Zechariah 13:8
New International Version
In the whole land,” declares the LORD, “two-thirds will be struck down and perish; yet one-third will be left in it.

New Living Translation
Two-thirds of the people in the land will be cut off and die,” says the LORD. “But one-third will be left in the land.

English Standard Version
In the whole land, declares the LORD, two thirds shall be cut off and perish, and one third shall be left alive.

Berean Standard Bible
And in all the land, declares the LORD, two-thirds will be cut off and perish, but a third will be left in it.

King James Bible
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.

New King James Version
And it shall come to pass in all the land,” Says the LORD, “That two-thirds in it shall be cut off and die, But one-third shall be left in it:

New American Standard Bible
“And it will come about in all the land,” Declares the LORD, “That two parts in it will be cut off and perish; But the third will be left in it.

NASB 1995
“It will come about in all the land,” Declares the LORD, “That two parts in it will be cut off and perish; But the third will be left in it.

NASB 1977
“And it will come about in all the land,” Declares the LORD, “That two parts in it will be cut off and perish; But the third will be left in it.

Legacy Standard Bible
And it will be in all the land,” Declares Yahweh, “That two parts in it will be cut off and breathe their last; But the third will be left in it.

Amplified Bible
“It will come about in all the land,” Declares the LORD, “Two parts in it will be cut off and perish, But the third will be left alive.

Christian Standard Bible
In the whole land — this is the LORD’s declaration — two-thirds will be cut off and die, but a third will be left in it.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
In the whole land— this is the LORD’s declaration— two-thirds will be cut off and die, but a third will be left in it.

American Standard Version
And it shall come to pass, that in all the land, saith Jehovah, two parts therein shall be cut off and die; but the third shall be left therein.

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
And it will be in all the land, says LORD JEHOVAH, and two parts in it shall be consumed and they shall be destroyed, and a third shall be left in it

Brenton Septuagint Translation
And it shall come to pass, that in all the land, saith the Lord, two parts thereof shall be cut off and perish; but the third shall be left therein.

Contemporary English Version
Nowhere in the land will more than a third of them be left alive.

Douay-Rheims Bible
And there shall be in all the earth, saith the Lord, two parts in it shall be scattered, and shall perish: but the third part shall be left therein.

English Revised Version
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.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
The LORD declares, "Throughout the land two-thirds will be cut off and die. Yet, one-third will be left in it.

Good News Translation
and throughout the land two-thirds of the people will die.

International Standard Version
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.

JPS Tanakh 1917
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.

Literal Standard Version
And it has come to pass, | In all the land,” a declaration of YHWH, | “Two parts in it are cut off—they expire, | And the third is left in it.

Majority Standard Bible
And in all the land, declares the LORD, two-thirds will be cut off and perish, but a third will be left in it.

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

NET Bible
It will happen in all the land, says the LORD, that two-thirds of the people in it will be cut off and die, but one-third will be left in it.

New Revised Standard Version
In the whole land, says the LORD, two-thirds shall be cut off and perish, and one-third shall be left alive.

New Heart English Bible
It shall happen that in all the land," says the LORD, "two parts in it will be cut off and die; but the third will be left in it.

Webster's Bible Translation
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.

World English Bible
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.

Young's Literal Translation
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.

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Context
The Shepherd Struck, the Sheep Scattered
7Awake, O sword, against My Shepherd, against the man who is My Companion, declares the LORD of Hosts. Strike the Shepherd, and the sheep will be scattered, and I will turn My hand against the little ones. 8And in all the land, declares the LORD, two-thirds will be cut off and perish, but a third will be left in it. 9This third I will bring through 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 is our God.’ ”…

Cross References
Revelation 8:7
Then the first angel sounded his trumpet, and hail and fire mixed with blood were hurled down upon the earth. A third of the earth was burned up, along with a third of the trees and all the green grass.

Revelation 8:8
Then the second angel sounded his trumpet, and something like a great mountain burning with fire was thrown into the sea. A third of the sea turned to blood,

Revelation 8:9
a third of the living creatures in the sea died, and a third of the ships were destroyed.

Revelation 8:10
Then the third angel sounded his trumpet, and a great star burning like a torch fell from heaven and landed on a third of the rivers and on the springs of water.

Revelation 8:11
The name of the star is Wormwood. A third of the waters turned bitter like wormwood oil, and many people died from the bitter waters.

Revelation 8:12
Then the fourth angel sounded his trumpet, and a third of the sun and moon and stars were struck. A third of the stars were darkened, a third of the day was without light, and a third of the night as well.

Isaiah 6:13
And though a tenth remains in the land, it will be burned again. As the terebinth and oak leave stumps when felled, so the holy seed will be a stump in the land."


Treasury of Scripture

And it shall come to pass, that in all the land, said the LORD, two parts therein shall be cut off and die; but the third shall be left therein.

two.

Zechariah 11:6-9
For I will no more pity the inhabitants of the land, saith the LORD: but, lo, I will deliver the men every one into his neighbour's hand, and into the hand of his king: and they shall smite the land, and out of their hand I will not deliver them

Deuteronomy 28:49-68
The LORD shall bring a nation against thee from far, from the end of the earth, as swift as the eagle flieth; a nation whose tongue thou shalt not understand; …

Isaiah 65:12-15
Therefore will I number you to the sword, and ye shall all bow down to the slaughter: because when I called, ye did not answer; when I spake, ye did not hear; but did evil before mine eyes, and did choose that wherein I delighted not…

but.

Zechariah 14:1,2
Behold, the day of the LORD cometh, and thy spoil shall be divided in the midst of thee…

Isaiah 6:13
But yet in it shall be a tenth, and it shall return, and shall be eaten: as a teil tree, and as an oak, whose substance is in them, when they cast their leaves: so the holy seed shall be the substance thereof.

Jeremiah 30:11
For I am with thee, saith the LORD, to save thee: though I make a full end of all nations whither I have scattered thee, yet will I not make a full end of thee: but I will correct thee in measure, and will not leave thee altogether unpunished.

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Zechariah 13
1. The fountain of purgation for Jerusalem,
2. from idolatry, and false prophecy.
7. The death of Christ, and the trial of a third part.














Verse 8. - In all the land; i.e. Palestine, the country in which the good Shepherd tended his flock (ch. 11.), and which is a figure of the kingdom of God (comp. Zechariah 12:12; Zechariah 14:9, 10). Two parts therein shall be cut off and die; literally, the mouth, i.e. the portion of two, as Deuteronomy 21:17; 2 Kings 2:9, where it denotes the double portion inherited by the firstborn. The inheritance is divided into three portions, of which two parts are given over to death. Compare a similar allotment in the case of the Moabites (2 Samuel 8:2). The doomed portion is supposed to represent the multitudes who perished at the siege of Jerusalem. This may be; but by analogy it stands for those who shall not accept the Messiah or be purified by suffering, even as Christ said, "Many are called, but few chosen" (Matthew 20:16; comp. Matthew 3:12). The third. This third part represents the faithful among the Jews (Romans 11:5), and the Christian Church gathered out of all nations (comp. Isaiah 6:13; and especially Ezekiel 5:2, 12).

Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
And
וְהָיָ֤ה (wə·hā·yāh)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 1961: To fall out, come to pass, become, be

in all
בְכָל־ (ḇə·ḵāl-)
Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 3605: The whole, all, any, every

the land,”
הָאָ֙רֶץ֙ (hā·’ā·reṣ)
Article | Noun - feminine singular
Strong's 776: Earth, land

declares
נְאֻם־ (nə·’um-)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 5002: An oracle

the LORD,
יְהוָ֔ה (Yah·weh)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel

“two-thirds
פִּֽי־ (pî-)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 6310: The mouth, edge, portion, side, according to

will be cut off
יִכָּרְת֖וּ (yik·kā·rə·ṯū)
Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural
Strong's 3772: To cut, to destroy, consume, to covenant

[and] perish,
יִגְוָ֑עוּ (yiḡ·wā·‘ū)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural
Strong's 1478: To breathe out, expire

but a third
וְהַשְּׁלִשִׁ֖ית (wə·haš·šə·li·šîṯ)
Conjunctive waw, Article | Number - ordinal feminine singular
Strong's 7992: Third, feminine a, third, a third, a third-story cell)

will be left
יִוָּ֥תֶר (yiw·wā·ṯer)
Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 3498: To jut over, exceed, to excel, to remain, be left, to leave, cause to abound, preserve

in it.
בָּֽהּ׃ (bāh)
Preposition | third person feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew


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