Zechariah 11:10

“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 (KJV)

Other Translations

¶ And I tooke my staffe, euen Beautie, and cut it asunder, that I might breake my couenant which I had made with all the people.
- King James Version (1611) - View 1611 Bible Scan

I took my staff Favor and cut it in pieces, to break my covenant which I had made with all the peoples.
- New American Standard Version (1995)

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 (1901)

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.
- Basic English 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.
- Darby Bible

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.
- Webster's Bible

I took my staff Favor, and cut it apart, that I might break my covenant that I had made with all the peoples.
- World English Bible

And I take My staff Pleasantness, and cut it asunder, to make void My covenant that I had made with all the peoples:
- Youngs Literal Bible

And I took my staff Graciousness, and cut it asunder, 'that I might break My covenant which I had made with all the peoples.'
- Jewish Publication Society Bible

Bible commentary

Wesley's Notes for Zechariah 11:10


11:10 Even beauty - Which was the beauty and glory of them, the covenant of God, with all the blessings of it. That I might break - Declare it null. Christ calls it his covenant, for he was the mediator of it.


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