ZECHARIAH 11:9 — KING JAMES VERSION 0 0
“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.”
Then I said, I will not be your shepherd. Let what is dying die, and what is perishing perish. Let those who are left eat one another's flesh. The prophet's renunciation of the shepherd role and his pronouncement of judgment against the self-destructive flock suggests divine withdrawal from those who reject faithful leadership. The horrific image of people consuming one another's flesh indicates the depths of degeneration that follow from rejecting redemptive care. This verse emphasizes that those who refuse God's gracious intervention through faithful shepherding will experience the consequences of their rebellion. The imagery recalls prophetic descriptions of siege famine, suggesting divine judgment's terrifying reality.
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