Zechariah 11:10-17 ▼

10 And I took my staff Favor, and cut it in two, to break apart the covenant that I had made with all the peoples.

11 And it was broken on that day, so the afflicted of the flock watching me knew that it was the word of YHWH.

12 And I said to them, “If it is good to you?, give me my wage; and if not, forgo it.” And they weighed out my wage, thirty of silver.

13 And YHWH said to me, “Throw it to the potter,” the magnificent price at which I was valued by them. And I took the thirty of silver, and I threw it into the house of YHWH, to the potter.

14 And I cut in two my second staff, Union, to break the brotherhood between Judah and between Israel.

15 And YHWH said to me, “Again take for yourself the implement of a foolish shepherd.

16 For behold, I am raising up a shepherd in the land: Those being cut off he will not attend to; the young one he will not seek, and the one being broken he will not heal. The one standing still he will not sustain, and the flesh of the fat one he will devour, and their hooves he will tear off!

17 Woe to the worthless shepherd, leaving behind the flock. May a sword be against his arm and against his right eye. May his arm completely wither, and his right eye be exceedingly!”