Zechariah 11: The Shepherd Valued at Thirty Silver Pieces

A lament over fallen forests opens a picture of a doomed flock that the prophet shepherds with two staffs, Favor and Union. The flock rejects him and he breaks Favor; paid thirty silver pieces, he casts the money to the potter and breaks Union, and a worthless shepherd is foretold.

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In 11:4-5, how is the doomed flock treated by those who buy it, sell it and shepherd it?

They argue over it and at last set it free in the hillsThey sell it cheaply to the nations out of pity for itThey guard it from harm but fail to give it enough to eatThey exploit it for gain and show it no compassion at all