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class="vheadingv"><b>Verse</b><a href="/bsb/zechariah/11.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/zechariah/11.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />Then I took my staff called Favor and broke it, revoking the covenant I had made with all the nations.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/zechariah/11.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />Then I took my staff called Favor and cut it in two, showing that I had revoked the covenant I had made with all the nations.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/zechariah/11.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />And I took my staff Favor, and I broke it, annulling the covenant that I had made with all the peoples.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/zechariah/11.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Next I took my staff called Favor and cut it in two, revoking the covenant I had made with all the nations.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/zechariah/11.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And I took my staff, <i>even</i> Beauty, and cut it asunder, that I might break my covenant which I had made with all the people.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/zechariah/11.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />And I took my staff, Beauty, and cut it in two, that I might break the covenant which I had made with all the peoples.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/zechariah/11.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />And I took my staff Favor and cut it in pieces, to break my covenant which I had made with all the peoples.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/zechariah/11.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />I took my staff Favor and cut it in pieces, to break my covenant which I had made with all the peoples.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/zechariah/11.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />And I took my staff, Favor, and cut it in pieces, to break my covenant which I had made with all the peoples.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/zechariah/11.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />And I took my staff Favor and cut it in pieces, to break my covenant which I had cut with all the peoples.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/zechariah/11.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />I took my staff, Favor, and broke it in pieces, breaking the covenant which I had made with all the peoples.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/zechariah/11.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Next I took my staff called Favor and cut it in two, annulling the covenant I had made with all the peoples.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/zechariah/11.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Next I took my staff called Favor and cut it in two, annulling the covenant I had made with all the peoples. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/zechariah/11.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And I took my staff Beauty, and cut it asunder, that I might break my covenant which I had made with all the peoples.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/zechariah/11.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />On that same day, I broke the stick named "Mercy" to show that the LORD had canceled his agreement with all people. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/zechariah/11.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And I took my staff Beauty, and cut it asunder, that I might break my covenant which I had made with all the peoples.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/zechariah/11.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Then I took my staff called Favor and broke it in pieces, to break the promise that I had made to all the nations. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/zechariah/11.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Then I took the stick called "Favor" and broke it, to cancel the covenant which the LORD had made with all the nations. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/zechariah/11.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Then I took the staff that I had named "Pleasant" and broke it, showing I was breaking my covenant that I had made with all of the people. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/zechariah/11.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Next I took my staff called Favor and cut it in two, revoking the covenant I had made with all the nations.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/zechariah/11.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Then I took my staff "Pleasantness" and cut it in two to annul my covenant that I had made with all the people.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/zechariah/11.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />I took my staff Favor, and cut it apart, that I might break my covenant that I had made with all the peoples.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/zechariah/11.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And I took my staff, even Beauty, and cut it asunder, that I might break my covenant which I had made with all the people.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/zechariah/11.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />I took my staff Favor and cut it apart, that I might break my covenant that I had made with all the peoples. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/zechariah/11.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And I take my staff Pleasantness, and cut it apart, to make void my covenant that I had made with all the peoples:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/zechariah/11.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And I take My staff Pleasantness, and cut it asunder, to make void My covenant that I had made with all the peoples:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/zechariah/11.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And I will take my rod Beauty, and I will cut it off, to break my covenant which I cut out with all the peoples.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/zechariah/11.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And I took my rod that was called Beauty, and I cut it asunder to make void my covenant, which I had made with all people. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/zechariah/11.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And I took my staff, which was called Handsome, and I tore it apart, so as to invalidate my pact, which I had struck with all of the people.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/zechariah/11.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Then I took my staff Delight and snapped it in two, breaking my covenant which I had made with all peoples.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/zechariah/11.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />I took my staff Favor and broke it, annulling the covenant that I had made with all the peoples.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/zechariah/11.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And I took my staff, even Pleasant, and I broke it, thus nullifying the covenant which I had with all the peoples.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/zechariah/11.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And I took my staff Sweet and I broke it that I would nullify the covenant that I covenanted with all the nations<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/zechariah/11.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And I took my staff Graciousness, and cut it asunder, 'that I might break My covenant which I had made with all the peoples.'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/zechariah/11.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And I will take my beautiful staff, and cast it away, that I may break my covenant which I made with all the people.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/zechariah/11-10.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/CFPk_KgOyMk?start=1734" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/zechariah/11.htm">Thirty Pieces of Silver</a></span><br> <span class="reftext">10</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/3947.htm" title="3947: wā·’eq·qaḥ (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-1cs) -- To take. A primitive root; to take.">Next I took</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/4731.htm" title="4731: maq·lî (N-msc:: 1cs) -- A rod, staff. Or maqqlah; from an unused root meaning apparently to germinate; a shoot, i.e. Stick.">my staff</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/5278.htm" title="5278: nō·‘am (N-ms) -- Delightfulness, pleasantness. From na'em; agreeableness, i.e. Delight, suitableness, splendor or grace.">called Favor</a> <a href="/hebrew/1438.htm" title="1438: wā·’eḡ·da‘ (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-1cs) -- To hew, hew down or off. A primitive root; to fell a tree; generally, to destroy anything.">and cut it in two,</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’ō·ṯōw (DirObjM:: 3ms) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/6565.htm" title="6565: lə·hā·p̄êr (Prep-l:: V-Hifil-Inf) -- To break up, to violate, frustrate. A primitive root; to break up">revoking</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/1285.htm" title="1285: bə·rî·ṯî (N-fsc:: 1cs) -- A covenant. From barah (like bara'); a compact.">the covenant</a> <a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="834: ’ă·šer (Pro-r) -- Who, which, that. A primitive relative pronoun; who, which, what, that; also when, where, how, because, in order that, etc."></a> <a href="/hebrew/3772.htm" title="3772: kā·rat·tî (V-Qal-Perf-1cs) -- To cut off, cut down. A primitive root; to cut; by implication, to destroy or consume; specifically, to covenant.">I had made</a> <a href="/hebrew/854.htm" title="854: ’eṯ- (Prep) -- With (denoting proximity). Probably from 'anah; properly, nearness, near; hence, generally, with, by, at, among, etc.">with</a> <a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: kāl- (N-msc) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">all</a> <a href="/hebrew/5971.htm" title="5971: hā·‘am·mîm (Art:: N-mp) -- From amam; a people; specifically, a tribe; hence troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock.">the nations.</a> </span><span class="reftext">11</span>It was revoked on that day, and so the afflicted of the flock who were watching me knew that it was the word of the LORD.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/31-31.htm">Jeremiah 31:31-32</a></span><br />Behold, the days are coming, declares the LORD, when I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel and with the house of Judah. / It will not be like the covenant I made with their fathers when I took them by the hand to lead them out of the land of Egypt—a covenant they broke, though I was a husband to them,” declares the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hosea/2-18.htm">Hosea 2:18</a></span><br />On that day I will make a covenant for them with the beasts of the field and the birds of the air and the creatures that crawl on the ground. And I will abolish bow and sword and battle in the land, and will make them lie down in safety.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/24-5.htm">Isaiah 24:5</a></span><br />The earth is defiled by its people; they have transgressed the laws; they have overstepped the decrees and broken the everlasting covenant.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/16-59.htm">Ezekiel 16:59</a></span><br />For this is what the Lord GOD says: I will deal with you according to your deeds, since you have despised the oath by breaking the covenant.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/14-21.htm">Jeremiah 14:21</a></span><br />For the sake of Your name do not despise us; do not disgrace Your glorious throne. Remember Your covenant with us; do not break it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/28-18.htm">Isaiah 28:18</a></span><br />Your covenant with death will be dissolved, and your agreement with Sheol will not stand. When the overwhelming scourge passes through, you will be trampled by it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/33-20.htm">Jeremiah 33:20-21</a></span><br />“This is what the LORD says: If you can break My covenant with the day and My covenant with the night, so that day and night cease to occupy their appointed time, / then My covenant may also be broken with David My servant and with My ministers the Levites who are priests, so that David will not have a son to reign on his throne.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/17-18.htm">Ezekiel 17:18-19</a></span><br />He despised the oath by breaking the covenant. Seeing that he gave his hand in pledge yet did all these things, he will not escape!’ / Therefore this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘As surely as I live, I will bring down upon his head My oath that he despised and My covenant that he broke.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/89-39.htm">Psalm 89:39</a></span><br />You have renounced the covenant with Your servant and sullied his crown in the dust.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/56-6.htm">Isaiah 56:6</a></span><br />And the foreigners who join themselves to the LORD to minister to Him, to love the name of the LORD, and to be His servants—all who keep the Sabbath without profaning it and who hold fast to My covenant—<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/26-28.htm">Matthew 26:28</a></span><br />This is My blood of the covenant, which is poured out for many for the forgiveness of sins.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/8-6.htm">Hebrews 8:6-13</a></span><br />Now, however, Jesus has received a much more excellent ministry, just as the covenant He mediates is better and is founded on better promises. / For if that first covenant had been without fault, no place would have been sought for a second. / But God found fault with the people and said: “Behold, the days are coming, declares the Lord, when I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel and with the house of Judah. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/11-17.htm">Romans 11:17-21</a></span><br />Now if some branches have been broken off, and you, a wild olive shoot, have been grafted in among the others to share in the nourishment of the olive root, / do not boast over those branches. If you do, remember this: You do not support the root, but the root supports you. / You will say then, “Branches were broken off so that I could be grafted in.” ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/galatians/3-15.htm">Galatians 3:15-17</a></span><br />Brothers, let me put this in human terms. Even a human covenant, once it is ratified, cannot be canceled or amended. / The promises were spoken to Abraham and to his seed. The Scripture does not say, “and to seeds,” meaning many, but “and to your seed,” meaning One, who is Christ. / What I mean is this: The law that came 430 years later does not revoke the covenant previously established by God, so as to nullify the promise.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/22-20.htm">Luke 22:20</a></span><br />In the same way, after supper He took the cup, saying, “This cup is the new covenant in My blood, which is poured out for you.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And I took my staff, even Beauty, and cut it asunder, that I might break my covenant which I had made with all the people.</p><p class="hdg">Beauty.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/zechariah/11-7.htm">Zechariah 11:7</a></b></br> And I will feed the flock of slaughter, <i>even</i> you, O poor of the flock. And I took unto me two staves; the one I called Beauty, and the other I called Bands; and I fed the flock.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/50-2.htm">Psalm 50:2</a></b></br> Out of Zion, the perfection of beauty, God hath shined.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/90-17.htm">Psalm 90:17</a></b></br> And let the beauty of the LORD our God be upon us: and establish thou the work of our hands upon us; yea, the work of our hands establish thou it.</p><p class="hdg">that.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/numbers/14-34.htm">Numbers 14:34</a></b></br> After the number of the days in which ye searched the land, <i>even</i> forty days, each day for a year, shall ye bear your iniquities, <i>even</i> forty years, and ye shall know my breach of promise.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_samuel/2-30.htm">1 Samuel 2:30</a></b></br> Wherefore the LORD God of Israel saith, I said indeed <i>that</i> thy house, and the house of thy father, should walk before me for ever: but now the LORD saith, Be it far from me; for them that honour me I will honour, and they that despise me shall be lightly esteemed.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/89-39.htm">Psalm 89:39</a></b></br> Thou hast made void the covenant of thy servant: thou hast profaned his crown <i>by casting it</i> to the ground.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/zechariah/9-11.htm">Agreement</a> <a href="/hebrews/7-18.htm">Annulling</a> <a href="/nahum/1-13.htm">Apart</a> <a href="/habakkuk/3-6.htm">Asunder</a> <a href="/zechariah/11-7.htm">Beautiful</a> <a href="/zechariah/11-7.htm">Beauty</a> <a href="/nahum/1-13.htm">Break</a> <a href="/daniel/8-7.htm">Broke</a> <a href="/zechariah/9-10.htm">Broken</a> <a href="/zechariah/9-11.htm">Covenant</a> <a href="/zechariah/11-9.htm">Cut</a> <a href="/zephaniah/1-4.htm">Cutting</a> <a href="/zechariah/11-7.htm">Favor</a> <a href="/zechariah/11-7.htm">Grace</a> <a href="/zechariah/11-7.htm">Graciousness</a> <a href="/zechariah/9-1.htm">Lord's</a> <a href="/zechariah/10-9.htm">Nations</a> <a href="/zechariah/10-9.htm">Peoples</a> <a href="/habakkuk/3-6.htm">Pieces</a> <a href="/isaiah/17-10.htm">Pleasantness</a> <a href="/nahum/1-13.htm">Rod</a> <a href="/zechariah/8-4.htm">Staff</a> <a href="/nahum/2-10.htm">Void</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/malachi/2-4.htm">Agreement</a> <a href="/zechariah/11-14.htm">Annulling</a> <a href="/zechariah/11-14.htm">Apart</a> <a href="/zechariah/11-14.htm">Asunder</a> <a href="/matthew/13-45.htm">Beautiful</a> <a href="/romans/9-21.htm">Beauty</a> <a href="/zechariah/11-14.htm">Break</a> <a href="/zechariah/11-14.htm">Broke</a> <a href="/zechariah/11-11.htm">Broken</a> <a href="/malachi/2-4.htm">Covenant</a> <a href="/zechariah/11-14.htm">Cut</a> <a href="/zechariah/11-14.htm">Cutting</a> <a href="/malachi/1-8.htm">Favor</a> <a href="/zechariah/12-10.htm">Grace</a> <a href="/psalms/27-4.htm">Graciousness</a> <a href="/zechariah/14-20.htm">Lord's</a> <a href="/zechariah/12-3.htm">Nations</a> <a href="/zechariah/12-2.htm">Peoples</a> <a href="/zechariah/11-12.htm">Pieces</a> <a href="/job/36-11.htm">Pleasantness</a> <a href="/zechariah/11-14.htm">Rod</a> <a href="/zechariah/11-14.htm">Staff</a> <a href="/matthew/5-17.htm">Void</a><div class="vheading2">Zechariah 11</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/zechariah/11-1.htm">The destruction of Jerusalem.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">3. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/zechariah/11-3.htm">The elect being cared for, the rest are rejected.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">10. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/zechariah/11-10.htm">The staves of Beauty and Bands broken by the rejection of Christ.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">15. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/zechariah/11-15.htm">The type and curse of a foolish shepherd.</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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In the context of shepherding, a staff is a tool for guidance and protection, indicating God's role as the shepherd of Israel. The name "Favor" suggests a period of divine favor and protection that God extended to His people. This imagery connects to <a href="/psalms/23.htm">Psalm 23</a>, where the Lord is depicted as a shepherd who provides and cares for His flock. The act of taking the staff signifies a deliberate action by God, highlighting the seriousness of the forthcoming judgment.<p><b>and cut it in two</b><br>Cutting the staff in two represents the termination of God's favor and the breaking of a relationship. This act is symbolic of judgment and the withdrawal of divine protection. In ancient Near Eastern cultures, breaking a staff or rod was a common symbol for ending an agreement or covenant. This action foreshadows the rejection of the Messiah by Israel and the subsequent consequences. It also parallels the tearing of the temple veil at Christ's crucifixion, symbolizing the end of the old covenant and the beginning of a new one.<p><b>revoking the covenant I had made with all the nations</b><br>The covenant mentioned here refers to God's protective and providential relationship with Israel, which had implications for the surrounding nations. The revocation signifies a shift in God's dealings with Israel and the world, pointing to the broader scope of God's redemptive plan through Christ. This phrase can be linked to the Abrahamic covenant in <a href="/genesis/12-3.htm">Genesis 12:3</a>, where God promises that all nations will be blessed through Abraham's descendants. The breaking of this covenant prefigures the opening of the gospel to the Gentiles, as seen in the New Testament, particularly in <a href="/acts/10.htm">Acts 10</a> with the conversion of Cornelius.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/z/zechariah.htm">Zechariah</a></b><br>A prophet of the Old Testament, Zechariah is the author of the book bearing his name. He was a contemporary of Haggai and played a significant role in encouraging the Israelites during the rebuilding of the temple.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_staff_called_favor.htm">The Staff Called Favor</a></b><br>This staff symbolizes God's grace and favor towards His people. The breaking of the staff signifies the withdrawal of this favor.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_covenant_with_all_the_nations.htm">The Covenant with All the Nations</a></b><br>This refers to the protective and providential relationship God had with Israel, which also had implications for the surrounding nations.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_nations.htm">The Nations</a></b><br>In this context, it refers to the Gentile nations surrounding Israel, which were affected by God's covenant with Israel.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_event_of_breaking_the_staff.htm">The Event of Breaking the Staff</a></b><br>This act symbolizes the breaking of the covenant, indicating a significant shift in God's dealings with Israel and the nations.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/u/understanding_god's_sovereignty.htm">Understanding God's Sovereignty</a></b><br>God's actions, such as breaking the staff, remind us of His ultimate control over history and His plans for His people.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_consequences_of_unfaithfulness.htm">The Consequences of Unfaithfulness</a></b><br>The breaking of the staff serves as a warning about the consequences of turning away from God and His covenant.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_hope_of_restoration.htm">The Hope of Restoration</a></b><br>Even in judgment, God's ultimate plan includes restoration and redemption, as seen in the promise of a new covenant.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/r/reflecting_on_god's_favor.htm">Reflecting on God's Favor</a></b><br>Consider how God's favor has been evident in your life and how you can remain faithful to Him.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_prophets.htm">The Role of Prophets</a></b><br>Prophets like Zechariah play a crucial role in communicating God's messages, both of warning and hope, to His people.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_zechariah_11.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Zechariah 11</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_do_zech._11_10,_14_staff_breaks_relate.htm">How can the symbolic breaking of the staffs “Favor” and “Union” in Zechariah 11:10 and 14 be reconciled with any known historical or cultural practices? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/evidence_for_zechariah_11_8_event.htm">Zechariah 11:8 refers to three shepherds cut off in a single month—where is the historical or archaeological evidence that this event ever happened? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_do_zech._11_10,_14_staff_breaks_relate.htm">How can the symbolic breaking of the staffs “Favor” and “Union” in Zechariah 11:10 and 14 be reconciled with any known historical or cultural practices? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_does_acts_10_contradict_leviticus_11.htm">If Leviticus 11 is God's eternal command, why does Acts 10:9-16 appear to contradict these dietary laws?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/zechariah/11.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 10.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Cut it asunder.</span> The breaking of the staff "Beauty" indicates that God withdraws his grace and protection; he will no longer shield the people from the attack of foes, as the following words express. <span class="cmt_word">My covenant which I had made with all the people;</span> rather, <span class="accented">with all the peoples</span>. God calls the restriction which he had laid on foreign nations to prevent them from afflicting Israel, "a covenant." Similar "covenants," <span class="accented">i.e.</span> restraints imposed by God, are found in <a href="/job/5-23.htm">Job 5:23</a>; Hosea 2:20 (Hosea 2:18, Authorized Version); <a href="/ezekiel/34-25.htm">Ezekiel 34:25</a>, etc. The restraint being removed, there ensued war, exile, the destruction of the kingdom and theocracy, the subjection of Israel to Gentile nations. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/zechariah/11-10.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">Next I took</span><br /><span class="heb">וָאֶקַּ֤ח</span> <span class="translit">(wā·’eq·qaḥ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3947.htm">Strong's 3947: </a> </span><span class="str2">To take</span><br /><br /><span class="word">my staff</span><br /><span class="heb">מַקְלִי֙</span> <span class="translit">(maq·lî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4731.htm">Strong's 4731: </a> </span><span class="str2">A shoot, stick</span><br /><br /><span class="word">called Favor</span><br /><span class="heb">נֹ֔עַם</span> <span class="translit">(nō·‘am)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5278.htm">Strong's 5278: </a> </span><span class="str2">Agreeableness, delight, suitableness, splendor, grace</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and cut it in two,</span><br /><span class="heb">וָאֶגְדַּ֖ע</span> <span class="translit">(wā·’eḡ·da‘)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1438.htm">Strong's 1438: </a> </span><span class="str2">To fell a, tree, to destroy anything</span><br /><br /><span class="word">revoking</span><br /><span class="heb">לְהָפֵיר֙</span> <span class="translit">(lə·hā·p̄êr)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6565.htm">Strong's 6565: </a> </span><span class="str2">To break up, to violate, frustrate</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the covenant</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּרִיתִ֔י</span> <span class="translit">(bə·rî·ṯî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1285.htm">Strong's 1285: </a> </span><span class="str2">A covenant</span><br /><br /><span class="word">I had made</span><br /><span class="heb">כָּרַ֖תִּי</span> <span class="translit">(kā·rat·tî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3772.htm">Strong's 3772: </a> </span><span class="str2">To cut, to destroy, consume, to covenant</span><br /><br /><span class="word">with</span><br /><span class="heb">אֶת־</span> <span class="translit">(’eṯ-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_854.htm">Strong's 854: </a> </span><span class="str2">Nearness, near, with, by, at, among</span><br /><br /><span class="word">all</span><br /><span class="heb">כָּל־</span> <span class="translit">(kāl-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm">Strong's 3605: </a> </span><span class="str2">The whole, all, any, every</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the nations.</span><br /><span class="heb">הָעַמִּֽים׃</span> <span class="translit">(hā·‘am·mîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5971.htm">Strong's 5971: </a> </span><span class="str2">A people, a tribe, troops, attendants, a flock</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/zechariah/11-10.htm">Zechariah 11:10 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/zechariah/11-10.htm">Zechariah 11:10 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/zechariah/11-10.htm">Zechariah 11:10 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/zechariah/11-10.htm">Zechariah 11:10 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/zechariah/11-10.htm">Zechariah 11:10 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/zechariah/11-10.htm">Zechariah 11:10 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/zechariah/11-10.htm">Zechariah 11:10 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/zechariah/11-10.htm">Zechariah 11:10 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/zechariah/11-10.htm">Zechariah 11:10 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/zechariah/11-10.htm">Zechariah 11:10 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/zechariah/11-10.htm">OT Prophets: Zechariah 11:10 I took my staff Favor and cut (Zech. 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