The jealousy of Ephraim shall depart; the hostility of Judah shall be cut off; Ephraim shall not be jealous of Judah, and Judah shall not be hostile toward Ephraim.
Zechariah 11:14 - New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021 Then I broke my second staff Unity, annulling the family ties between Judah and Israel. More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Then I cut asunder mine other staff, even Bands, that I might break the brotherhood between Judah and Israel. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Then I broke into pieces my other staff, Bands or Union, indicating that I was annulling the brotherhood between Judah and Israel. American Standard Version (1901) Then I cut asunder mine other staff, even Bands, that I might break the brotherhood between Judah and Israel. Common English Bible Then I chopped up my second staff Harmony, to break the alliance between Judah and Israel. Catholic Public Domain Version And I cut short my second staff, which was called Rope, so that I might dissolve the brotherhood between Judah and Israel. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And I cut off my second rod that was called a Cord, that I might break the brotherhood between Juda and Israel. |
The jealousy of Ephraim shall depart; the hostility of Judah shall be cut off; Ephraim shall not be jealous of Judah, and Judah shall not be hostile toward Ephraim.
Manasseh devoured Ephraim, and Ephraim Manasseh, and together they were against Judah. For all this his anger has not turned away; his hand is stretched out still.
I will make them one nation in the land, on the mountains of Israel, and one king shall be king over them all. Never again shall they be two nations, and never again shall they be divided into two kingdoms.
For I will no longer have pity on the inhabitants of the earth, says the Lord. I will cause them, every one, to fall each into the hand of a neighbor and each into the hand of the king, and they shall devastate the earth, and I will deliver no one from their hand.”
So on behalf of the sheep merchants, I became the shepherd of the flock doomed to slaughter. I took two staffs; one I named Favor, the other I named Unity, and I tended the sheep.
So I said, “I will not be your shepherd. What is to die, let it die; what is to be destroyed, let it be destroyed; and let those that are left devour the flesh of one another!”
Then many will fall away, and they will betray one another and hate one another.
If, however, you bite and devour one another, take care that you are not consumed by one another.
But if you have bitter envy and selfish ambition in your hearts, do not be arrogant and lie about the truth.
For where there is envy and selfish ambition, there will also be disorder and wickedness of every kind.