon you may come all the righteous blood shed upon the earth, from the blood of righteous Abel unto the blood of Zacharias son of Barachias, whom ye slew between the temple and the altar. Verily I say unto you, All these things shall come upon this generation. O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, thou that killest the prophets, and stonest them which are sent unto thee, how often would I have gathered thy children together, even as a hen gathereth her chickens under her wings, and ye would not! Behold, your house is left unto you desolate.

  • Hosea 1:6

    And she conceived again, and bare a daughter. And God said unto him, Call her name Lo–ruhamah: for I will no more have mercy upon the house of Israel; but I will utterly take them away.

  • Zechariah 11:14

    Then I cut asunder mine other staff, even Bands, that I might break the brotherhood between Judah and Israel.

  • Haggai 2:22

    And I will overthrow the throne of kingdoms, and I will destroy the strength of the kingdoms of the heathen; and I will overthrow the chariots, and those that ride in them; and the horses and their riders shall come down, every one by the sword of his brother.

  • Zechariah 11:5

    Whose possessors slay them, and hold themselves not guilty: and they that sell them say, Blessed be the Lord; for I am rich: and their own shepherds pity them not.

  • Isaiah 27:11

    When the boughs thereof are withered, they shall be broken off: the women come, and set them on fire: for it is a people of no understanding: therefore he that made them will not have mercy on them, and he that formed them will shew them no favour.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
I will no.
5; Isa 27:11; Eze 8:18; 9:10; Ho 1:6; Mt 18:33-35; 22:7; 23:35-38
Lu 19:43,44; 21:22-24; 1Th 2:16; Heb 10:26-31; Jas 2:13
deliver. Heb. make to be found.
9,14; 8:10; Isa 3:5; 9:19-21; Jer 13:14; Mic 7:2-7; Hag 2:22
Mt 10:21,34-36; 24:10; Lu 12:52,53; 21:16,17
into the.
Da 9:26,27; Mt 22:7; Joh 19:15
they shall.
Mal 4:6
and out.
Ps 50:22; Ho 2:10; Mic 5:8; 6:14; Heb 2:3; 10:26,27

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Context

  • Zechariah 11:5

    Whose possessors slay them, and hold themselves not guilty: and they that sell them say, Blessed be the Lord; for I am rich: and their own shepherds pity them not.

  • Zechariah 11:6

    For I will no more pity the inhabitants of the land, saith the Lord: but, lo, I will deliver the men every one into his neighbour’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 11:7

    And I will feed the flock of slaughter, even you, O 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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Zechariah 11:6 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Por tanto, no más tendré piedad de los moradores de la tierra, dice Jehová: porque he aquí, yo entregaré los hombres, cada cual en mano de su compañero, y en mano de su rey; y quebrantarán la tierra, y yo no libraré de sus manos.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Car je n’épargnerai plus les habitants du pays, dit l’ Éternel. Et voici, je ferai tomber les hommes dans les mains l’un de l’autre et dans la main de son roi; et ils écraseront le pays; et je ne délivrerai pas de leur main.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Denn ich werde die Bewohner des Landes nicht mehr verschonen, spricht Jehova; und siehe, ich überliefere die Menschen, einen jeden der Hand seines Nächsten und der Hand seines Königs; und sie werden das Land zertrümmern, und ich werde nicht aus ihrer Hand befreien. -
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Et ego non parcam ultra super habitantes terram, dicit Dominus: ecce ego tradam homines, unumquemque in manu proximi sui, et in manu regis sui: et concident terram, et non eruam de manu eorum.