וָֽאֶרְעֶה֙ אֶת־צֹ֣אן הַֽהֲרֵגָ֔ה לָכֵ֖ן עֲנִיֵּ֣י הַצֹּ֑אן וָאֶקַּֽח־לִ֞י שְׁנֵ֣י מַקְל֗וֹת לְאַחַ֞ד קָרָ֤אתִי נֹ֙עַם֙ וּלְאַחַד֙ קָרָ֣אתִי חֹֽבְלִ֔ים וָאֶרְעֶ֖ה אֶת־הַצֹּֽאן׃
Kaya pinastol ko ang kawang nakalaan sa pagkatay, tunay ngang ang mga aba sa kawan. At kumuha ako ng dalawang tungkod: ang isa ay tinawag kong Kaaya-ayahan, at ang isa ay tinawag kong Mga Tagapinsala; at pinastol ko ang kawan.
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And I tended the flock of slaughter All these are the words of the Holy One, blessed be He, to the prophet: And I tended them in the early days.
Rashi
indeed, the poor of the flock Indeed, they were the poor of the flock when I began to tend them.
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and I took for Myself two staffs At the end of a period of time, I divided them into two kingdoms because of their iniquity.
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one I called Pleasantness Jeroboam promised to lead them gently.
Rashi
and one I called Destoyers Rehoboam told [his kingdom] that he would flog them with scorpions (I Kings 12:11). [Zechariah] calls their rulers staffs because it is customary to lead flocks with staffs.