Zechariah 11:13 “And the LORD said to me, “Throw it to the potter”—this magnificent pri…”

Zechariah 11:13

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.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

And the LORD said unto me, Cast it unto the potter: a goodly price that I was prised at of them. And I took the thirty pieces of silver, and cast them to the potter in the house of the LORD.

World English Bible

The LORD said to me, “Throw it to the potter—the handsome price that I was valued at by them!” I took the thirty pieces of silver and threw them to the potter in the LORD’s house.

American Standard Version

And 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.

Geneva Bible 1599

And the Lord said vnto me, Cast it vnto the potter: a goodly price, that I was valued at of them. And I tooke the thirtie pieces of siluer, and cast them to the potter in the house of the Lord.

Darby Translation

And Jehovah said unto me, Cast it unto the potter: a goodly price that I was prized at by them. And I took the thirty silver-pieces, and cast them to the potter in the house of Jehovah.

Young's Literal Translation

And Jehovah saith unto me, 'Cast it unto the potter;' the goodly price that I have been prized at by them, and I take the thirty silverlings, and cast them [to] the house of Jehovah, unto the potter.

Bible in Basic English

And the Lord said to me, Put it into the store-house, the price at which I was valued by them. And I took the thirty shekels of silver and put them into the store-house in the house of the Lord.

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Cross references

“Cast”

Matthew 27:3–10 Isaiah 54:7–10 Matthew 27:12 Acts 1:18 Acts 1:19

Matthew 27:3–10 · BSB

When Judas, who had betrayed Him, saw that Jesus was condemned, he was filled with remorse and returned the thirty pieces of silver to the chief priests and elders.

Isaiah 54:7–10 · BSB

“For a brief moment I forsook you, but with great compassion I will bring you back.

Matthew 27:12 · BSB

And when He was accused by the chief priests and elders, He gave no answer.

Acts 1:18 · BSB

(Now with the reward for his wickedness Judas bought a field; there he fell headlong and burst open in the middle, and all his intestines spilled out.

Acts 1:19 · BSB

This became known to all who lived in Jerusalem, so they called that field in their own language Akeldama, that is, Field of Blood.)

“a goodly”

Acts 4:11 Isaiah 53:2 Isaiah 53:3

Acts 4:11 · BSB

This Jesus is ‘the stone you builders rejected, which has become the cornerstone.’

Isaiah 53:2 · BSB

He grew up before Him like a tender shoot, and like a root out of dry ground. He had no stately form or majesty to attract us, no beauty that we should desire Him.

Isaiah 53:3 · BSB

He was despised and rejected by men, a man of sorrows, acquainted with grief. Like one from whom men hide their faces, He was despised, and we esteemed Him not.

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

In context

12Then 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.

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

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