Catholic Public Domain Version
"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. "
— Zechariah 11:10, Catholic Public Domain 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.”
“And I took my staff Beauty, and cut it asunder, that I might break my covenant which I had made with all the peoples. ”
“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.”
And I will pasture the flock of the slaughter, because of this, O poor of the flock. And I took to myself two staffs: the one I called Handsome, and the other I called Rope, and I pastured the flock.
And I cut down three shepherds in one month. And my soul became contracted concerning them, just as their soul also varied concerning me.
And I said: I will not pasture you. Whatever dies, let it die. And whatever is cut down, let it be cut down. And let the rest of them devour, each one the flesh of his neighbor.
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.
And it became invalid in that day. And so they understood, just like the poor of the flock who stay close to me, that this is the word of the Lord.
And I said to them: If it is good in your eyes, bring me my wages. And if not, remain still. And they weighed for my wages thirty silver coins.
And the Lord said to me: Cast it towards the statuary, the handsome price at which I have been valued by them. And I took the thirty silver coins, and I cast them into the house of the Lord, towards the statuary.