Discovery BoxZechariah 11:8 
Context11:8 Next I eradicated the three shepherds in one month, 1 for I ran out of patience with them and, indeed, they detested me as well.
Zechariah 12:2
Context12:2 “I am about to make Jerusalem 2 a cup that brings dizziness 3 to all the surrounding nations; indeed, Judah will also be included when Jerusalem is besieged.
Zechariah 13:5
Context13:5 Instead he will say, ‘I am no prophet – indeed, I am a farmer, for a man has made me his indentured servant since my youth.’ 4
1 sn Zechariah is only dramatizing what God had done historically (see the note on the word “cedars” in 11:1). The “one month” probably means just any short period of time in which three kings ruled in succession. Likely candidates are Elah, Zimri, Tibni (1 Kgs 16:8-20); Zechariah, Shallum, Menahem (2 Kgs 15:8-16); or Jehoiakim, Jehoiachin, Zedekiah (2 Kgs 24:1–25:7).
2 map For location see Map5 B1; Map6 F3; Map7 E2; Map8 F2; Map10 B3; JP1 F4; JP2 F4; JP3 F4; JP4 F4.
3 sn The image of a cup that brings dizziness is that of drunkenness. The
4 tn Or perhaps “for the land has been my possession since my youth” (so NRSV; similar NAB).
