Zechariah 13
English Standard Version
13 (A)“On that day there shall be (B)a fountain opened for the house of David and the inhabitants of Jerusalem, to cleanse them from sin and uncleanness.
Idolatry Cut Off
2 “And (C)on that day, declares the Lord of hosts, (D)I will cut off the names of the idols from the land, so that (E)they shall be remembered no more. And also (F)I will remove from the land the prophets and the spirit of uncleanness. 3 And if anyone again prophesies, his father and mother who bore him will say to him, (G)‘You shall not live, for you speak lies in the name of the Lord.’ And his father and mother who bore him shall pierce him through when he prophesies.
4 “On that day (H)every prophet will be ashamed of his vision when he prophesies. He will not put on a hairy cloak in order to deceive, 5 but he will say, (I)‘I am no prophet, I am a worker of the soil, for a man sold me in my youth.’[a] 6 And if one asks him, ‘What are these wounds on your back?’[b] he will say, ‘The wounds I received in the house of my friends.’
The Shepherd Struck
7 “Awake, O sword, against (J)my shepherd,
against the man who stands next to me,”
declares the Lord of hosts.
(K)“Strike the shepherd, and the sheep will be scattered;
I will turn my hand against the little ones.
8 In the whole land, declares the Lord,
two thirds shall be cut off and perish,
(L)and one third shall be left alive.
9 And (M)I will put this third into the fire,
and refine them as one refines silver,
and test them as gold is tested.
(N)They will call upon my name,
and (O)I will answer them.
(P)I will say, ‘They are my people’;
and they will say, ‘The Lord is my God.’”
Footnotes
- Zechariah 13:5 Or for the land has been my possession since my youth
- Zechariah 13:6 Or on your chest; Hebrew wounds between your hands
Zechariah 13
New King James Version
Idolatry Cut Off
13 “In that (A)day (B)a fountain shall be opened for the house of David and for the inhabitants of Jerusalem, for sin and for (C)uncleanness.
2 “It shall be in that day,” says the Lord of hosts, “that I will (D)cut off the names of the idols from the land, and they shall no longer be remembered. I will also cause (E)the prophets and the unclean spirit to depart from the land. 3 It shall come to pass that if anyone still prophesies, then his father and mother who begot him will say to him, ‘You shall (F)not live, because you have spoken lies in the name of the Lord.’ And his father and mother who begot him (G)shall thrust him through when he prophesies.
4 “And it shall be in that day that (H)every prophet will be ashamed of his vision when he prophesies; they will not wear (I)a robe of coarse hair to deceive. 5 (J)But he will say, ‘I am no prophet, I am a farmer; for a man taught me to keep cattle from my youth.’ 6 And one will say to him, ‘What are these wounds between your [a]arms?’ Then he will answer, ‘Those with which I was wounded in the house of my friends.’
The Shepherd Savior
7 “Awake, O sword, against (K)My Shepherd,
Against the Man (L)who is My Companion,”
Says the Lord of hosts.
(M)“Strike the Shepherd,
And the sheep will be scattered;
Then I will turn My hand against (N)the little ones.
8 And it shall come to pass in all the land,”
Says the Lord,
“That (O)two-thirds in it shall be cut off and die,
(P)But one-third shall be left in it:
9 I will bring the one-third (Q)through the fire,
Will (R)refine them as silver is refined,
And test them as gold is tested.
(S)They will call on My name,
And I will answer them.
(T)I will say, ‘This is My people’;
And each one will say, ‘The Lord is my God.’ ”
Footnotes
- Zechariah 13:6 Or hands
Zaharia 13
Cornilescu 1924 - Revised 2010, 2014
13 În ziua aceea(A), se va deschide(B) casei lui David şi locuitorilor Ierusalimului un izvor pentru păcat şi necurăţie. 2 În ziua aceea, zice Domnul oştirilor, voi stârpi(C) din ţară numele idolilor, ca nimeni să nu-şi mai aducă aminte de ei; voi scoate, de asemenea, din ţară pe prorocii(D) mincinoşi şi duhul necurat. 3 Şi, dacă va mai proroci cineva, atunci tatăl său şi mama sa, înşişi părinţii lui, îi vor zice: ‘Tu nu vei trăi, căci ai spus minciuni în Numele Domnului’ şi tatăl său şi mama sa, cei care l-au născut, îl vor străpunge(E) când va proroci. 4 În ziua aceea, prorocii se vor ruşina(F), fiecare, de vedeniile lor când vor proroci şi nu se vor mai îmbrăca într-o manta de păr(G) ca să mintă pe oameni. 5 Ci fiecare(H) din ei va zice: ‘Eu nu sunt proroc, ci sunt plugar, căci am fost cumpărat din tinereţea mea!’ 6 Şi dacă-l va întreba cineva: ‘De unde vin aceste răni pe care le ai la mâini?’ el va răspunde: ‘În casa celor ce mă iubeau le-am primit’. 7 ‘Scoală-te, sabie, asupra păstorului(I) Meu şi asupra omului care îmi este(J) tovarăş! zice Domnul oştirilor. Loveşte(K) pe păstor, şi se vor risipi oile!’ Şi Îmi voi întoarce mâna spre cei(L) mici. 8 În toată ţara, zice Domnul, două treimi vor fi nimicite, vor pieri, iar cealaltă(M) treime va rămâne. 9 Dar treimea aceasta din urmă o voi pune în foc(N) şi o voi curăţi cum se curăţă argintul, o voi lămuri(O) cum se lămureşte aurul. Ei vor chema(P) Numele Meu şi îi voi asculta; Eu voi(Q) zice: ‘Acesta este poporul Meu!’ Şi ei vor zice: ‘Domnul este Dumnezeul meu!’
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