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Zechariah 13:5-7
New Catholic Bible
Zechariah 13:5-7
New Catholic Bible
5 Rather, he will say, “I am no prophet. I am a tiller of soil, for the land has been my possession since my youth.” 6 And if anyone asks him, “What are these wounds on your chest?” he will reply, “I received them in the house of my friends.”
The Song of the Sword
7 Awake, O sword, against my shepherd,
against the man who is my associate,
says the Lord of hosts.
Strike the shepherd,
so that the sheep may be scattered,
and I will turn my hand against their young.[a]
Footnotes
- Zechariah 13:7 Jesus cites this verse in foretelling his passion and the flight of the apostles (Mt 26:31).