Zechariah 13:7-9
New American Standard Bible
7 “Awake, (A)sword, against My (B)Shepherd,
And against the Man, My (C)Associate,”
Declares the Lord of armies.
“(D)Strike the Shepherd and the sheep will be scattered;
And I will (E)turn My hand [a]against the little ones.
8 And it will come about in all the land,”
Declares the Lord,
“That (F)two parts in it will be cut off and perish;
But the third will be left in it.
9 And I will bring the third part through the (G)fire,
Refine them as silver is refined,
And test them as gold is tested.
They will (H)call on My name,
And I will (I)answer them;
I will say, ‘They are (J)My people,’
And they will say, ‘The Lord is my God.’”
Footnotes
- Zechariah 13:7 Or upon
Zechariah 13:7-9
Revised Standard Version
The Shepherd Struck, the Flock Scattered
7 “Awake, O sword, against my shepherd,
against the man who stands next to me,”
says the Lord of hosts.
“Strike the shepherd, that the sheep may be scattered;
I will turn my hand against the little ones.
8 In the whole land, says the Lord,
two thirds shall be cut off and perish,
and one third shall be left alive.
9 And I will put this third into the fire,
and refine them as one refines silver,
and test them as gold is tested.
They will call on my name,
and I will answer them.
I will say, ‘They are my people’;
and they will say, ‘The Lord is my God.’”
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