Add parallel Print Page Options

Cessation of Prophecy

“At that time,”[a] declares the Lord of the Heavenly Armies, “I will eliminate the names of the idols from the land, and they will not be remembered anymore. I will also force both prophet and demon[b] to leave the land. It will also come about that if any man would dare to[c] prophesy, then his father and his mother who bore him will respond to him, ‘You will not live, because you are speaking lies in the name of the Lord.’ Then his father and mother who bore him will stab him for prophesying. Furthermore, it will come about at that time[d] that every prophet will become ashamed of his vision as he prophesies. They will wear no rough garments intended to deceive others.”[e]

Read full chapter

Footnotes

  1. Zechariah 13:2 Lit. day
  2. Zechariah 13:2 Lit. and unclean spirit
  3. Zechariah 13:3 Lit. would still
  4. Zechariah 13:4 Lit. day
  5. Zechariah 13:4 The Heb. lacks others