John Trapp on Zechariah 11:17

Verſe 17. Wo to the idol ſhepherd] The Vulgar hath, O paſtor & idolum, O thou ſhepherd and idol: thou that haſt the ſhew onely, and ſemblance of a ſhepherd; the name, but not the thing, thou that art the ape of a ſhepherd, non verus ſed vanus, non vivus ſed pictus & fictus paſtor, that art cleped a ſhepherd, as an idol is a god: but ſhouldſt be called rather a dumb-dog, a greedy-dog; a ſhepherd that cannot underſtand, Eſay 56.10, 11. a fooliſh ſhepherd, as verſe 15. an [non-Latin text not transcribed], [non-Latin text not transcribed] Per agnominationem alludit ad [non-Latin text not transcribed] ver. 15 one that hath nothing in him of any true worth; but art vain and vile, and of no value, as this word is rendred, Job 13.4. and 11.17. Vae, vae, vae, tibi. Chriſt (the great ſhepherd of the ſheep) will ſurely pull off they viſour, waſh off thy varnifh with rivers of brimſtone, brand thee for an hireling, that leaveth the flock] to ſhift, as it can, among theeves and wolves, Joh. 10.13. See the Note there.

The ſword ſhall be upon his arm, adn upon his right eye] i. e. The curſe of God ſhall light upon his power,Many Paſtors ſay as He, Pan cures oves oviumque magiſtres. Virg. and policy, both which ſhall be blaſted.

his arm ſhall be clean dried up] as a keck, or ſtick.

and his right eye ſhall be utterly darkned] Or, ſhrivelled up, wrinkled and dusk: as in old biſons. The idle and evil ſervant had his talent taken from him, and worthily. The barren fig-tree was cut down from cumbring. God will recover his gifts from thoſe that miſuſe,Mar. 25.28 Luke 13 Moſ. 2.9 or but diſuſe them, Away they go, as ſtrength went from Sampſon, wiſdome from Solomon: they cry unto God under our abuſe, who thereupon gives them the wings of an Eagle, and layes aſide their owner, as ſo many broken veſſels; cauſing them to be even forg otter as dead me[illegible: 2 letters]out of mind. Eſal. 31.21. This is now eſpecially fulfilled among the Jews, who [illegible: 1 span] ſon have been without God, without a teaching prieſt, and without [illegible: 1 span] 15.3.