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.
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.