Zechariah 11:10–17
10I took my staff Favor and cut it apart, that I might break my covenant that I had made with all the peoples.↗
11It was broken in that day; and thus the poor of the flock that listened to me knew that it was the LORD’s word.↗
12I said to them, “If you think it best, give me my wages; and if not, keep them.” So they weighed for my wages thirty pieces of silver.↗
13The LORD said to me, “Throw it to the potter—the handsome price that I was valued at by them!” I took the thirty pieces of silver and threw them to the potter in the LORD’s house.↗
14Then I cut apart my other staff, Union, that I might break the brotherhood between Judah and Israel.↗
15The LORD said to me, “Take for yourself yet again the equipment of a foolish shepherd.↗
16For, behold, I will raise up a shepherd in the land who will not visit those who are cut off, neither will seek those who are scattered, nor heal that which is broken, nor feed that which is sound; but he will eat the meat of the fat sheep, and will tear their hoofs in pieces.↗
17Woe to the worthless shepherd who leaves the flock! The sword will strike his arm and his right eye. His arm will be completely withered, and his right eye will be totally blinded!”↗
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