Zechariah 13 GNV
Summary: Continuing directly from chapter 12's mourning, a fountain is opened for the house of David and Jerusalem's inhabitants "to cleanse them from sin and uncleanness" (v. 1). God vows to cut idols' names out of the land and remove the very prophets and "unclean spirit" associated with false prophecy, to the point that a true parent would stab their own child for prophesying falsely, and any remaining false prophet will deny the title and claim to be only a farmer. The chapter's turning point commands, "Awake, O sword, against my shepherd... strike the shepherd, that the sheep may be scattered" (v. 7), after which two-thirds of the land perish but the remaining third is refined like silver and gold through fire, becoming a people who call on God's name and are called his own.
1In that day there shall be a fountaine opened to the house of Dauid, and to the inhabitants of Ierusalem, for sinne and for vncleannesse.
2And in that day, sayth the Lord of hostes, I will cut off the names of the idoles out of the land: and they shall no more be remembred: and I will cause the prophets, and the vncleane spirit to depart out of the land.
3And when any shall yet prophesie, his father and his mother that begate him, shall say vnto him, Thou shalt not liue: for thou speakest lies in the name of the Lord: and his father and his mother that begat him, shall thrust him through, when he prophesieth.
4And in that day shall the prophetes be ashamed euery one of his vision, when he hath prophesied: neither shall they weare a rough garment to deceiue.
5But he shall say, I am no Prophet: I am an husbandman: for man taught me to be an heardman from my youth vp.
6And one shall say vnto him, What are these woundes in thine hands? Then he shall answere, Thus was I wounded in the house of my friendes.
7Arise, O sword, vpon my shepheard, and vpon the man, that is my fellow, sayth the Lord of hostes: smite the shepheard, and the sheepe shall be scattered: and I will turne mine hand vpon the litle ones.
8And in all the land, sayeth the Lord, two partes therein shall be cut off, and die: but the third shall be left therein.
9And I will bring that third part thorowe the fire, and will fine them as the siluer is fined, and will trye them as golde is tryed: they shall call on my Name, and I will heare them: I will say, It is my people, and they shall say, The Lord is my God.
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