Zechariah 11:9
Then said I, I will not feed you: that that dieth, let it die; and that that is to be cut off, let it be cut off; and let the rest eat every one the flesh of another.
Cross-references
In Zechariah 11:6, the Lord declares no more pity and hands them over — verse 9 carries out that abandonment.
In Zechariah 11:14, breaking the second staff follows the abandonment in verse 9, signifying broken unity.
Jeremiah 15:2 uses a similar four-fold judgment formula — each destined for death, sword, famine, or captivity — echoing the 'let die, let destroy' here.
Jeremiah 15:3 appoints four destroyers (sword, dogs, birds, beasts) to devour and destroy, paralleling the letting die and the cannibalism here.
Jeremiah 43:11 repeats the formula — pestilence, captivity, sword to those doomed — reinforcing the same divine judgment pattern.
In Matthew 21:43, the kingdom is taken from Israel and given to a new people, echoing the shepherd's abandonment in Zechariah 11:9.
In Matthew 23:38, Jesus declares Jerusalem desolate, mirroring the abandonment of shepherding in Zechariah 11:9.
Revelation 22:11 says 'Let the evildoer still do evil' — a similar divine permission to let judgment run its course, matching the 'let die, let destroy' here.
In Jeremiah 7:29, the Lord's rejection of the generation is declared — here the shepherd abandons the flock to die.
In Hosea 4:6, God rejects His people for rejecting knowledge — here the shepherd rejects the flock with fatal results.
In Jeremiah 6:8, God warns He will turn away from Jerusalem — here the shepherd abandons the flock to destruction.
In Jeremiah 14:19, the people lament if God has rejected them — here the rejection is enacted by the shepherd.
Jeremiah 23:39 describes God casting out his people — similar to the shepherd abandoning the flock here.
Matthew 15:14 has Jesus saying 'Let them alone' regarding blind guides, similar to the shepherd's withdrawal here — both abandon people to their fate.