12 For it is (A)not an enemy who taunts me,
Then I could endure it;
Nor is it one who hates me who (B)has exalted himself against me,
Then I could hide myself from him.
13 But it is you, a man [a]my equal,
My (C)companion and my (D)confidant;
14 We who had sweet [b]fellowship together,
(E)Walked in the house of God among the commotion.

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 55:13 Lit according to my valuation
  2. Psalm 55:14 Lit counsel; or intimacy

12 If an enemy were insulting me,
    I could endure it;
if a foe were rising against me,
    I could hide.
13 But it is you, a man like myself,
    my companion, my close friend,(A)
14 with whom I once enjoyed sweet fellowship(B)
    at the house of God,(C)
as we walked about
    among the worshipers.

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And someone will say to him, ‘What are these wounds (A)between your [a]arms?’ Then he will say, ‘Those with which I was wounded at the house of [b]my friends.’

“Awake, (B)sword, against My (C)Shepherd,
And against the Man, My (D)Associate,”
Declares the Lord of armies.
(E)Strike the Shepherd and the sheep will be scattered;
And I will (F)turn My hand [c]against the little ones.

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Footnotes

  1. Zechariah 13:6 Lit hands
  2. Zechariah 13:6 Lit those who love me
  3. Zechariah 13:7 Or upon

If someone asks, ‘What are these wounds on your body[a]?’ they will answer, ‘The wounds I was given at the house of my friends.’

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.

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Footnotes

  1. Zechariah 13:6 Or wounds between your hands