6. For I will no more pity the inhabitants of the land,” says Yahweh; “but, behold, I will deliver the men everyone into his neighbor’s hand, and into the hand of his king. They will strike the land, and out of their hand I will not deliver them.”
7. So I fed the flock of slaughter, especially the oppressed of the flock. I took for myself two staffs. The one I called “Favor”, and the other I called “Union”, and I fed the flock.
8. I cut off the three shepherds in one month; for my soul was weary of them, and their soul also loathed me.
9. Then I said, “I will not feed you. That which dies, let it die; and that which is to be cut off, let it be cut off; and let those who are left eat each other’s flesh.”
10. I took my staff Favor, and cut it apart, that I might break my covenant that I had made with all the peoples.
11. It was broken in that day; and thus the poor of the flock that listened to me knew that it was Yahweh’s word.
12. I said to them, “If you think it best, give me my wages; and if not, keep them.” So they weighed for my wages thirty pieces of silver.
13. Yahweh said to me, “Throw it to the potter, the handsome price that I was valued at by them!” I took the thirty pieces of silver, and threw them to the potter, in Yahweh’s house.
14. Then I cut apart my other staff, even Union, that I might break the brotherhood between Judah and Israel.
15. Yahweh said to me, “Take for yourself yet again the equipment of a foolish shepherd.