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On that day a fountain will be opened for sin; the LORD (יהוה) will cut off idols and strike the Shepherd, and the sheep will be scattered.
Zechariah 13:1-9 NIV . . ."On that day a fountain will be opened to the house of David and the inhabitants of Jerusalem, to cleanse them from sin and impurity. (2) "On that day, I will banish the names of the idols from the land, and they will be remembered no more," declares the LORD (יהוה) Almighty. "I will remove both the prophets and the spirit of impurity from the land. (3) 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 in the LORD (יהוה)'s name.' Then their own parents will stab the one who prophesies. (4) "On that day every prophet will be ashamed of their prophetic vision. They will not put on a prophet's garment of hair in order to deceive. (5) Each will say, 'I am not a prophet. I am a farmer; the land has been my livelihood since my youth.' (6) If someone asks, 'What are these wounds on your body?' they will answer, 'The wounds I was given at the house of my friends.' (7) "Awake, sword, against my shepherd, against the man who is close to me!" declares the LORD (יהוה) Almighty. "Strike the shepherd, and the sheep will be scattered, and I will turn my hand against the little ones. (8) In the whole land," declares the LORD (יהוה), "two-thirds will be struck down and perish; yet one-third will be left in it. (9) This third I will put into the fire; I will refine them like silver and test them like gold. They will call on my name and I will answer them; I will say, 'They are my people,' and they will say, 'The LORD (יהוה) is our God.'"
Zechariah 13:1-9 WEB . . ."In that day there will be a fountain opened to David’s house and to the inhabitants of Jerusalem, for sin and for uncleanness. (2) It will come to pass in that day, says Yahweh (יהוה) of Armies, that I will cut off the names of the idols out of the land, and they will be remembered no more. I will also cause the prophets and the spirit of impurity to pass out of the land. (3) It will happen that when anyone still prophesies, then his father and his mother who bore him will tell him, 'You must die, because you speak lies in Yahweh (יהוה)’s name;' and his father and his mother who bore him will stab him when he prophesies. (4) It will happen in that day that the prophets will each be ashamed of his vision when he prophesies; they won’t wear a hairy mantle to deceive, (5) but he will say, 'I am no prophet, I am a tiller of the ground; for I have been made a bondservant from my youth.' (6) One will say to him, 'What are these wounds between your hands?' Then he will answer, 'Those with which I was wounded in the house of my friends.' (7) "Awake, sword, against my shepherd, and against the man who is close to me," says Yahweh (יהוה) of Armies. "Strike the shepherd, and the sheep will be scattered; and I will turn my hand against the little ones. (8) It shall happen that in all the land," says Yahweh (יהוה), "two parts in it will be cut off and die; but the third will be left in it. (9) I will bring the third part into the fire, and will refine them as silver is refined, and will test them like gold is tested. They will call on my name, and I will hear them. I will say, 'It is my people;' and they will say, 'Yahweh (יהוה) is my God.'"
Zechariah 13:1-9 ESV . . ."On that day there shall be a fountain opened for the house of David and the inhabitants of Jerusalem, to cleanse them from sin and uncleanness. (2) "And on that day, declares the LORD (יהוה) of hosts, I will cut off the names of the idols from the land, so that they shall be remembered no more. And also I will remove from the land the prophets and the spirit of uncleanness. (3) And if anyone again prophesies, his father and mother who bore him will say to him, 'You shall not live, for you speak lies in the name of the LORD (יהוה).' And his father and mother who bore him shall pierce him through when he prophesies. (4) "On that day every prophet will be ashamed of his vision when he prophesies. He will not put on a hairy cloak in order to deceive, (5) but he will say, 'I am no prophet, I am a worker of the soil, for a man sold me in my youth.' (6) And if one asks him, 'What are these wounds on your back?' he will say, 'The wounds I received in the house of my friends.' (7) "Awake, O sword, against my shepherd, against the man who stands next to me," declares the LORD (יהוה) of hosts. "Strike the shepherd, and the sheep will be scattered; I will turn my hand against the little ones. (8) In the whole land, declares the LORD (יהוה), 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 upon my name, and I will answer them. I will say, 'They are my people'; and they will say, 'The LORD (יהוה) is my God.'"
Zechariah 13:1-9 GNB . . ."When that time comes," says the LORD (יהוה) Almighty, "a fountain will be opened to purify the descendants of David and the people of Jerusalem from their sin and idolatry. (2) At that time I will remove the names of the idols from the land, and no one will remember them any more. I will get rid of anyone who claims to be a prophet and will take away the desire to worship idols. (3) Then if anyone still insists on prophesying, his own father and mother will tell him that he must be put to death, because he claimed to speak the LORD (יהוה)'s word, but spoke lies instead. When he prophesies, his own father and mother will stab him to death. (4) When that time comes, no prophet will be proud of his visions or act like a prophet or wear a prophet's coarse garment in order to deceive people. (5) Instead, he will say, 'I am not a prophet. I am a farmer—I have farmed the land all my life.' (6) Then if someone asks him, 'What are those wounds on your chest?' he will answer, 'I got them at a friend's house.' (7) The LORD (יהוה) Almighty says, "Wake up, sword, and attack the shepherd who works for me! Kill him, and the sheep will be scattered. I will attack my people (8) and throughout the land two-thirds of the people will die. (9) And I will test the third that survives and will purify them as silver is purified by fire. I will test them as gold is tested. Then they will pray to me, and I will answer them. I will tell them that they are my people, and they will confess that I am their God."
Zechariah 13:1-9 CEV . . .The LORD (יהוה) says, "When that time comes, a fountain will be opened for my people and for the descendants of David. It will cleanse them from their sins and the things they have done wrong. (2) I will get rid of every idol in the country, and they will never again be worshiped. I will also take away the prophets and the desire to worship idols. (3) If any such prophets ever appear again, their own parents must warn them that they will die for telling lies in my name—the name of the LORD (יהוה). If they don't stop, their parents must then kill them with a sword. (4) Those prophets will be ashamed of their so-called visions, and they won't deceive anyone by dressing like a prophet. (5) Instead, they will say, 'I'm no prophet. I've been a farmer all my life.' (6) And if any of them are asked why they are wounded, they will say, 'It happened at the house of some friends.' (7) The LORD (יהוה) All-Powerful said: My sword, wake up! Attack my shepherd, the man who takes care of my sheep! Kill him, and the sheep will scatter. I will attack my people (8) and throughout the land two-thirds of them will die. (9) Then I will purify the remaining third of my people by putting them through the fire, just as silver and gold are refined. They will pray to me, and I will answer them. I will say, 'You are my people,' and they will reply, 'You, LORD (יהוה), are our God!'"
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