Zechariah 11:7-9

New International Reader's Version

⁷ So I took care of the sheep set apart to be sacrificed. I took special care of those that had been treated badly. Then I got two shepherd’s staffs. I called one of them Favor. I called the other one Union. And I took care of the flock. ⁸ In one month I got rid of three worthless shepherds.

The sheep hated me, and I got tired of them. ⁹ So I said, “I won’t be your shepherd anymore. Let those of you who are dying die. Let those who are passing away pass away. Let those who are left eat one another up.”