If someone asks him, ‘What are these wounds(A) on your chest?’[a]—then he will answer, ‘I received the wounds in the house of my friends.’

Sword, awake against my shepherd,
against the man who is my associate—
this is the declaration of the Lord of Armies.
Strike the shepherd, and the sheep will be scattered;(B)
I will turn my hand against the little ones.
In the whole land—
this is the Lord’s declaration—
two-thirds[b] will be cut off and die,
but a third will be left in it.

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Footnotes

  1. 13:6 Lit wounds between your hands
  2. 13:8 Lit two-thirds in it

If someone asks, ‘What are these wounds on your body[a]?’ they will answer, ‘The wounds I was given at the house of my friends.’

The Shepherd Struck, the Sheep Scattered

“Awake, sword,(A) against my shepherd,(B)
    against the man who is close to me!”
    declares the Lord Almighty.
“Strike the shepherd,
    and the sheep will be scattered,(C)
    and I will turn my hand against the little ones.
In the whole land,” declares the Lord,
    “two-thirds will be struck down and perish;
    yet one-third will be left in it.(D)

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Footnotes

  1. Zechariah 13:6 Or wounds between your hands