“I took my staff,
Favor.
I broke it.
I annulling the covenant
That I had made
With all the people.
So,
It was annulled
On that day.
The sheep merchants,
Who were watching me,
Knew that it was
The word of Yahweh.”
Zechariah took his staff named favor, grace, or beauty. Then he broke it. By this, on that day, he annulled the covenant that had been made with his people. Meanwhile, the sheep merchants were watching him. They realized that this was truly the word of Yahweh.
Eugene Finnegan Bible Project 