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And I tookוָאֶקַּחmy staffמַקְלִיPleasantnessנֹעַםand cutוָאֶגְדַּעit,אֹתוֹto breakלְהָפֵירmy covenantבְּרִיתִיthatאֲשֶׁרI had madeכָּרַתִּיwithאֶתallכָּלthe peoples.הָעַמִּים
Zechariah 11:10
Study it in the app“And I took my staff Pleasantness and cut it, to break my covenant that I had made with all the peoples.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Zechariah 11:10, word by word
- And I tookאֶקַּחekach
take
To grasp something in the hand to carry or use it.
Where else “ekach” appears- my staffמַקְלִmakli
staff
A staff for leaning on while walking or for herding; a walking stick or crook.
Where else “makli” appears- Pleasantnessנֹעַםnoam
Pleasantness
Pleasantness: the name the prophet gave one of his staffs.
Where else “noam” appears- and cutאֶגְדַּעegda
cut down, hew
Cut down: fell a tree or a pole; also to cut off or break.
Where else “egda” appears- to breakהָפֵירhafer
annul
To void a covenant or vow; spoil a plan.
Where else “hafer” appears- my covenantבְּרִיתִberiti
covenant
The commitment God makes with his people, with promises and commands.
Where else “beriti” appears- I had madeכָּרַתִּיkarati
make a covenant
Literally "cut": to seal a solemn agreement, splitting animals.
Where else “karati” appears- the peoplesעַמִּיםamim
people
A group of people united by family, land and customs: a nation.
Where else “amim” appears
The context
9And I said, “I will not shepherd you; what is dying, let it die; and what is disappearing, let it disappear; and those that are left, let them devour each the flesh of her companion.”
10 · This verse (above)
11And it was broken on that day; and so the afflicted of the flock who were watching me knew that it was the word of YHWH.