Zechariah 11:10 meaning and explanation

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

Zechariah 11:10, Berean Standard Bible

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Zechariah, acting as a prophet in the post-exilic community, is told in verse 4 to pasture a flock marked for slaughter, and he does so with two staffs he names Favor and Union. Here he snaps the first staff, Favor, in two, which the text says revokes the covenant he had made with all the nations.

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