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Zechariah 11:12–13

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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.
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.
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From verse 12

  1. Matthew 26:15Rank 1 from verse 12
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    15And said unto them, What will ye give me, and I will deliver him unto you? And they covenanted with him for thirty pieces of silver.

  2. Exodus 21:32Rank 2 from verse 12
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    32If the ox shall push a manservant or a maidservant; he shall give unto their master thirty shekels of silver, and the ox shall be stoned.

  3. Luke 22:3–6Rank 3 from verse 12
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    3¶ Then entered Satan into Judas surnamed Iscariot, being of the number of the twelve.

    4And he went his way, and communed with the chief priests and captains, how he might betray him unto them.

    5And they were glad, and covenanted to give him money.

    6And he promised, and sought opportunity to betray him unto them in the absence of the multitude.

  4. Mark 14:10–11Rank 4 from verse 12
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    10¶ And Judas Iscariot, one of the twelve, went unto the chief priests, to betray him unto them.

    11And when they heard it, they were glad, and promised to give him money. And he sought how he might conveniently betray him.

  5. John 13:27–30Rank 5 from verse 12
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    27And after the sop Satan entered into him. Then said Jesus unto him, That thou doest, do quickly.

    28Now no man at the table knew for what intent he spake this unto him.

    29For some of them thought, because Judas had the bag, that Jesus had said unto him, Buy those things that we have need of against the feast; or, that he should give something to the poor.

    30He then having received the sop went immediately out: and it was night.

From verse 13

  1. Matthew 27:3–10Rank 1 from verse 13
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    3¶ Then Judas, which had betrayed him, when he saw that he was condemned, repented himself, and brought again the thirty pieces of silver to the chief priests and elders,

    4Saying, I have sinned in that I have betrayed the innocent blood. And they said, What is that to us? see thou to that.

    5And he cast down the pieces of silver in the temple, and departed, and went and hanged himself.

    6And the chief priests took the silver pieces, and said, It is not lawful for to put them into the treasury, because it is the price of blood.

    7And they took counsel, and bought with them the potter’s field, to bury strangers in.

    8Wherefore that field was called, The field of blood, unto this day.

    9Then was fulfilled that which was spoken by Jeremy the prophet, saying, And they took the thirty pieces of silver, the price of him that was valued, whom they of the children of Israel did value;

    10And gave them for the potter’s field, as the Lord appointed me.

  2. Acts 1:18–19Rank 2 from verse 13
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    18Now this man purchased a field with the reward of iniquity; and falling headlong, he burst asunder in the midst, and all his bowels gushed out.

    19And it was known unto all the dwellers at Jerusalem; insomuch as that field is called in their proper tongue, Aceldama, that is to say, The field of blood.

  3. Isaiah 53:2–3Rank 3 from verse 13
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    2For he shall grow up before him as a tender plant, and as a root out of a dry ground: he hath no form nor comeliness; and when we shall see him, there is no beauty that we should desire him.

    3He is despised and rejected of men; a man of sorrows, and acquainted with grief: and we hid as it were our faces from him; he was despised, and we esteemed him not.

  4. Acts 4:11Rank 4 from verse 13
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    11This is the stone which was set at nought of you builders, which is become the head of the corner.

  5. Isaiah 54:7–10Rank 5 from verse 13
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    7For a small moment have I forsaken thee; but with great mercies will I gather thee.

    8In a little wrath I hid my face from thee for a moment; but with everlasting kindness will I have mercy on thee, saith the Lord thy Redeemer.

    9For this is as the waters of Noah unto me: for as I have sworn that the waters of Noah should no more go over the earth; so have I sworn that I would not be wroth with thee, nor rebuke thee.

    10For the mountains shall depart, and the hills be removed; but my kindness shall not depart from thee, neither shall the covenant of my peace be removed, saith the Lord that hath mercy on thee.

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Zechariah 11:12

COMBINED MEANING

ye

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The second-person plural subject pronoun, referring to the persons being addressed as those who are, do, or receive the stated predicate.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

think

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1. To form or hold a thought. 2. To judge or suppose. 3. To intend. 4. To consider or remember. 5. To imagine or esteem.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

good

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Sense 1: Right, morally upright, beneficial, pleasing, useful, suitable, sound, favourable, or excellent. Sense 2: A good thing, benefit, welfare, possession, or goods. Sense 3: In ‘make good,’ to repair, repay, fulfil, establish, or prove.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

forbear

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1. To refrain, cease, or leave something undone. 2. To restrain oneself, endure, or wait without acting.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

weighed

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Sense 1: Measured or ascertained by scales or balance. Sense 2: Figuratively, considered, evaluated, or judged by a standard.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

for

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1. In behalf of or in the place of. 2. With respect to, concerning, or toward. 3. Because of or on account of. 4. During or throughout. 5. In order to obtain or reach. 6. As a conjunction, because or seeing that.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

thirty

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The number equal to three tens, following twenty-nine and preceding thirty-one.

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silver

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A precious white metal used for money, vessels, ornaments, images, trade, valuation, and refining; by extension, money or wealth reckoned in that metal.

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DEFINED WORDS

Zechariah 11:13

COMBINED MEANING

cast

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1. To throw, send, put, lay, or direct a person or thing into, upon, around, toward, or away from a place, or into a stated condition. 2. To put away, reject, expel, remove, overthrow, or bring down. 3. To put forth or use a lot for choosing, dividing, or assigning. 4. To form an object by pouring molten material into a mould. 5. To shed, drop, or bring forth young, fruit, leaves, or flowers. 6. To raise, form, or prepare a bank, mount, trench, or way. 7. In "cast ... in his teeth," to reproach or charge something against him. 8. As a noun, the distance something may be thrown.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

goodly

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Attractive, beautiful, comely, pleasing, desirable, fine, choice, noble, valuable, or impressive in appearance or quality.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

thirty

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The number equal to three tens, following twenty-nine and preceding thirty-one.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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silver

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A precious white metal used for money, vessels, ornaments, images, trade, valuation, and refining; by extension, money or wealth reckoned in that metal.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

in

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1. A preposition marking position, presence, state, circumstance, manner, means, sphere, reference, relation, association, or participation. 2. As an adverb, inward, inside, or into the place or position referred to.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

house

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Sense 1: A building or dwelling. Sense 2: The people of a household or family. Sense 3: A lineage or family line. Sense 4: As a verb, to shelter, lodge, or provide a dwelling for.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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11And it was broken in that day: and so the poor of the flock that waited upon me knew that it was the word of the Lord.

12And 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.

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13And 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.

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14Then I cut asunder mine other staff, even Bands, that I might break the brotherhood between Judah and Israel.

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