Zechariah Chapter 11 verse 10 Holy Bible
And I took my staff Beauty, and cut it asunder, that I might break my covenant which I had made with all the peoples.
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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.
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And I took my staff, Beauty, and cut it asunder, that I might break my covenant which I had made with all the peoples.
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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.
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I took my staff Favor, and cut it apart, that I might break my covenant that I had made with all the peoples.
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And I take My staff Pleasantness, and cut it asunder, to make void My covenant that I had made with all the peoples:
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Pulpit Commentary
Pulpit CommentaryVerse 10. - Cut it asunder. 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. My covenant which I had made with all the people; rather, with all the peoples. God calls the restriction which he had laid on foreign nations to prevent them from afflicting Israel, "a covenant." Similar "covenants," i.e. restraints imposed by God, are found in Job 5:23; Hosea 2:20 (Hosea 2:18, Authorized Version); Ezekiel 34:25, etc. The restraint being removed, there ensued war, exile, the destruction of the kingdom and theocracy, the subjection of Israel to Gentile nations.