Zechariah 11:8

Three shepherds also I cut off in one month; and my soul lothed them, and their soul also abhorred me.

Cross-reference

Zechariah 11:3 describes shepherds wailing as their glory is ruined—the direct result of the cutting off in verse 8.

Leviticus 26:11 promises God's soul will not reject Israel, contrasting sharply with Zechariah's mutual loathing and cutting off.

Leviticus 26:30 says God's soul will abhor them, directly paralleling the mutual detestation and judgment in Zechariah.

Deuteronomy 32:19 says God spurned His people due to provocation, paralleling Zechariah's account of God's impatience and rejection.

Hosea 9:15 Parallel

Hosea 9:15 says God hated them and 'all their princes are rebels'—direct parallel to cutting off faithless shepherds in Zechariah.

Psalm 106:40 states God abhorred His inheritance, directly echoing the mutual loathing and judgment in Zechariah.

Jeremiah 12:8 has God saying 'I hate her' of His inheritance, a direct parallel to Zechariah's mutual detestation.

In Proverbs 29:27, the unjust and just mutually abhor each other — exactly the mutual loathing in Zechariah 11:8.

Ezekiel 16:45 uses the same word 'loathed' — describing Jerusalem's loathing of God, mirroring the mutual loathing here.

Jeremiah 14:19 asks if God's soul loathes Zion — the exact language of loathing used here for the shepherds.

Matthew 23:34-36 pronounces judgment on Israel's leaders, paralleling the removal of three shepherds here.

In Matthew 21:41, the vineyard owner destroys wicked tenants—paralleling God cutting off unfaithful shepherds in judgment.

Jeremiah 22:22 speaks of the wind shepherding (destroying) your shepherds — a similar judgment on corrupt leaders.

Jeremiah 14:21 pleads for God not to despise them, contrasting with Zechariah where God's soul becomes impatient and they detest Him.

Isaiah 1:14 Parallel

In Isaiah 1:14, God's soul hates false feasts — parallels God's soul loathing corrupt shepherds.

Leviticus 26:44 promises God will not utterly reject or abhor Israel despite judgment, contrasting with the severe rejection in Zechariah.

Psalm 78:59 Parallel

In Psalm 78:59, God abhors Israel for idolatry — similar divine abhorrence of unfaithful leaders.

Psalm 11:5 Parallel

In Psalm 11:5, God's soul hates the wicked — akin to the shepherd loathing the corrupt shepherds. Divine loathing.

Leviticus 20:23 says God abhorred the pagan nations — using the same verb 'abhorred' as the shepherd's loathing here, showing divine rejection.