Zechariah 11:7-11

7So I was a good shepherd to the sheep that men would soon kill. I took special care of the weakest sheep. Then I took two sticks. And I called one stick ‘Grace’ and I called the other stick ‘Together’. I fed the sheep.

8In one month, I sent away three shepherds. They did not like me and I was not patient with them.

9I said to the sheep, ‘I will not be your shepherd and you will die. The sheep that do not die will eat each other.’

10I took ‘Grace’ which was my first stick. I broke it into two pieces. The Lord's promise to his people finished.

11On the day that the Lord's promise finished, the weak sheep watched me. They knew that it was the Lord's message.