8 In one month I got rid of three shepherds. The flock hated me, and I got impatient with them.
9 I said, “I will no longer take care of you like a shepherd. Let those that are dying die. Let those that are to be destroyed be destroyed. Let those that are left eat each other.”
10 Then I broke the stick named Favor. This broke the agreement God made with his people.
11 That day it was broken. Those weak sheep were watching me. They knew this message was from the Lord.
12 Then I said, “If you want to pay me, then pay me. If not, then don’t.” So they paid me 30 pieces of silver.
13 The Lord said to me, “Throw the money to the potter.” That is how little they thought I was worth. 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.