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Zechariah 11:10

8 And in one month I dismissed three shepherds. My soul grew impatient with the flock, and their souls also detested me.

9 Then I said, “I will no longer shepherd you. Let the dying die, and the perishing perish; and let those who remain devour one another’s flesh.”

Next I took my staff called Favor and cut it in two, revoking the covenant I had made with all the nations.

11 It was revoked on that day, and so the afflicted of the flock who were watching me knew that it was the word of the LORD.

12 Then I told them, “If it seems right to you, give me my wages; but if not, keep them.” So they weighed out my wages, thirty pieces of silver.

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BSB
Next I took my staff called Favor and cut it in two, revoking the covenant I had made with all the nations.
KJV
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.
WEB
I took my staff Favor and cut it apart, that I might break my covenant that I had made with all the peoples.
ASV
And I took my staff Beauty, and cut it asunder, that I might break my covenant which I had made with all the peoples.
DARBY
And I took my staff, Beauty, and cut it asunder, that I might break my covenant which I had made with all the peoples.
BLB
And I took my staff Favor, and cut it in two, to break apart the covenant that I had made with all the peoples.
ÅB
Så tok jeg min stav liflighet og brøt den i stykker for å gjøre den pakt til intet som jeg hadde gjort med alle folkene.
OTB
Så tok jeg min stav kalt Nåde og brøt den, og opphevet pakten jeg hadde gjort med alle folkene.
B1930
Så tok jeg min stav liflighet og brøt den i stykker for å gjøre den pakt til intet som jeg hadde gjort med alle folkene.

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Cross references

  • Zechariah 11:7

    So I pastured the flock marked for slaughter, especially the afflicted of the flock. Then I took for myself two staffs, calling one Favor and the other Union, and I pastured the flock.

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  • Psalms 89:39

    You have renounced the covenant with Your servant and sullied his crown in the dust.

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  • Hebrews 8:8–13

    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.

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  • Jeremiah 14:21

    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.

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  • Jeremiah 31:31–32

    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.

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  • 1 Samuel 2:30

    Therefore, the LORD, the God of Israel, declares: ‘I did indeed say that your house and the house of your father would walk before Me forever. But now the LORD declares: Far be it from Me! For I will honor those who honor Me, but those who despise Me will be disdained.

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  • Psalms 90:17

    May the favor of the Lord our God rest upon us; establish for us the work of our hands— yes, establish the work of our hands!

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  • Hebrews 7:17–22

    For it is testified: “You are a priest forever in the order of Melchizedek.”

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