Zechariah 11:7-9

Common English Bible

⁷ So I shepherded the flock intended for slaughter,
            the afflicted of the flock.^[a]
I took two staffs for myself.
        I named one Delight;
            the other I named Harmony.
I shepherded the flock.
⁸ I removed three shepherds in one month
        when I grew impatient with them.
        Moreover, they detested me.
⁹ Then I said, “I won’t shepherd you.
    Let the dying die,
                and let what is to be removed be removed.
    Let those who are left devour the flesh of their neighbor.”