Zec 11:9 | TNotes | STEP | 11:9 devour each other! This might refer literally to the cannibalism that resulted from famine during the siege of Jerusalem in 588–586 BC (see Lam 4:10 ) and later in AD 70 (see Josephus, War 7.4.4). The expression may also be a metaphor for various forms of exploitation and oppression (see Mic 3:3 ; Gal 5:15 ).

bLam 4:10►

cMic 3:3►

dGal 5:15►

‏ Zechariah 11:9

11:9 ^a devour each other! This might refer literally to the cannibalism that resulted from famine during the siege of Jerusalem in 588–586 BC (see Lam 4:10 ^b) and later in AD 70 (see Josephus, War 7.4.4). The expression may also be a metaphor for various forms of exploitation and oppression (see Mic 3:3 ^c; Gal 5:15 ^d).