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Zechariah Chapter 13 (YLT)

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Zechariah Chapter 13
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1 In that day there is a fountain opened To the house of David And to the inhabitants of Jerusalem, For sin and for impurity.

2 And it hath come to pass, in that day, An affirmation of Jehovah of Hosts, I cut off the names of the idols from the land, And they are not remembered any more, And also the prophets and the spirit of uncleanness I cause to pass away from the land.

3 And it hath been, when one prophesieth again, That said unto him have his father and his mother, his parents, `Thou dost not live, For falsehood thou hast spoken in the name of Jehovah,' And pierced him through have his father and his mother, his parents, in his prophesying.

4 And it hath come to pass, in that day, Ashamed are the prophets, each of his vision, in his prophesying, And they put not on a hairy robe to deceive.

5 And `one' hath said, `I am not a prophet, A man, a tiller of ground I am, For ground `is' my possession from my youth.'

6 And `one' hath said unto him, `What `are' these wounds in thy hands?' And he hath said, `Because I was smitten `at' home by my lovers.'

7 Sword, awake against My shepherd, And against a hero -- My fellow, An affirmation of Jehovah of Hosts. Smite the shepherd, and scattered is the flock, And I have put back My hand on the little ones.

8 And it hath come to pass, In all the land, an affirmation of Jehovah, Two parts in it are cut off -- they expire, And the third is left in it.

9 And I have brought the third into fire, And refined them like a refining of silver, And have tried them like a trying of gold, It doth call in My name, and I answer it, I have said, `My people it `is',' And it saith, `Jehovah `is' my God!'

Frequently Asked Questions

What is opened "for sin and for uncleanness" in Zechariah 13?
"A fountain opened to the house of David and to the inhabitants of Jerusalem" (v1), alongside a promise to cut off idols and false prophets from the land (v2).
What does the exchange in verses 6-7 describe?
A man is asked about wounds "in thine hands," answering he was wounded "in the house of my friends" (v6), just before the LORD calls for a sword to "smite the shepherd" and scatter the sheep (v7).
What proportion of the people survives the refining in this chapter?
"Two parts therein shall be cut off and die; but the third shall be left," and that remaining third is refined "as silver is refined" until they call on God's name (v8-9).

Today's Verse

For I know that after my death ye will utterly corrupt yourselves, and turn aside from the way which I have commanded you; and evil will befall you in the latter days; because ye will do that which is evil in the sight of Jehovah, to provoke him to anger through the work of your hands.

Deuteronomy 31:29 | ASV

Verse Of The Day

The command to strike the shepherd so the sheep scatter, and the promise to refine a remnant like silver through fire, both point to suffering that produces a purified people who call on the LORD's name. See how this call to seek God is echoed in Psalms 50:15, and the story concludes in Zechariah 14.