Zechariah 11:6-8

Good News Translation

(⁶ The Lord said, “I will no longer pity anyone on earth. I myself will put all the people in the power of their rulers. These rulers will devastate the earth, and I will not save it from their power.”)

⁷ Those who bought and sold the sheep hired me, and I became the shepherd of the sheep that were going to be butchered. I took two sticks: one I called “Favor” and the other “Unity.” And I took care of the flock. ⁸ I lost patience with three other shepherds, who hated me, and I got rid of them all in a single month.