Zechariah 11:15

Again the Lord said to me, “Take up once more the equipment of a foolish shepherd. ¹ 

Then the LORD said to me, "Take again the equipment of a foolish shepherd.

The LORD said to me, "Take again for yourself the equipment of a foolish shepherd.

Then the LORD said to me, "Go again and play the part of a worthless shepherd.

GOD then said, "Dress up like a stupid shepherd.

And the Lord said to me, Take again the instruments of a foolish keeper of sheep.

Then the LORD said to me: Take once more the implements of a worthless shepherd.

And the LORD said to me, "Next, take for yourself the implements of a foolish shepherd.

Again the Lord said to me, “Take up once more the equipment of a foolish shepherd. ¹ 

¹ sn The grammar (e.g., the incipient participle מֵקִים, maqim, “about to raise up,” v. 16) and overall sense of vv. 15-17 give the incident a future orientation. Zechariah once more is role-playing but this time he is a “foolish” shepherd, i.e., one who does not know God and who is opposed to him (cf. Prov 1:7; 15:5; 20:3; 27:22). The individual who best represents this eschatological enemy of God and his people is the Antichrist (cf. Matt 24:5, 24; 2 Thess 2:3-4; 1 John 2:18, 22; 4:3; 2 John 7).