Matthew Poole and continuators on Zechariah 11:6

6 For I will no more pity the inhabitants of the land, saith the LORD: but lo, I will deliver the men every one into his neighbours hand , and into the hand of his king , and they shall smite the land , and out of their hand I will not deliver them .

Their great sins have turned away Gods compassions from them, and men shew no mercy where God withdraws his.

The generality of the Nation, the body of this sinful people.

Leave to a turbulent, cruel, seditious and fraudulent temper one against another, to make parties each against other, to rob, imprison, banish or kill each other, as in the la[illegible: 1 letter]ter times of their state 'tis known they did.

The Roman Caesar called here the Jew his King, for that they had chosen him to be so. Or else the head of the Faction.

Their King and his Armies shall destroy the Land, it may point to Vespasia[illegible: 1 letter] and Titus who sackt Ierusalem, burnt the Temple, captivated 97000 persons, and slew 600000 at least, though Iosephus reckons 1100 thousand

They shall never more be by my hand delivered, or I will cast them off for ever, and so their captivity under the Romans continueth to this day.

Marginal references: Heb. make to be found.