Zec 11:10 | TNotes | STEP | 11:10 Unlike Ezekiel, who dramatized the reunification of the Hebrew kingdoms (Ezek 37:15-19 ), Zechariah dramatized the division by cutting the staffs in two (see also Zech 11:14 ). The cutting of the staffs indicated the broken covenant bond between God and his people (11:11 ) and the broken bond of unity between the kingdoms of Judah and Israel (11:14 ). • A covenant between the Lord and all the nations is otherwise unknown. Zechariah might actually have been proclaiming the dissolution of the covenant binding Israel to God as his people (cp. Hos 1:6-9 ; see study note on Zech 13:9).

bEzek 37:15-19►

cZech 11:14►

fHos 1:6-9►

‏ Zechariah 11:10

11:10 ^a Unlike Ezekiel, who dramatized the reunification of the Hebrew kingdoms (Ezek 37:15-19 ^b), Zechariah dramatized the division by cutting the staffs in two (see also Zech 11:14 ^c). The cutting of the staffs indicated the broken covenant bond between God and his people (11:11 ^d) and the broken bond of unity between the kingdoms of Judah and Israel (11:14 ^e).

• A covenant between the Lord and all the nations is otherwise unknown. Zechariah might actually have been proclaiming the dissolution of the covenant binding Israel to God as his people (cp. Hos 1:6-9 ^f; see study note on Zech 13:9).