Zechariah 13:2-9 ▼

2 On that day—oracle of the LORD of hosts—I will destroy the names of the idols from the land, so that they will be mentioned no more; I will also remove the prophets and the spirit of uncleanness from the land.

3 If any still prophesy, their father and mother who bore them will say, “You will not live, because you have spoken a lie in the name of the LORD.” Their father and mother who bore them will thrust them through when they prophesy.

4 On that day, all prophets will be ashamed of the visions they prophesy; and they will not put on the hairy mantle to mislead,

5 but each will say, “I am not a prophet. I am a tiller of the soil, for I have owned land since my youth.”

6 And if anyone asks, “What are these wounds on your chest?” each will answer, “I received these wounds in the house of my friends.”

7 Awake, O sword, against my shepherd, against the one who is my associate —oracle of the LORD of hosts. Strike the shepherd that the sheep may be scattered; I will turn my hand against the little ones.

8 In all the land—oracle of the LORD— two thirds of them will be cut off and perish, and one third will be left.

9 I will bring the one third through the fire; I will refine them as one refines silver, and I will test them as one tests gold. They will call upon my name, and I will answer them; I will say, “They are my people,” and they will say, “The LORD is my God.”