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Zechariah 13
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13 “‘On that day a well will be opened for the house of David and for the inhabitants of Jerusalem, to cleanse them from sin and from impurity.[a] 2 And then,[b] on that day,’ declares[c] Yahweh of hosts, ‘I will cut off the names of the idols from the land, and they will no longer be remembered; and also the prophets and the spirit of uncleanness I will banish from the land. 3 And then,[d] if anyone prophesies again, his father and his mother who bore him will say to him, “You shall not live, because you have spoken a lie in the name of Yahweh!” And his father and his mother who bore him will pierce him through when he prophesies. 4 And then[e] on that day, each of the prophets will be ashamed because of his vision when he was prophesying, and they will not put on a cloak of hair in order to deceive, 5 but he will say, “I am not a prophet; I am a tiller of the soil, for a man has acquired me since my youth.”[f] 6 And someone[g] shall say to him, “What are these wounds between your arms?”[h] and he will say, “Those I have received[i] in the house of the ones who love me.”’”

The Sword Shall Strike the Shepherd

7 “O sword, awake against my shepherd,
    against the man who is my associate,”
        declares[j] Yahweh of hosts.
“Strike the shepherd,
    so that the sheep[k] may be scattered,
    and I will turn my hand against the small ones.
8 And then[l] in all the land,” declares[m] Yahweh,
    “two thirds[n] will be cut off and perish,
    and one third will be left alive[o] in it.
9 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[p] will call my name,
    and I will answer them.[q]
I will say, ‘They[r] are my people,’
    and they[s] will say, ‘Yahweh is my God.’”

Footnotes

  1. Zechariah 13:1 Literally “for sin and for impurity”
  2. Zechariah 13:2 Literally “And it will happen”
  3. Zechariah 13:2 Literally “declaration of”
  4. Zechariah 13:3 Literally “And it will happen”
  5. Zechariah 13:4 Literally “And it will happen”
  6. Zechariah 13:5 Other translations read “for the land has been my possession since my youth”
  7. Zechariah 13:6 Hebrew “he”
  8. Zechariah 13:6 Literally “between your hands”; that is, on the chest or on the back
  9. Zechariah 13:6 Hebrew “have been struck”
  10. Zechariah 13:7 Literally “declaration of”
  11. Zechariah 13:7 Or “flock”; the Hebrew term refers collectively to both sheep and goats (small livestock animals)
  12. Zechariah 13:8 Literally “And it will happen”
  13. Zechariah 13:8 Literally “declaration of”
  14. Zechariah 13:8 Literally “a mouth of two”
  15. Zechariah 13:8 Hebrew “left over”
  16. Zechariah 13:9 Hebrew “He”
  17. Zechariah 13:9 Hebrew “him”
  18. Zechariah 13:9 Hebrew “He”
  19. Zechariah 13:9 Hebrew “he”
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Zechariah 13
International Standard Version

13 1 At that time,[a] a fountain will be opened for the house of David and for those who live in Jerusalem so they can be cleansed from[b] sin and ceremonial impurity.

Cessation of Prophecy

2 “At that time,”[c] 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[d] to leave the land. 3 It will also come about that if any man would dare to[e] 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. 4 Furthermore, it will come about at that time[f] that every prophet will become ashamed of his vision as he prophesies. They will wear no rough garments intended to deceive others.”[g]

The Injured Servant of Mankind

5 “He[h] will say, ‘I am no mere[i] prophet. A servant of mankind am I, because a man dedicated to this[j] have I been from my youth.’

6 “Someone will say to him, ‘What are these injuries to your hands?’

“He will reply, ‘…what I received at my friend’s house.’

7 “Arise, sword, against my shepherd,
    against the mighty one who is related to me,”
        declares the Lord of the Heavenly Armies.
“Strike the shepherd,
    the sheep will be scattered,
        and I will turn against the insignificant ones.
8 It will come about in all of the land,”
    declares the Lord,
“that two thirds of the people living there will die,
    but a third will survive who live there.
9 And I will bring that surviving third through,
    testing them as if through fire,
purifying them like silver,
    assaying them like gold.
They will call on my name,
    and I will answer them.
I will say, ‘This is my people,’
    and they will say, ‘The Lord is my God.’”

Footnotes

  1. Zechariah 13:1 Lit. day
  2. Zechariah 13:1 The Heb. lacks so they can be cleansed from
  3. Zechariah 13:2 Lit. day
  4. Zechariah 13:2 Lit. and unclean spirit
  5. Zechariah 13:3 Lit. would still
  6. Zechariah 13:4 Lit. day
  7. Zechariah 13:4 The Heb. lacks others
  8. Zechariah 13:5 MT subject is third sing.; i.e. the Lord.
  9. Zechariah 13:5 The Heb. lacks mere
  10. Zechariah 13:5 The Heb. lacks to this
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Zechariah 13
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Cleansing From Sin

13 “On that day a fountain(A) will be opened to the house of David and the inhabitants of Jerusalem, to cleanse(B) them from sin and impurity.

2 “On that day, I will banish the names of the idols(C) from the land, and they will be remembered no more,”(D) declares the Lord Almighty. “I will remove both the prophets(E) and the spirit of impurity from the land. 3 And if anyone still prophesies, their father and mother, to whom they were born, will say to them, ‘You must die, because you have told lies(F) in the Lord’s name.’ Then their own parents will stab the one who prophesies.(G)

4 “On that day every prophet will be ashamed(H) of their prophetic vision. They will not put on a prophet’s garment(I) of hair(J) in order to deceive.(K) 5 Each will say, ‘I am not a prophet. I am a farmer; the land has been my livelihood since my youth.[a]’(L) 6 If someone asks, ‘What are these wounds on your body[b]?’ they will answer, ‘The wounds I was given at the house of my friends.’

The Shepherd Struck, the Sheep Scattered

7 “Awake, sword,(M) against my shepherd,(N)
    against the man who is close to me!”
    declares the Lord Almighty.
“Strike the shepherd,
    and the sheep will be scattered,(O)
    and I will turn my hand against the little ones.
8 In the whole land,” declares the Lord,
    “two-thirds will be struck down and perish;
    yet one-third will be left in it.(P)
9 This third I will put into the fire;(Q)
    I will refine them like silver(R)
    and test them like gold.(S)
They will call(T) on my name(U)
    and I will answer(V) them;
I will say, ‘They are my people,’(W)
    and they will say, ‘The Lord is our God.(X)’”

Footnotes

  1. Zechariah 13:5 Or farmer; a man sold me in my youth
  2. Zechariah 13:6 Or wounds between your hands
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