American Standard Version
"And I took my staff Beauty, and cut it asunder, that I might break my covenant which I had made with all the peoples. "
— Zechariah 11:10, American Standard Version
“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.”
“I took my staff Favor, and cut it apart, that I might break my covenant that I had made with all the peoples.”
“Then I took my staff“Pleasantness” and cut it in two to annul my covenant that I had made with all the people.”
“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.”
“And I took my rod Beautiful, cutting it in two, so that the Lord's agreement, which he had made with all the peoples, might be broken.”
“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.”
So I fed the flock of slaughter, verily the 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.
And I cut off the three shepherds in one month; for my soul was weary of them, and their soul also loathed me.
Then said I, I will not feed you: that which dieth, let it die; and that which is to be cut off, let it be cut off; and let them that are left eat every one the flesh of another.
And I took my staff Beauty, and cut it asunder, that I might break my covenant which I had made with all the peoples.
And it was broken in that day; and thus the poor of the flock that gave heed unto me knew that it was the word of Jehovah.
And I said unto them, If ye think good, give me my hire; and if not, forbear. So they weighed for my hire thirty pieces of silver.
And Jehovah said unto me, Cast it unto the potter, the goodly price that I was prized at by them. And I took the thirty pieces of silver, and cast them unto the potter, in the house of Jehovah.