KJV ORIGINAL
And the LORD said unto me, Take unto thee yet the instruments of a foolish shepherd.
Close to the original. Clear modern English.
✦ MADE SIMPLE
Then the LORD told me, 'Go ahead and pick up the tools that belong to a shepherd who has no idea what he's doing.'
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
Sometimes God uses our mess-ups and failures as part of his bigger picture.
📜 Historical Context — Why was this verse written?
The prophet Zechariah wrote this book to the Jewish community who had returned to Judah from Babylonian exile, likely around 520-51
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