Zechariah 13:4-9 ▼

4 Furthermore, it will come about at that time that every prophet will become ashamed of his vision as he prophesies. They will wear no rough garments intended to deceive others.|

5 |He will say, 'I am no mere prophet. A servant of mankind am I, because a man dedicated to this have I been from my youth.'

6 |Someone will say to him, 'What are these injuries to your hands?' |He will reply, '...what I received at my friend's house.'

7 |Arise, sword, against my shepherd, against the mighty one who is related to me,| declares the LORD of the Heavenly Armies. |Strike the shepherd, the sheep will be scattered, and I will turn against the insignificant ones.

8 It will come about in all of the land,| declares the LORD, |that two thirds of the people living there will die, but a third will survive who live there.

9 And I will bring that surviving third through, testing them as if through fire, purifying them like silver, assaying them like gold. They will call on my name, and I will answer them. I will say, 'This is my people,' and they will say, 'The LORD is my God.'|