1 God says to a land named Lebanon: open your doors. Fire will burn your big trees. 2 Cry, little trees and big trees. The big trees in Bashan fall down. The thick woods are cut. ✂️ 3 Hear the sheep leaders cry. Their good place is gone. Hear lions roar by the Jordan. The brush is smashed. 4 God tells Zechariah to be a sheep leader for sad, hurt sheep. 5 Bad men buy the sheep and kill them. Bad men sell them and say, “We are rich.” Their sheep leaders do not care. ⚔️ 6 God says, I will not stop the hurt now. People will fight each other. A king will be mean. The land will be broken. I will not save them then. ⚔️️ 7 So I led the sad sheep. I took two sticks. I named one Good. I named one Together. I took care of the sheep. 8 In one moon, I stopped three bad sheep leaders. I was tired of them. They did not like me. ➕➕➕ 9 I said, I will not lead you now. Let the sick die. Let the weak fall. The rest will hurt each other very, very bad. ⚠️ 10 I broke the stick named Good. This ended the big promise. 11 That day, the careful sheep knew God had spoken. 12 I said, Pay me if you want. If not, do not. They paid me 30 silver coins. 13 God said, Throw the money to the potter at God’s house. This pay is not kind. I threw the 30 coins in God’s house for the potter. ➡️ 14 Then I broke the stick named Together. The two groups, Judah and Israel, did not stay like brothers. ❌ 15 God said, Now act like a silly, bad sheep leader. 16 A bad sheep leader will come. He will not help hurt ones. He will not look for lost ones. He will not heal. He will not feed. He will hurt the sheep, even take their feet. ❌ 17 Bad sheep leader, big trouble to you! A sword will hit his arm and eye. His arm will dry up. His right eye will be blind. ⚔️❌️❌