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So I took the thirty pieces of silver and threw them to the potter at the house of the LORD. <a href="/nlt/zechariah/11.htm">New Living Translation</a> And the LORD said to me, “Throw it to the potter”—this magnificent sum at which they valued me! So I took the thirty coins and threw them to the potter in the Temple of the LORD. <a href="/esv/zechariah/11.htm">English Standard Version</a> Then the LORD said to me, “Throw it to the potter”—the lordly price at which I was priced by them. So I took the thirty pieces of silver and threw them into the house of the LORD, to the potter. <a href="/bsb/zechariah/11.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> And the LORD said to me, “Throw it to the potter”—this magnificent price at which they valued me. So I took the thirty pieces of silver and threw them to the potter in the house of the LORD. <a href="/kjv/zechariah/11.htm">King James Bible</a> And the LORD said unto me, Cast it unto the potter: a goodly price that I was prised at of them. And I took the thirty pieces of silver, and cast them to the potter in the house of the LORD. <a href="/nkjv/zechariah/11.htm">New King James Version</a> And the LORD said to me, “Throw it to the potter”—that princely price they set on me. So I took the thirty pieces of silver and threw them into the house of the LORD for the potter. <a href="/nasb_/zechariah/11.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> Then the LORD said to me, “Throw it to the potter, that magnificent price at which I was valued by them.” So I took the thirty shekels of silver and threw them to the potter in the house of the LORD. <a href="/nasb/zechariah/11.htm">NASB 1995</a> Then the LORD said to me, &#8220Throw it to the potter, that magnificent price at which I was valued by them.&#8221 So I took the thirty shekels of silver and threw them to the potter in the house of the LORD. <a href="/nasb77/zechariah/11.htm">NASB 1977 </a> Then the LORD said to me, “Throw it to the potter, that magnificent price at which I was valued by them.” So I took the thirty shekels of silver and threw them to the potter in the house of the LORD. <a href="/lsb/zechariah/11.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> Then Yahweh said to me, “Throw it to the potter, that valuable price at which I was valued by them.” So I took the thirty shekels of silver and threw them to the potter in the house of Yahweh. <a href="/amp/zechariah/11.htm">Amplified Bible</a> Then the LORD said to me, “Throw it to the potter [as if to the dogs]—that magnificent sum at which I am valued by them!” So I took the thirty pieces of silver and threw them to the potter in the house of the LORD. <a href="/csb/zechariah/11.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> “Throw it to the potter,” the LORD said to me—this magnificent price I was valued by them. So I took the thirty pieces of silver and threw it into the house of the LORD, to the potter. <a href="/hcsb/zechariah/11.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> Throw it to the potter,&#8221 the LORD said to me—this magnificent price I was valued by them. So I took the 30 pieces of silver and threw it into the house of the LORD, to the potter. <a href="/asv/zechariah/11.htm">American Standard Version</a> And Jehovah said unto me, Cast it unto the potter, the goodly price that I was prized at by them. And I took the thirty pieces of silver, and cast them unto the potter, in the house of Jehovah. <a href="/erv/zechariah/11.htm">English Revised Version</a> And the LORD said unto me, Cast it unto the potter, the goodly price that I was prised at of them. And I took the thirty pieces of silver, and cast them unto the potter, in the house of the LORD. <a href="/gwt/zechariah/11.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> The LORD told me, "Give it to the potter." So I took the 30 pieces of silver. Such a magnificent price was set by them! I gave the pieces of silver to the potter at the house of the LORD. <a href="/gnt/zechariah/11.htm">Good News Translation</a> The LORD said to me, "Put them in the Temple treasury." So I took the thirty pieces of silver--the magnificent sum they thought I was worth--and put them in the Temple treasury. <a href="/isv/zechariah/11.htm">International Standard Version</a> Then the LORD told me, "Throw the money into the treasury —that magnificent value they placed on me!" So I took the 30 shekels of silver and threw them into the treasury of the Temple of the LORD. <a href="/msb/zechariah/11.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> And the LORD said to me, ?Throw it to the potter??this magnificent price at which they valued me. So I took the thirty pieces of silver and threw them to the potter in the house of the LORD. <a href="/net/zechariah/11.htm">NET Bible</a> The LORD then said to me, "Throw to the potter that exorbitant sum at which they valued me!" So I took the thirty pieces of silver and threw them to the potter at the temple of the LORD. <a href="/nheb/zechariah/11.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> The LORD said to me, "Throw it to the potter, the handsome price that I was valued at by them." I took the thirty pieces of silver, and threw them to the potter, in the house of the LORD. <a href="/wbt/zechariah/11.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> And the LORD said to me, Cast it to the potter: a goodly price that I was prized at by them. And I took the thirty pieces of silver, and cast them to the potter in the house of the LORD. <a href="/web/zechariah/11.htm">World English Bible</a> Yahweh said to me, “Throw it to the potter—the handsome price that I was valued at by them!” I took the thirty pieces of silver and threw them to the potter in Yahweh’s house. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/zechariah/11.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> And YHWH says to me, “Cast it to the potter”; the good price that I have been prized at by them, and I take the thirty pieces of silver, and cast them [into] the house of YHWH, to the potter. <a href="/ylt/zechariah/11.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> And Jehovah saith unto me, 'Cast it unto the potter;' the goodly price that I have been prized at by them, and I take the thirty silverlings, and cast them to the house of Jehovah, unto the potter. <a href="/slt/zechariah/11.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> And Jehovah will say to me, Cast it to the potter: a splendor of price which I was prized of them. And I shall take the thirty of silver and cast it in the house of Jehovah, to the potter.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/zechariah/11.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> And the Lord said to me: Cast it to the statuary, a handsome price, that I was prized at by them. And I took the thirty pieces of silver, and I cast them into the house of the Lord to the statuary. <a href="/cpdv/zechariah/11.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> And the Lord said to me: Cast it towards the statuary, the handsome price at which I have been valued by them. And I took the thirty silver coins, and I cast them into the house of the Lord, towards the statuary. <a href="/nabre/zechariah/11.htm">New American Bible</a> Then the LORD said to me, Throw it in the treasury—the handsome price at which they valued me. So I took the thirty pieces of silver and threw them into the treasury in the house of the LORD. <a href="/nrsvce/zechariah/11.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> Then the LORD said to me, “Throw it into the treasury”—this lordly price at which I was valued by them. So I took the thirty shekels of silver and threw them into the treasury in the house of the LORD.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/zechariah/11.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> And the LORD said to me, Cast it into the treasury; a goodly price that I was prized at of them. And I took the thirty pieces of silver and cast them into the treasury in the house of the LORD. <a href="/hpbt/zechariah/11.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> And LORD JEHOVAH said to me: ”Throw it into the house of treasure, the glory and honor with which I was honored by them! And I took the thirty pieces of silver and I cast them into the house of treasure in the house of LORD JEHOVAH<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/zechariah/11.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> And the LORD said unto me: 'Cast it into the treasury, the goodly price that I was prized at of them.' And I took the thirty pieces of silver, and cast them into the treasury, in the house of the LORD. <a href="/sep/zechariah/11.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> And the Lord said to me, Drop them into the furnace, and I will see if it is good metal, as I was proved for their sakes. And I took the thirty pieces of silver, and cast them into the furnace in the house of the Lord. <a href="/parallel/zechariah/11-13.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/CFPk_KgOyMk?start=1764" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/zechariah/11.htm">Thirty Pieces of Silver</a> …12Then I told them, “If it seems right to you, give me my wages; but if not, keep them.” So they weighed out my wages, thirty pieces of silver. 13<a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">And the LORD</a> <a href="/hebrew/559.htm" title="559: way·yō·mer (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To utter, say. A primitive root; to say.">said</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ’el- (Prep) -- To, into, towards. ">to me,</a> <a href="/hebrew/7993.htm" title="7993: haš·lî·ḵê·hū (V-Hifil-Imp-ms:: 3ms) -- To throw, fling, cast. A primitive root; to throw out, down or away.">“Throw</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ’ê·lay (Prep:: 1cs) -- To, into, towards. ">it to</a> <a href="/hebrew/3335.htm" title="3335: hay·yō·w·ṣêr (Art:: V-Qal-Prtcpl-ms) -- Probably identical with yatsar;); to mould into a form; especially as a potter; figuratively, to determine (i.e. Form a resolution).">the potter”—</a> <a href="/hebrew/145.htm" title="145: ’e·ḏer (N-msc) -- Glory, magnificence, a mantle, cloak. From 'adar; amplitude, i.e. a mantle; also splendor.">this magnificent</a> <a href="/hebrew/3366.htm" title="3366: hay·qār (Art:: N-ms) -- Preciousness, price, honor. From yaqar; value, i.e. wealth; abstractly, costliness, dignity.">price</a> <a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="834: ’ă·šer (Pro-r) -- Who, which, that. A primitive relative pronoun; who, which, what, that; also when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.">at which</a> <a href="/hebrew/3365.htm" title="3365: yā·qar·tî (V-Qal-Perf-1cs) -- To be precious, prized or appraised. A primitive root; properly, apparently, to be heavy, i.e. valuable; causatively, to make rare.">they valued me.</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: mê·‘ă·lê·hem (Prep-m:: 3mp) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications."></a> <a href="/hebrew/3947.htm" title="3947: wā·’eq·ḥāh (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-1cs:: 3fs) -- To take. A primitive root; to take.">So I took</a> <a href="/hebrew/7970.htm" title="7970: šə·lō·šîm (Number-cp) -- Thirty. Or shloshiym; multiple of shalowsh; thirty; or thirtieth.">the thirty</a> <a href="/hebrew/3701.htm" title="3701: hak·ke·sep̄ (Art:: N-ms) -- Silver, money. From kacaph; silver; by implication, money.">pieces of silver</a> <a href="/hebrew/7993.htm" title="7993: wā·’aš·lîḵ (Conj-w:: V-Hifil-ConsecImperf-1cs) -- To throw, fling, cast. A primitive root; to throw out, down or away.">and threw</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’ō·ṯōw (DirObjM:: 3ms) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self.">them</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ’el- (Prep) -- To, into, towards. ">to</a> <a href="/hebrew/3335.htm" title="3335: hay·yō·w·ṣêr (Art:: V-Qal-Prtcpl-ms) -- Probably identical with yatsar;); to mould into a form; especially as a potter; figuratively, to determine (i.e. Form a resolution).">the potter</a> <a href="/hebrew/1004.htm" title="1004: bêṯ (N-msc) -- A house. Probably from banah abbreviated; a house.">in the house</a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">of the LORD.</a> 14Then I cut in two my second staff called Union, breaking the brotherhood between Judah and Israel.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/matthew/27-3.htm">Matthew 27:3-10</a> When Judas, who had betrayed Him, saw that Jesus was condemned, he was filled with remorse and returned the thirty pieces of silver to the chief priests and elders. / “I have sinned by betraying innocent blood,” he said. “What is that to us?” they replied. “You bear the responsibility.” / So Judas threw the silver into the temple and left. Then he went away and hanged himself. ... <a href="/exodus/21-32.htm">Exodus 21:32</a> If the ox gores a manservant or maidservant, the owner must pay thirty shekels of silver to the master of that servant, and the ox must be stoned. <a href="/jeremiah/19-1.htm">Jeremiah 19:1-13</a> This is what the LORD says: “Go and buy a clay jar from a potter. Take some of the elders of the people and leaders of the priests, / and go out to the Valley of Ben-hinnom near the entrance of the Potsherd Gate. Proclaim there the words I speak to you, / saying, ‘Hear the word of the LORD, O kings of Judah and residents of Jerusalem. This is what the LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, says: I am going to bring such disaster on this place that the ears of all who hear of it will ring, ... <a href="/jeremiah/32-6.htm">Jeremiah 32:6-9</a> Jeremiah replied, “The word of the LORD came to me, saying: / Behold! Hanamel, the son of your uncle Shallum, is coming to you to say, ‘Buy for yourself my field in Anathoth, for you have the right of redemption to buy it.’ / Then, as the LORD had said, my cousin Hanamel came to me in the courtyard of the guard and urged me, ‘Please buy my field in Anathoth in the land of Benjamin, for you own the right of inheritance and redemption. Buy it for yourself.’” Then I knew that this was the word of the LORD. ... <a href="/isaiah/53-3.htm">Isaiah 53:3</a> He was despised and rejected by men, a man of sorrows, acquainted with grief. Like one from whom men hide their faces, He was despised, and we esteemed Him not. <a href="/psalms/41-9.htm">Psalm 41:9</a> Even my close friend whom I trusted, the one who shared my bread, has lifted up his heel against me. <a href="/psalms/69-21.htm">Psalm 69:21</a> They poisoned my food with gall and gave me vinegar to quench my thirst. <a href="/psalms/22-18.htm">Psalm 22:18</a> They divide my garments among them and cast lots for my clothing. <a href="/acts/1-16.htm">Acts 1:16-20</a> “Brothers, the Scripture had to be fulfilled that the Holy Spirit foretold through the mouth of David concerning Judas, who became a guide for those who arrested Jesus. / He was one of our number and shared in this ministry.” / (Now with the reward for his wickedness Judas bought a field; there he fell headlong and burst open in the middle, and all his intestines spilled out. ... <a href="/isaiah/50-6.htm">Isaiah 50:6</a> I offered My back to those who struck Me, and My cheeks to those who tore out My beard. I did not hide My face from scorn and spittle. <a href="/isaiah/52-14.htm">Isaiah 52:14</a> Just as many were appalled at Him—His appearance was disfigured beyond that of any man, and His form was marred beyond human likeness— <a href="/isaiah/53-7.htm">Isaiah 53:7</a> He was oppressed and afflicted, yet He did not open His mouth. He was led like a lamb to the slaughter, and as a sheep before her shearers is silent, so He did not open His mouth. <a href="/isaiah/53-9.htm">Isaiah 53:9</a> He was assigned a grave with the wicked, and with a rich man in His death, although He had done no violence, nor was any deceit in His mouth. <a href="/isaiah/53-12.htm">Isaiah 53:12</a> Therefore I will allot Him a portion with the great, and He will divide the spoils with the strong, because He has poured out His life unto death, and He was numbered with the transgressors. Yet He bore the sin of many and made intercession for the transgressors. <a href="/micah/5-1.htm">Micah 5:1</a> Now, O daughter of troops, mobilize your troops; for a siege is laid against us! With a rod they will strike the cheek of the judge of Israel.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>And the LORD said to me, Cast it to the potter: a goodly price that I was priced at of them. And I took the thirty pieces of silver, and cast them to the potter in the house of the LORD.Cast.<a href="/isaiah/54-7.htm">Isaiah 54:7-10</a> For a small moment have I forsaken thee; but with great mercies will I gather thee… <a href="/matthew/27-3.htm">Matthew 27:3-10,12</a> Then Judas, which had betrayed him, when he saw that he was condemned, repented himself, and brought again the thirty pieces of silver to the chief priests and elders, … <a href="/acts/1-18.htm">Acts 1:18,19</a> Now this man purchased a field with the reward of iniquity; and falling headlong, he burst asunder in the midst, and all his bowels gushed out… a goodly.<a href="/isaiah/53-2.htm">Isaiah 53:2,3</a> For he shall grow up before him as a tender plant, and as a root out of a dry ground: he hath no form nor comeliness; and when we shall see him, there is no beauty that we should desire him… <a href="/acts/4-11.htm">Acts 4:11</a> This is the stone which was set at nought of you builders, which is become the head of the corner.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/zechariah/10-6.htm">Cast</a> <a href="/zechariah/11-2.htm">Goodly</a> <a href="/ezekiel/23-23.htm">Handsome</a> <a href="/zechariah/10-6.htm">House</a> <a href="/judges/5-25.htm">Lordly</a> <a href="/isaiah/28-29.htm">Magnificent</a> <a href="/zechariah/11-12.htm">Paid</a> <a href="/zechariah/11-12.htm">Pieces</a> <a href="/lamentations/4-2.htm">Potter</a> <a href="/zechariah/11-12.htm">Price</a> <a href="/proverbs/12-27.htm">Prized</a> <a href="/zechariah/11-12.htm">Shekels</a> <a href="/zechariah/11-12.htm">Silver</a> <a href="/zechariah/11-12.htm">Silverlings</a> <a href="/zechariah/11-12.htm">Silver-Pieces</a> <a href="/haggai/2-19.htm">Store-House</a> <a href="/zechariah/11-12.htm">Thirty</a> <a href="/zechariah/5-8.htm">Threw</a> <a href="/nahum/3-6.htm">Throw</a> <a href="/hosea/13-15.htm">Treasury</a> <a href="/daniel/11-43.htm">Valued</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/malachi/3-11.htm">Cast</a> <a href="/matthew/13-45.htm">Goodly</a> <a href="/acts/7-20.htm">Handsome</a> <a href="/zechariah/12-4.htm">House</a> <a href="/judges/5-25.htm">Lordly</a> <a href="/mark/13-1.htm">Magnificent</a> <a href="/matthew/5-26.htm">Paid</a> <a href="/zechariah/11-14.htm">Pieces</a> <a href="/matthew/27-7.htm">Potter</a> <a href="/matthew/13-46.htm">Price</a> <a href="/matthew/27-9.htm">Prized</a> <a href="/matthew/26-15.htm">Shekels</a> <a href="/zechariah/13-9.htm">Silver</a> <a href="/matthew/26-15.htm">Silverlings</a> <a href="/songs/8-11.htm">Silver-Pieces</a> <a href="/malachi/3-10.htm">Store-House</a> <a href="/matthew/13-8.htm">Thirty</a> <a href="/matthew/13-48.htm">Threw</a> <a href="/malachi/1-4.htm">Throw</a> <a href="/matthew/27-6.htm">Treasury</a> <a href="/matthew/27-9.htm">Valued</a><div class="vheading2">Zechariah 11</div>1. <a href="/zechariah/11-1.htm">The destruction of Jerusalem.</a> 3. <a href="/zechariah/11-3.htm">The elect being cared for, the rest are rejected.</a> 10. <a href="/zechariah/11-10.htm">The staves of Beauty and Bands broken by the rejection of Christ.</a> 15. <a href="/zechariah/11-15.htm">The type and curse of a foolish shepherd.</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/zechariah/11.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/zechariah/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/zechariah/11.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div>And the LORD said to me, “Throw it to the potter” This phrase indicates a divine command given to the prophet Zechariah. The "potter" is symbolic, often representing God's sovereignty and authority over creation, as seen in <a href="/jeremiah/18.htm">Jeremiah 18:1-6</a>. The act of throwing the silver to the potter suggests a rejection or disdain for the value placed on the shepherd, which is a prophetic foreshadowing of Judas Iscariot's betrayal of Jesus for thirty pieces of silver (<a href="/matthew/27-3.htm">Matthew 27:3-10</a>). The potter's field, purchased with the returned silver, becomes a burial place for foreigners, fulfilling prophecy and symbolizing the rejection of Christ by His own people.this magnificent price at which they valued me. The phrase is deeply ironic, as the "magnificent price" is actually a paltry sum, highlighting the contempt and undervaluation of the shepherd, who represents God Himself. In <a href="/exodus/21-32.htm">Exodus 21:32</a>, thirty pieces of silver is the price of a slave, underscoring the insult. This valuation reflects Israel's rejection of God's leadership and foreshadows the betrayal of Jesus, the Good Shepherd, who was also undervalued and betrayed for the same amount.So I took the thirty pieces of silver Zechariah's action of taking the silver signifies acceptance of the people's valuation, which is a prophetic act symbolizing the future betrayal of Jesus. The thirty pieces of silver are a direct connection to the New Testament account of Judas's betrayal, emphasizing the continuity of God's redemptive plan throughout Scripture.and threw them to the potter This act of throwing the silver to the potter signifies disdain and rejection. In the New Testament, Judas returns the silver to the temple, and the chief priests use it to buy the potter's field (<a href="/matthew/27-7.htm">Matthew 27:7</a>), fulfilling this prophecy. The act of throwing the silver also symbolizes the ultimate rejection of Christ by the religious leaders of His time.in the house of the LORD. The location, "in the house of the LORD," underscores the religious and spiritual dimensions of the betrayal. It highlights the hypocrisy and corruption within the religious establishment, as the temple, meant to be a place of worship and reverence, becomes the setting for this transaction. This setting foreshadows the events in the Gospels where the religious leaders conspire against Jesus within the temple precincts, further fulfilling the prophetic imagery of Zechariah.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/z/zechariah.htm">Zechariah</a> A prophet of the Old Testament, Zechariah is the author of the book bearing his name. He is known for his visions and prophecies concerning Israel and the coming Messiah. 2. <a href="/topical/t/the_lord.htm">The LORD</a> The covenant name of God, Yahweh, who speaks to Zechariah, instructing him in this passage. 3. <a href="/topical/t/the_potter.htm">The Potter</a> A symbolic figure in this passage, representing God's sovereignty and the shaping of Israel's destiny. The potter's house is a place where broken vessels are remade, symbolizing restoration and judgment. 4. <a href="/topical/t/thirty_pieces_of_silver.htm">Thirty Pieces of Silver</a> The price at which Zechariah, representing the Messiah, is valued. This amount is significant as it is later associated with Judas Iscariot's betrayal of Jesus. 5. <a href="/topical/t/the_house_of_the_lord.htm">The House of the LORD</a> Refers to the temple in Jerusalem, a central place of worship and sacrifice for the Israelites.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/t/the_value_of_christ.htm">The Value of Christ</a> Reflect on how the world often undervalues Christ, much like the thirty pieces of silver. Consider how we can ensure that we are valuing Him appropriately in our lives. <a href="/topical/p/prophetic_fulfillment.htm">Prophetic Fulfillment</a> Recognize the accuracy and fulfillment of biblical prophecy as seen in the connection between Zechariah and the New Testament events. This strengthens our faith in the reliability of Scripture. <a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty.htm">God's Sovereignty</a> The reference to the potter reminds us of God's control over our lives and circumstances. Trust in His ability to shape and guide us according to His purpose. <a href="/topical/r/repentance_and_restoration.htm">Repentance and Restoration</a> The act of throwing the silver into the temple signifies a rejection of the betrayal price. It serves as a call to repentance and the possibility of restoration through God's grace. <a href="/topical/t/the_cost_of_betrayal.htm">The Cost of Betrayal</a> Consider the cost of betrayal in our own lives, whether through sin or turning away from God. Reflect on the importance of faithfulness and integrity in our relationship with Him.<a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/zechariah/11.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 13. - The Lord said unto me. The Lord takes the insult as offered to himself in the person of his representative. Cast it unto the potter; Κάθες αὐτοὺς εἰς τὸ χωνευ τήριον, "Lay them in the foundry, and I will see if it is approved;" Vulgate; Projice illud ad statuarium; the Syriac and Targum have, "Put it into the treasury" (<a href="/malachi/3-10.htm">Malachi 3:10</a>). This involves an alteration of the text, and is in itself an improbable reading, as God could not be made to tell the prophet to throw this despicable wage into his treasury, unless, perchance, it is said ironically. There may be an undesigned coincidence here. In <a href="/matthew/27-5.htm">Matthew 27:5</a> the council discuss the propriety of putting the thirty pieces of silver into the treasury. But taking our present text as genuine, commentators usually consider the phrase as a proverbial expression for contemptuous treatment; as the Greeks said, ἐς κόρακας, as the Germans say, "zum Schinder," "to the knacker," and we, "to the dogs." There is, however, no trace elsewhere of any such proverb, nor do we know how it could have arisen; it likewise does not very well suit the last clause of the verse, "I cast them to the potter in the house of the Lord." If we substitute the supposed analogous expression, "I threw them to the dogs," we see how unseemly would be the proverb in this connection. The rendering of the Jews in old time, adopted recently by Knabenbauer, "Cast them to the Creator," is considered by Dr. Pusey to be unidiomatic, and involves great difficulties. It seems simpler to consider that the command, "cast it to the potter," implies contemptuous rejection of the sum, and at the same time intimates the ultimate destination to which, in the sight of Omniscience, it was directed. The potter is named as the workman who makes the meanest utensils out of the vilest material. That this was ordered and executed in vision is plain; how much the prophet understood we cannot tell. The ambiguous and highly typical order was explained and fulfilled to the letter by the action of Judas Iscariot, as the evangelist testifies (<a href="/matthew/27-5.htm">Matthew 27:5-10</a>). A (the) goodly price, etc. This is ironical, of course. Such was the price at which they estimated the good Shepherd's services. Cast them to the potter in the house of the Lord. This rejection of the paltry wage took place in the house of the Lord (in the vision), because the insult had been really offered to him, and this was the natural place where oblations would be made; thus the transaction was represented as formal and national. Whether the potter was seen in the temple we know not. The prophet was made to connect him in some way with the business; and we learn from the fulfilment that the potter did in the end receive the money, which was paid for his field applied to an unclean purpose. In <a href="/matthew/27-9.htm">Matthew 27:9</a> the two verses, 12, 13, with some variations, are quoted as "spoken by Jeremy the prophet." Hence some attribute this part of Zechariah to Jeremiah; and others think that in St. Matthew the present name is a mistake. The probability is that the evangelist did not name any prophet, but that some early transcriber, remembering the purchase of the field in <a href="/jeremiah/32-6.htm">Jeremiah 32:6-12</a>, attributed the quotation to that prophet. Or we may suppose that inspiration did not extend to all minor details, nor save the writers from unimportant errors. <a href="/commentaries/zechariah/11-13.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>And the LORD יְהוָ֜ה (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3069.htm">Strong's 3069: </a> YHWH said וַיֹּ֨אמֶר (way·yō·mer) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_559.htm">Strong's 559: </a> To utter, say to me, אֶל־ (’el-) Preposition <a href="/hebrew/strongs_413.htm">Strong's 413: </a> Near, with, among, to “Throw הַשְׁלִיכֵ֙הוּ֙ (haš·lî·ḵê·hū) Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine singular | third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7993.htm">Strong's 7993: </a> To throw out, down, away it to אֵלַ֗י (’ê·lay) Preposition | first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_413.htm">Strong's 413: </a> Near, with, among, to the potter,” הַיּוֹצֵ֔ר (hay·yō·w·ṣêr) Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3335.htm">Strong's 3335: </a> To mould into a, form, as a, potter, to determine this magnificent אֶ֣דֶר (’e·ḏer) Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_145.htm">Strong's 145: </a> Glory, magnificence, a mantle, cloak price הַיְקָ֔ר (hay·qār) Article | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3366.htm">Strong's 3366: </a> Value, wealth, costliness, dignity at which אֲשֶׁ֥ר (’ă·šer) Pronoun - relative <a href="/hebrew/strongs_834.htm">Strong's 834: </a> Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that they valued me. יָקַ֖רְתִּי (yā·qar·tî) Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3365.htm">Strong's 3365: </a> To be heavy, valuable, to make rare So I took וָֽאֶקְחָה֙ (wā·’eq·ḥāh) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular | third person feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3947.htm">Strong's 3947: </a> To take the thirty שְׁלֹשִׁ֣ים (šə·lō·šîm) Number - common plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7970.htm">Strong's 7970: </a> Thirty, thirtieth pieces of silver הַכֶּ֔סֶף (hak·ke·sep̄) Article | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3701.htm">Strong's 3701: </a> Silver, money and threw וָאַשְׁלִ֥יךְ (wā·’aš·lîḵ) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7993.htm">Strong's 7993: </a> To throw out, down, away them אֹת֛וֹ (’ō·ṯōw) Direct object marker | third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_853.htm">Strong's 853: </a> Untranslatable mark of the accusative case to אֶל־ (’el-) Preposition <a href="/hebrew/strongs_413.htm">Strong's 413: </a> Near, with, among, to the potter הַיּוֹצֵֽר׃ (hay·yō·w·ṣêr) Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3335.htm">Strong's 3335: </a> To mould into a, form, as a, potter, to determine in the house בֵּ֥ית (bêṯ) Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1004.htm">Strong's 1004: </a> A house of the LORD. יְהוָ֖ה (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3069.htm">Strong's 3069: </a> YHWH <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/zechariah/11-13.htm">Zechariah 11:13 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/zechariah/11-13.htm">Zechariah 11:13 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/zechariah/11-13.htm">Zechariah 11:13 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/zechariah/11-13.htm">Zechariah 11:13 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/zechariah/11-13.htm">Zechariah 11:13 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/zechariah/11-13.htm">Zechariah 11:13 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/zechariah/11-13.htm">Zechariah 11:13 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/zechariah/11-13.htm">Zechariah 11:13 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/zechariah/11-13.htm">Zechariah 11:13 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/zechariah/11-13.htm">Zechariah 11:13 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/zechariah/11-13.htm">OT Prophets: Zechariah 11:13 Yahweh said to me Throw it (Zech. 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