Zechariah 11:12
What does Zechariah 11:12 mean?
A plain-English look at Zechariah 11:12 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000And I said unto them, If ye think good, give me my hire; and if not, forbear. So they weighed for my hire thirty pieces of silver.
KJV
King James Version · 1611And 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.
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901And I said unto them, If ye think good, give me my hire; and if not, forbear. So they weighed for my hire thirty pieces of silver.
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949And I said to them, If it seems good to you, give me my payment; and if not, do not give it. So they gave me my payment by weight, thirty shekels of silver.
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862And I say unto them: `If good in your eyes, give my hire, and if not, forbear;' and they weigh out my hire--thirty silverlings.
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752And I said to them: If it be good in your eyes, bring hither my wages: and if not, be quiet. And they weighed for my wages thirty pieces of silver.
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890And I said unto them, If ye think good, give [me] my hire; and if not, forbear. And they weighed for my hire thirty silver-pieces.
Context
v.11And it was broken in that day; and thus the poor of the flock that gave heed unto me knew that it was the word of Jehovah.
v.12This passage
v.13And 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.
Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Mark 14:10
And Judas Iscariot, he that was one of the twelve, went away unto the chief priests, that he might deliver him unto them.
- John 13:27
And after the sop, then entered Satan into him. Jesus therefore saith unto him, What thou doest, do quickly.
- Matthew 26:15
and said, What are ye willing to give me, and I will deliver him unto you? And they weighed unto him thirty pieces of silver.
- 1 Kings 21:2
And Ahab spake unto Naboth, saying, Give me thy vineyard, that I may have it for a garden of herbs, because it is near unto my house; and I will give thee for it a better vineyard than it: or, if it seem good to thee, I will give thee the worth of it in money.
- Genesis 37:28
And there passed by Midianites, merchantmen; and they drew and lifted up Joseph out of the pit, and sold Joseph to the Ishmaelites for twenty pieces of silver. And they brought Joseph into Egypt.
- John 13:2
And during supper, the devil having already put into the heart of Judas Iscariot, Simon’s son, to betray him,
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