Then I broke my second staff called Union. That broke the family connection between Judah and Israel.

我又折断称为“联索”的那根杖，表明我废弃犹大与以色列弟兄的情谊。

我又折断第二根杖，就是称为“联合”的那根杖，表明我废弃犹大与以色列弟兄间的情谊。

我又折断第二根杖，就是称为“联合”的那根杖，表明我废弃犹大与以色列弟兄间的情谊。

我又把那根叫“联合”的杖折断，以断开犹大和以色列之间的手足之情。

我又折断那称为“联合”的另一根杖，表示要废除犹大和以色列之间的手足之情。

我又折斷稱為「聯索」的那根杖，表明我廢棄猶大與以色列弟兄的情誼。

我又折斷第二根杖，就是稱為「聯合」的那根杖，表明我廢棄猶大與以色列弟兄間的情誼。

我又折斷第二根杖，就是稱為「聯合」的那根杖，表明我廢棄猶大與以色列弟兄間的情誼。

我又把那根叫「聯合」的杖折斷，以斷開猶大和以色列之間的手足之情。

我又折斷那稱為“聯合”的另一根杖，表示要廢除猶大和以色列之間的手足之情。

我又折斷我的第二根棍杖「聯繫和諧」，表示要廢棄猶大和以色列之間的弟兄情誼。

我又砍斷那稱為「聯合」的第二根杖，為要廢除猶大和以色列之間的兄弟之情。

其二維繫之杖、我亦折之、以絕猶大與以色列兄弟之誼、○

我又有杖、厥名維繫、我遂折之、為猶大以色列二族絕交之徵。

我之第二杖、稱維繫者、我遂折之、以示猶大與以色列兄弟之和好將廢、

Then I broke my second staff called Union, breaking the family bond between Judah and Israel.

Then I broke my second staff Union, annulling the brotherhood between Judah and Israel.

Then I took my other staff, Union, and cut it in two, showing that the bond of unity between Judah and Israel was broken.

Then I cut in two my second staff, Union, annulling the brotherhood between Judah and Israel.

Then I cut in pieces my second staff Union, to break the brotherhood between Judah and Israel.

Then I cut in two my other staff, Bonds, that I might break the brotherhood between Judah and Israel.

Then I cut asunder mine other staff, even Bands, that I might break the brotherhood between Judah and Israel.

Then I cut in two my second staff, Union, annulling the brotherhood between Judah and Israel.

Then I cut asunder mine other staff,[ even] Bands, that I might break the brotherhood between Judah and Israel.

Then I cut the second staff“ Binders” in two in order to annul the covenant of brotherhood between Judah and Israel.

Then I cut apart my other staff, even Union, that I might break the brotherhood between Judah and Israel.

That’s what Manasseh’s people will do to Ephraim. And that’s what Ephraim’s people will do to Manasseh. Together they will turn against Judah. Even then, the Lord is still angry. His hand is still raised against them.

But suppose your hearts are jealous and bitter. Suppose you are concerned only about getting ahead. Then don’t brag about it. And don’t say no to the truth.

“ Son of man, get a stick of wood. Write on it,‘ Belonging to the tribe of Judah and the Israelites who are connected with it.’ Then get another stick. Write on it,‘ Ephraim’s stick. Belonging to the tribes of Joseph and all the Israelites connected with them.’Join them together into one stick in your hand.“ Your people will ask you,‘ What do you mean by this?’Tell them,‘ The Lord and King says,“ I am going to get the stick of Joseph and the Israelites connected with it. That stick is in Ephraim’s hand. I am going to join it to Judah’s stick. I will make them a single stick of wood in my hand.” ’Show them the sticks you wrote on.

Why do you fight and argue among yourselves? Isn’t it because of your sinful desires? They fight within you.You want something, but you don’t have it. So you kill. You want what others have, but you can’t get what you want. So you argue and fight. You don’t have what you want, because you don’t ask God.When you do ask for something, you don’t receive it. That’s because you ask for the wrong reason. You want to spend your money on your sinful pleasures.

So I took care of the sheep set apart to be sacrificed. I took special care of those that had been treated badly. Then I got two shepherd’s staffs. I called one of them Favor. I called the other one Union. And I took care of the flock.

At that time, many will turn away from their faith. They will hate each other. They will hand each other over to their enemies.

Are you jealous? Are you concerned only about getting ahead? Then your life will be a mess. You will be doing all kinds of evil things.

Ephraim’s people won’t be jealous anymore. Judah’s attackers will be destroyed. Ephraim won’t be jealous of Judah. And Judah won’t attack Ephraim.

If you say or do things that harm one another, watch out! You could end up destroying one another.

So I said,“ I won’t be your shepherd anymore. Let those of you who are dying die. Let those who are passing away pass away. Let those who are left eat one another up.”

When he said this, the Pharisees and the Sadducees started to argue. They began to take sides.The Sadducees say that people will not rise from the dead. They don’t believe there are angels or spirits either. But the Pharisees believe all these things.People were causing trouble and making a lot of noise. Some of the teachers of the law who were Pharisees stood up. They argued strongly.“ We find nothing wrong with this man,” they said.“ What if a spirit or an angel has spoken to him?”The people arguing were getting out of control. The commanding officer was afraid that Paul would be torn to pieces by them. So he ordered the soldiers to go down and take him away from them by force. The officer had told them to bring Paul into the fort.