6. The Lord declares, “I will no longer have pity on those who live in the land. I am going to hand the people over to their neighbors and their king, who will crush the land. And I won’t rescue any of them from their power.”
7. So I became the shepherd of the sheep that were to be slaughtered and also of the oppressed sheep. I took two shepherd staffs and named one Favor and the other Unity. And I took care of the sheep.
8. I got rid of three shepherds in one month. I became impatient with the sheep, and they also became disgusted with me.
9. So I said, “I won’t be your shepherd. Let those that are dying die. Let those that are missing stay missing. And let those that are left devour each other.”
10. Then I took my staff called Favor and broke it in pieces, to break the promise that I had made to all the nations.