KJV ORIGINAL
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.
Close to the original. Clear modern English.
✦ MADE SIMPLE
Then the Lord told me, 'Throw that money to the potter — what an amazing price they valued me at.' So I took those thirty pieces of silver and threw them to the potter in the Lord's house.
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
God's sarcasm hits different when people think thirty pieces of silver is what he's worth.
📜 Historical Context — Why was this verse written?
The book of Zechariah was written by the prophet Zechariah to the Jewish community who had returned to Judah from Babylonian exile in the late 6th century BCE. It was written to encourage the returned exiles in rebuilding the Jerusalem Temple and to address their spiritual condition and future expectations after the exile.
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