Passage

The staff is broken

Source and translation

World English Bible, Protestant Edition · Public domain · en

¹¹It was broken in that day; and thus the poor of the flock that listened to me knew that it was the LORD’s word.

Zechariah 11:11World English Bible, Protestant Edition

The scene

The speaker breaks his staff, called Favor, to break the covenant made with all the peoples.

The poor of the flock who listened to him recognize this as the Lord’s word. When he asks for his wages, thirty pieces of silver are weighed out.

What do the poor of the flock recognize in the breaking of the covenant?