1 The destruction of Jerusalem.
3 The elect being cared for, the rest are rejected.
10 The staves of Beauty and Bands broken by the rejection of Christ.
15 The type and curse of a foolish shepherd.

O Lebanon. 10:10 Jer 22:6,7,23 Hab 2:8,17 Hag 1:8

that. 14:1,2 De 32:22 Mt 24:1,2 Lu 19:41-44 21:23,24

2 Howl, fir tree; for the cedar is fallen; because the mighty are spoiled: howl, O ye oaks of Bashan; for the forest of the vintage is come down.

Howl. Isa 2:12-17 10:33,34 Eze 31:2,3,17 Am 6:1 Na 3:8-19 Lu 23:31

mighty. or, gallants. for. Isa 32:15-19 Eze 20:46

forest of the vintage. or, defenced forest.

3 There is a voice of the howling of the shepherds; for their glory is spoiled: a voice of the roaring of young lions; for the pride of Jordan is spoiled.

a voice. 8,15-17 Jer 25:34-36 Joe 1:13 Am 8:8 Zep 1:10 Mt 15:14 Mt 23:13-33 Jas 5:1-6

for their. 1Sa 4:21,22 Isa 65:15 Jer 7:4,11-14 26:6 Eze 24:21-25 Ho 1:9,10 10:5 Zep 3:11 Mt 3:7-10 21:43-45 Ac 6:11-14 22:21,22 Ro 11:7-12

a voice. Ps 22:21 Jer 2:30 Eze 19:3-6 Zep 3:3 Mt 23:31-38 Ac 7:52

for the pride. Jer 49:19 50:44

4 Thus saith the LORD my God; Feed the flock of the slaughter;

Lord. 14:5 Isa 49:4,5 Joh 20:17 Eph 1:3

Feed. 7 Isa 40:9-11 Eze 34:23,24 Mic 5:4 Mt 15:24 23:37 Lu 19:41-44 Joh 21:15-17 Ro 15:8

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.

possessors. Jer 23:1,2 Eze 22:25-27 34:2,3,10 Mic 3:1-3,9-12 Mt 23:14 Joh 16:2

hold. Jer 2:3 50:7

sell. Ge 37:26-28 2Ki 4:1 Ne 5:8 Mt 21:12,13 2Pe 2:3 Re 18:13

Blessed. De 29:19-21 Ho 12:8 1Ti 6:5-10

and their. Eze 34:4,6,18,19,21 Joh 10:1,12,13

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.

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

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.

I will. 4,11 13:8,9

even you, O poor. or, verily the poor. Isa 11:4 61:1 Jer 5:4,5 Zep 3:12 Mt 11:5 Mr 12:37 Jas 2:5

staves. 10,14 Le 27:32 1Sa 17:40,43 Ps 23:4

one. Ps 133:1-3 Eze 37:16-23 Joh 17:21-23

Bands. or, Binders. Joh 10:16 Eph 2:13-16

8 Three shepherds also I cut off in one month; and my soul lothed them, and their soul also abhorred me.

in. Ho 5:7 Mt 23:34-36 24:50,51

and my. Le 26:11,30,44 De 32:19 Ps 5:5 78:9 106:40 Jer 12:8 14:21 Ho 9:15 Heb 10:38

lothed them. Heb. was straitened for them. Isa 49:7 Lu 12:50 19:14 Joh 7:7 15:18,23-25

9 Then said I, I will not feed you: that that dieth, let it die; and that that is to be cut off, let it be cut off; and let the rest eat every one the flesh of another.

I will. Jer 23:33,39 Mt 13:10,11 21:43 23:38,39 Joh 8:21,24 12:35 Ac 13:46,47 28:26-28

that that dieth. Ps 69:22-28 Jer 15:2,3 43:11 Mt 15:14 21:19 Re 22:11

and let. De 28:53-56 Isa 9:19-21 Jer 19:9 Eze 5:10

another. Heb. his fellow, or, neighbour.

10 And I took my staff, even Beauty, and cut it asunder, that I might break my covenant which I had made with all the people.

Beauty. 7 Ps 50:2 90:17 Eze 7:20-22 24:21 Da 9:26 Lu 21:5,6,32 Ac 6:13,14 Ro 9:3-5

that. Nu 14:34 1Sa 2:30 Ps 89:39 Jer 14:21 31:31,32 Eze 16:59-61 Ho 1:9 Ga 3:16-18 Heb 7:17-22 8:8-13

11 And it was broken in that day: and so the poor of the flock that waited upon me knew that it was the word of the LORD.

so, etc. or, the poor of the flock, etc., certainly knew. poor. 7 Ps 69:33 72:12-14 Isa 14:32 Zep 3:12 Lu 7:22 19:48 Jas 2:5,6

that waited. Isa 8:17 26:8,9 40:31 La 3:25,26 Mic 7:7 Lu 2:25,38 23:51 Ac 1:21,22

knew. 6 Le 26:38-46 De 28:49-68 31:21,29 32:21-42 Lu 24:49-53 Ro 11:7-12 Jas 5:1-6

12 And I said unto them, If ye think good, give me my price; and if not, forbear. So they weighed for my price thirty pieces of silver.

ye think good. Heb. it be good in your eyes. 1Ki 21:2 2Ch 30:4*margins

give. Mt 26:15 Joh 13:2,27-30

So. Ge 37:28 Ex 21:32 Mt 26:15 Mr 14:10,11 Lu 22:3-6

13 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.

Cast. Isa 54:7-10 Mt 27:3-10,12 Ac 1:18,19

a goodly. Isa 53:2,3 Ac 4:11

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

I cut. 9 Isa 9:21 11:13 Eze 37:16-20 Mt 24:10 Ac 23:7-10 Ga 5:15 Jas 3:14,16 4:1-3

Bands. or, Binders. 7

15 And the LORD said unto me, Take unto thee yet the instruments of a foolish shepherd.

a foolish. Isa 6:10-12 Jer 2:26,27 La 2:14 Eze 13:3 Mt 15:14 23:17 Lu 11:40

16 For, lo, I will raise up a shepherd in the land, which shall not visit those that be cut off, neither shall seek the young one, nor heal that that is broken, nor feed that that standeth still: but he shall eat the flesh of the fat, and tear their claws in pieces.

which. Jer 23:2,22 Eze 34:2-6,16 Mt 23:2-4,13-29 Lu 12:45,46 Joh 10:12,13

cut off. or, hidden. neither. Ge 33:13 1Sa 17:34,35 Isa 40:11

feed. or, bear. but. Ge 31:38 Eze 34:10,21 Joh 10:1

17 Woe to the idol shepherd that leaveth the flock! the sword shall be upon his arm, and upon his right eye: his arm shall be clean dried up, and his right eye shall be utterly darkened.

Woe. Jer 22:1 Eze 13:3 34:2 Mt 23:13,16 Lu 11:42-52

idol. Isa 9:15 44:10 Jer 23:32 1Co 8:4 10:19,20

that leaveth. Joh 10:12,13

the sword. Isa 6:9,10 29:10 42:19,20 Jer 50:35-37 Ho 4:5-7 Am 8:9,10 Mic 3:6,7 Joh 9:39 12:40 Ro 11:7

his arm. 1Sa 2:31 1Ki 13:4 Eze 30:22-24