Zechariah 11:13 Meaning and Explanation
“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.”
King James Version (KJV)
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Read Full Chapter →The Lord ironically calls the wage a fine price and tells the prophet to throw it to the potter, which he does in the house of the Lord.
What Does Zechariah 11:13 Mean?
The Lord responds with biting irony, calling the insulting sum a magnificent price at which He was valued. He commands that it be cast to the potter, and the prophet flings the silver into the house of the Lord. The contemptuous wage is thrown away in the very place meant for worship.
This verse stands among the most striking foreshadowings in Scripture. In the Gospels, the betrayal money is hurled into the temple and used to buy a potter's field. Here the Lord declares that the cheap price set on His shepherd is a price set on Himself. The scene moves the reader to wonder and repentance before the Christ whom men so undervalued.
Zechariah 11:13 in the Original Language
yotser (יוֹצֵר), 'potter' -- one who shapes clay; the silver is flung to him in the temple.
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What does Zechariah 11:13 mean?
The Lord ironically calls the wage a fine price and tells the prophet to throw it to the potter, which he does in the house of the Lord.