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13 The Lord declares, “On that day a fountain will be opened for David’s family and for those who live in Jerusalem to wash away their sin and stain.

False Prophets Will Be Judged

“On that day,” declares Yahweh Tsebaoth, “I will wipe away the names of the idols from the land. They will no longer be remembered. I will also remove the false prophets and the unclean[a] spirit from the land.

“If a man still prophesies, his father and his mother, who gave birth to him, will say, ‘You don’t deserve to live because you speak lies in the name of Yahweh.’ Then his father and his mother, who gave birth to him, will stab him when he prophesies.

“On that day every prophet will be ashamed of his vision when he prophesies. He won’t deceive people by dressing like a prophet in a coat made of hair. He will say, ‘I am not a prophet. I’m a farmer. I’ve owned this land since I was a child.’

“When someone asks him, ‘What are these scars on your chest?’ he will answer, ‘I was hurt at my friend’s house.’

The Shepherd Struck, the Sheep Scattered

“Arise, sword, against my shepherd,
    against the man who is my friend,” declares Yahweh Tsebaoth.
    “Strike the shepherd, and the sheep will be scattered.
    Then I will turn my hand against the little ones.”

Yahweh declares,

“Throughout the land two-thirds will be cut off and die.
    Yet, one-third will be left in it.
I will bring this third of the people through the fire.
    I will refine them as silver is refined.
    I will test them as gold is tested.
    They will call on me, and I will answer them.
        I will say, ‘They are my people.’
            They will reply, ‘Yahweh is our Elohim.’”

Footnotes

  1. Zechariah 13:2 “Unclean” refers to anything that Moses’ Teachings say is not presentable to God.

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.

“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. 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)

“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) Each will say, ‘I am not a prophet. I am a farmer; the land has been my livelihood since my youth.[a](L) 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

“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.
In the whole land,” declares the Lord,
    “two-thirds will be struck down and perish;
    yet one-third will be left in it.(P)
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

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] 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. 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. 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, 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] 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

“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.
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.
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”

13 Pero ese día se abrirá un manantial para la familia de David[a] y para los habitantes de Jerusalén. Ese manantial limpiará sus pecados y sus impurezas.

No más ídolos ni falsos profetas

El SEÑOR Todopoderoso dice: «Ese día haré que la gente de esta tierra deje de adorar a sus estatuas. Se olvidarán hasta los nombres de los dioses falsos. Haré que desaparezcan de la tierra los falsos profetas y el deseo de adorar ídolos, que hace impuro el pueblo. Después de aquel momento, el que pretende hablar como un profeta falso será castigado. Incluso el papá y la mamá, los que le dieron la vida, dirán: “Mereces la muerte porque has dicho cosas falsas en nombre del SEÑOR”. El papá y la mamá, los que le dieron la vida, lo golpearán cada vez que él dé sus mensajes falsos. Ese día los profetas se avergonzarán de sus visiones. Dejarán de utilizar las prendas hechas de pelo que usan los profetas. Dejarán de usar las prendas de un profeta para engañar a la gente. Los profetas dirán: “No soy profeta. Soy un granjero y lo he sido desde niño”. Y si alguien les pregunta: “¿Qué son esas heridas que tienes en los hombros[b]?”, ellos responderán: “Me peleé con alguien en la casa de unos amigos y me golpearon”».

El SEÑOR Todopoderoso dice:
«¡Espada, levántate y lucha contra mi pastor!
    Lucha contra mi querido amigo.
Golpea al pastor para que las ovejas salgan corriendo;
    yo castigaré a esas pequeñas.
Dos terceras partes de la población
    de la tierra morirán, dice el SEÑOR,
    pero una tercera parte sobrevivirá.
Entonces pondré a prueba a los sobrevivientes.
    Los probaré como se pone a prueba la pureza de la plata en el fuego.
    Los evaluaré como se evalúa la pureza del oro.
Me llamarán y pedirán mi ayuda
    y yo les responderé:
“Este es mi pueblo”.
    Y ellos dirán: “El SEÑOR es nuestro Dios”».

Footnotes

  1. 13:1 la familia de David o sea, los descendientes de los reyes que promovieron la idolatría que hizo impuro a Judá. Significa se les dará otra oportunidad de guiar bien al pueblo de Dios.
  2. 13:6 en los hombros Textualmente entre las manos. Se trata de las cicatrices que los profetas de Baal se infligieron para demostrar su lealtad a sus dioses.