Zechariah 11:10

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“Next I took my staff called Favor and cut it in two, revoking the covenant I had made with all the nations.”

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BSBPD

“Next I took my staff called Favor and cut it in two, revoking the covenant I had made with all the nations.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“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.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“And I took my staff Beauty, and cut it asunder, that I might break my covenant which I had made with all the peoples.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“And I take My staff Pleasantness, and cut it asunder, to make void My covenant that I had made with all the peoples:”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Zechariah 11:10 — 20 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Numbers 14:34In keeping with the forty days you spied out the land, you shall bear your guilt forty years—a year for each day—and you will experience My alienation.
  2. 1 Samuel 2:30Therefore, the LORD, the God of Israel, declares: ‘I did indeed say that your house and the house of your father would walk before Me forever. But now the LORD declares: Far be it from Me! For I will honor those who honor Me, but those who despise Me will be disdained.
  3. Psalms 50:2From Zion, perfect in beauty, God shines forth.
  4. Psalms 89:39You have renounced the covenant with Your servant and sullied his crown in the dust.
  5. Psalms 90:17May the favor of the Lord our God rest upon us; establish for us the work of our hands— yes, establish the work of our hands!
  6. Jeremiah 14:21For the sake of Your name do not despise us; do not disgrace Your glorious throne. Remember Your covenant with us; do not break it.
  7. Jeremiah 31:31Behold, the days are coming, declares the LORD, when I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel and with the house of Judah.
  8. Ezekiel 7:20His beautiful ornaments they transformed into pride and used them to fashion their vile images and detestable idols. Therefore I will make these into something unclean for them.
  9. Ezekiel 16:59For this is what the Lord GOD says: I will deal with you according to your deeds, since you have despised the oath by breaking the covenant.
  10. Ezekiel 24:21Tell the house of Israel that this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘I am about to desecrate My sanctuary, the pride of your power, the desire of your eyes, and the delight of your soul. And the sons and daughters you left behind will fall by the sword.’
  11. Daniel 9:26Then after the sixty-two weeks the Messiah will be cut off and will have nothing. Then the people of the prince who is to come will destroy the city and the sanctuary. The end will come like a flood, and until the end there will be war; desolations have been decreed.
  12. Hosea 1:9And the LORD said, “Name him Lo-ammi, for you are not My people, and I am not your God.
  13. Zechariah 11:7So I pastured the flock marked for slaughter, especially the afflicted of the flock. Then I took for myself two staffs, calling one Favor and the other Union, and I pastured the flock.
  14. Luke 21:5As some of the disciples were remarking how the temple was adorned with beautiful stones and consecrated gifts, Jesus said,
  15. Luke 21:32Truly I tell you, this generation will not pass away until all these things have happened.
  16. Acts 6:13where they presented false witnesses who said, “This man never stops speaking against this holy place and against the law.
  17. Romans 9:3For I could wish that I myself were cursed and cut off from Christ for the sake of my brothers, my own flesh and blood,
  18. Galatians 3:16The promises were spoken to Abraham and to his seed. The Scripture does not say, “and to seeds,” meaning many, but “and to your seed,” meaning One, who is Christ.
  19. Hebrews 7:17For it is testified: “You are a priest forever in the order of Melchizedek.”
  20. Hebrews 8:8But God found fault with the people and said: “Behold, the days are coming, declares the Lord, when I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel and with the house of Judah.

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