Zechariah 13:7-9
Christian Standard Bible
7 Sword, awake against my shepherd,
against the man who is my associate—
this is the declaration of the Lord of Armies.
Strike the shepherd, and the sheep will be scattered;(A)
I will turn my hand against the little ones.
8 In the whole land—
this is the Lord’s declaration—
two-thirds[a] will be cut off and die,
but a third will be left in it.
9 I will put this third through the fire;
I will refine them as silver is refined
and test them as gold is tested.(B)
They will call on my name,
and I will answer them.(C)
I will say, ‘They are my people,’
and they will say, ‘The Lord is our God.’”(D)
Footnotes
- 13:8 Lit two-thirds in it
Zechariah 13:7-9
Lexham English Bible
The Sword Shall Strike the Shepherd
7 “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.
8 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.
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[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.’”
Footnotes
- Zechariah 13:7 Literally “declaration of”
- Zechariah 13:7 Or “flock”; the Hebrew term refers collectively to both sheep and goats (small livestock animals)
- Zechariah 13:8 Literally “And it will happen”
- Zechariah 13:8 Literally “declaration of”
- Zechariah 13:8 Literally “a mouth of two”
- Zechariah 13:8 Hebrew “left over”
- Zechariah 13:9 Hebrew “He”
- Zechariah 13:9 Hebrew “him”
- Zechariah 13:9 Hebrew “He”
- Zechariah 13:9 Hebrew “he”
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