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The Sword Shall Strike the Shepherd

“O sword, awake against my shepherd,
    against the man who is my associate,”
        declares[a] Yahweh of hosts.
“Strike the shepherd,
    so that the sheep[b] may be scattered,
    and I will turn my hand against the small ones.
And then[c] in all the land,” declares[d] Yahweh,
    two thirds[e] will be cut off and perish,
    and one third will be left alive[f] in it.
And I will bring the remaining third into the fire,
    and I will refine them like one refines silver,
    and I will test them like one tests gold.
They[g] will call my name,
    and I will answer them.[h]
I will say, ‘They[i] are my people,’
    and they[j] will say, ‘Yahweh is my God.’”

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Footnotes

  1. Zechariah 13:7 Literally “declaration of”
  2. Zechariah 13:7 Or “flock”; the Hebrew term refers collectively to both sheep and goats (small livestock animals)
  3. Zechariah 13:8 Literally “And it will happen”
  4. Zechariah 13:8 Literally “declaration of”
  5. Zechariah 13:8 Literally “a mouth of two”
  6. Zechariah 13:8 Hebrew “left over”
  7. Zechariah 13:9 Hebrew “He”
  8. Zechariah 13:9 Hebrew “him”
  9. Zechariah 13:9 Hebrew “He”
  10. Zechariah 13:9 Hebrew “he”

The Shepherd Struck, the Sheep Scattered

“Awake, sword,(A) against my shepherd,(B)
    against the man who is close to me!”
    declares the Lord Almighty.
“Strike the shepherd,
    and the sheep will be scattered,(C)
    and I will turn my hand against the little ones.
In the whole land,” declares the Lord,
    “two-thirds will be struck down and perish;
    yet one-third will be left in it.(D)
This third I will put into the fire;(E)
    I will refine them like silver(F)
    and test them like gold.(G)
They will call(H) on my name(I)
    and I will answer(J) them;
I will say, ‘They are my people,’(K)
    and they will say, ‘The Lord is our God.(L)’”

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