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World English Bible

Zechariah 13 (WEBP)

[1] “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 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’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 arms?’ 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 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, “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 is my God.’ ”

Scripture quotations are taken from The World English Bible™ of eBible.org, 2020 stable text edition. It is in the public domain.

King James w/Strong’s #s

Zechariah 13 (KJVS)

[1] In that day there shall be a fountain opened () to the house of David and to the inhabitants () of Jerusalem for sin and for uncleanness .
[2] And it shall come to pass in that day , saith () the LORD of hosts , [that] I will cut off () the names of the idols out of the land , and they shall no more be remembered (): and also I will cause the prophets and the unclean spirit to pass () out of the land .
[3] And it shall come to pass, [that] when any shall yet prophesy (), then his father and his mother that begat () him shall say () unto him, Thou shalt not live (); 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 ().
[4] And it shall come to pass in that day , [that] the prophets shall be ashamed () every one of his vision , when he hath prophesied (); neither shall they wear () a rough garment to deceive ():
[5] But he shall say (), I [am] no prophet , I [am] an husbandman () ; for man taught me to keep cattle () from my youth .
[6] And [one] shall say () unto him, What [are] these wounds in thine hands ? Then he shall answer (), [Those] with which I was wounded () [in] the house of my friends ().
[7] Awake (), O sword , against my shepherd (), and against the man [that is] my fellow , saith () the LORD of hosts : smite () the shepherd (), and the sheep shall be scattered (): and I will turn () mine hand upon the little ones ().
[8] And it shall come to pass, [that] in all the land , saith () the LORD , two parts therein shall be cut off () [and] die (); but the third shall be left () therein.
[9] And I will bring () the third part through the fire , and will refine () them as silver is refined (), and will try () them as gold is tried (): they shall call () on my name , and I will hear () them: I will say (), It [is] my people : and they shall say (), The LORD [is] my God .

Young’s Literal Translation

Zechariah 13 (YLT)

[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!’