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Zechariah 11:12

Zechariah 11:12 is verse 12 of Zechariah chapter 11, shown here in the Berean Standard Bible.

Berean Standard Bible

Then I told them, “If it seems right to you, give me my wages; but if not, keep them.” So they weighed out my wages, thirty pieces of silver.

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King James Version

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.

World English Bible

I said to them, “If you think it best, give me my wages; and if not, keep them.” So they weighed for my wages thirty pieces of silver.

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Zechariah 11:10–14 · Berean Standard Bible

10 Next I took my staff called Favor and cut it in two, revoking the covenant I had made with all the nations.

11 It was revoked on that day, and so the afflicted of the flock who were watching me knew that it was the word of the LORD.

12 Then I told them, “If it seems right to you, give me my wages; but if not, keep them.” So they weighed out my wages, thirty pieces of silver.

13 And the LORD said to me, “Throw it to the potter”—this magnificent price at which they valued me. So I took the thirty pieces of silver and threw them to the potter in the house of the LORD.

14 Then I cut in two my second staff called Union, breaking the brotherhood between Judah and Israel.

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Cross-references

The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge lists these related verses. Scripture text comes from the Berean Standard Bible.

1 Kings 21:2

So Ahab said to Naboth, “Give me your vineyard to use as a vegetable garden, since it is next to my palace. I will give you a better vineyard in its place—or if you prefer, I will give you its value in silver.”

2 Chronicles 30:4

This proposal pleased the king and the whole assembly.

Matthew 26:15

and asked, “What are you willing to give me if I hand Him over to you?” And they set out for him thirty pieces of silver.

John 13:2

The evening meal was underway, and the devil had already put into the heart of Judas, the son of Simon Iscariot, to betray Jesus.

John 13:27

And when Judas had taken the morsel, Satan entered into him. Then Jesus said to Judas, “What you are about to do, do quickly.”

John 13:28

But no one at the table knew why Jesus had said this to him.

John 13:29

Since Judas kept the money bag, some thought that Jesus was telling him to buy what was needed for the feast, or to give something to the poor.

John 13:30

As soon as he had received the morsel, Judas went out into the night.

Genesis 37:28

So when the Midianite traders passed by, his brothers pulled Joseph out of the pit and sold him for twenty shekels of silver to the Ishmaelites, who took him to Egypt.

Exodus 21:32

If the ox gores a manservant or maidservant, the owner must pay thirty shekels of silver to the master of that servant, and the ox must be stoned.

Mark 14:10

Then Judas Iscariot, one of the Twelve, went to the chief priests to betray Jesus to them.

Mark 14:11

They were delighted to hear this, and they promised to give him money. So Judas began to look for an opportunity to betray Jesus.

Luke 22:3

Then Satan entered Judas Iscariot, who was one of the Twelve.

Luke 22:4

And Judas went to discuss with the chief priests and temple officers how he might betray Jesus to them.

Luke 22:5

They were delighted and agreed to give him money.

Luke 22:6

Judas consented, and began to look for an opportunity to betray Jesus to them in the absence of a crowd.

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