Zechariah 11:12 “Then I told them, “If it seems right to you, give me my wages; but if…”

Zechariah 11:12

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.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

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.

American Standard Version

And 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.

Geneva Bible 1599

And I said vnto them, If ye thinke it good, giue me my wages: and if no, leaue off: so they weighed for my wages thirtie pieces of siluer.

Darby Translation

And 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.

Young's Literal Translation

And I say unto them: 'If good in your eyes, give my hire, and if not, forbear;' and they weigh out my hire — thirty silverlings.

Bible in Basic English

And 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.

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Cross references

“ye think good”

1 Kings 21:2 2 Chronicles 30:4

1 Kings 21:2 · BSB

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 · BSB

This plan pleased the king and the whole assembly.

“give”

Matthew 26:15 John 13:27–30 John 13:2

Matthew 26:15 · BSB

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 13:27–30 · BSB

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 13:2 · BSB

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

“So”

Exodus 21:32 Luke 22:3–6 Genesis 37:28 Mark 14:10 Mark 14:11

Exodus 21:32 · BSB

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.

Luke 22:3–6 · BSB

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

Genesis 37:28 · BSB

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.

Mark 14:10 · BSB

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

Mark 14:11 · BSB

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

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

11It 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.

13And 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.

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