Zechariah 11:12-13
New King James Version
12 Then I said to them, “If it is [a]agreeable to you, give me my wages; and if not, refrain.” So they (A)weighed out for my wages thirty pieces of silver.
13 And the Lord said to me, “Throw it to the (B)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.
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- Zechariah 11:12 good in your sight
Zechariah 11:12-13
New American Standard Bible
12 And I said to them, “If it is good in your sight, give me my (A)wages; but if not, [a]never mind!” So they weighed out (B)thirty shekels of silver as my wages. 13 Then the Lord said to me, “Throw it to the (C)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.
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- Zechariah 11:12 Lit cease
Zechariah 11:12-13
Amplified Bible
12 I said to them, “If it seems good to you, give me my wages; but if not, do not.” So they weighed out [a]thirty pieces of silver as my wages. 13 [b]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)
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- Zechariah 11:12 Since the type of coin is not stated, shekels can be assumed. The shekel was the standard wage for a day of labor, and the payment was weighed because the shekel was actually a unit of weight.
- Zechariah 11:13 At this point the pre-incarnate Christ intervenes and prophetically refers to the payment given by the religious leaders to Judas for his betrayal (Matt 26:15).
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