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The Song of the Sword

Awake, O sword, against my shepherd,
    against the man who is my associate,
    says the Lord of hosts.
Strike the shepherd,
    so that the sheep may be scattered,
    and I will turn my hand against their young.[a]

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Footnotes

  1. Zechariah 13:7 Jesus cites this verse in foretelling his passion and the flight of the apostles (Mt 26:31).