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Zechariah 11:10

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KJV ORIGINAL

And I took my staff, even Beauty, and cut it asunder, that I might break my covenant which I had made with all the people.

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✦ MADE SIMPLE

So I took my staff called Beauty and broke it in half, completely ending the covenant I had made with everyone.

⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE

Sometimes breaking something beautiful is the only way to show a relationship is truly over.

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But you've completely lost your way. You've made so many people trip up and fall away from what's right. You've totally messed up the sacred promise I made with the priests, says the Lord who rules over everything.

And he said, 'I have been passionate and devoted to the LORD God Almighty, because the people of Israel have abandoned your agreement with them, torn down your altars, and killed your prophets with swords. I am the only one left, and now they're trying to kill me too.'

But they broke our agreement just like everyone else does — they completely betrayed me and went behind my back.

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