and they gave them for the potter’s field, as the Lord directed me.a
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From Zech. 11:12-13, but also “spoken” by Jeremiah.
“Lord.” The Greek is kurios, Lord, and the Hebrew text of Matthew reads adōnai, Lord. The Hebrew of Zechariah 11:13 reads “Yahweh” (see commentary on Matthew 3:3).