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Zechariah 11:13-15
International Children’s Bible
Zechariah 11:13-15
International Children’s Bible
13 The Lord said to me, “Throw the money to the potter.” That is how little they thought I was worth.[a] So I threw the money to the potter in the Temple of the Lord.
14 Then I broke the second stick named Union. This broke the tie between Judah and Israel.
15 Then the Lord said to me, “Become a foolish shepherd again.
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- 11:13 worth This was a small amount. It was about the price paid for a slave.
Zechariah 11:13-15
New International Version
Zechariah 11:13-15
New International Version
13 And the Lord said to me, “Throw it to the potter”—the handsome price at which they valued me! So I took the thirty pieces of silver(A) and threw them to the potter at the house of the Lord.(B)
14 Then I broke my second staff called Union, breaking the family bond between Judah and Israel.
15 Then the Lord said to me, “Take again the equipment of a foolish shepherd.
Zechariah 11:13-15
English Standard Version
Zechariah 11:13-15
English Standard Version
13 Then the Lord said to me, “Throw it to the potter”—(A)the lordly price at which I was priced by them. So I took the (B)thirty pieces of silver and threw them into the house of the Lord, to the potter. 14 Then I broke (C)my second staff Union, annulling the brotherhood between Judah and Israel.
15 Then the Lord said to me, “Take once more the equipment of (D)a foolish shepherd.
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