Bible Dictionary
BEAUTY AND BANDS
“Beauty and Bands” are the two symbolic staffs in Zechariah 11. Beauty represents the Lord’s covenant of grace with the peoples, while Bands represents the brotherhood of Judah and Israel; their breaking signifies the breaking of the covenant and national unity.
Definition
“Beauty and Bands” are the names of two symbolic staffs in Zechariah 11. Beauty signifies Yahweh’s covenant of grace with the peoples, while Bands signifies the brotherhood or unity of Judah and Israel.
Biblical Usage
The breaking of Beauty symbolizes the breaking of Yahweh’s covenant, and the breaking of Bands symbolizes the breaking of the union between Judah and Israel.
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Historical Bible Dictionaries
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (ISBE)
<p>bu'-ti, bandz (no`am, and chobhelim): The names given in Zec 11:7,14 to two symbolical staves, the first signifying Yahweh's covenant of grace with the peoples, and the second representing the brotherhood of Judah and Israel. The breaking of the two staves is symbolic of the breaking of Yahweh's covenant and of the union between Judah and Israel.</p>