And in that day shall the prophets [a]be ashamed everyone of his vision, when he hath prophesied: neither shall they wear a rough garment to deceive.

But he shall say, I am no [b]Prophet: I am an husbandman: for man taught me to be an herdsman from my youth up.

And one shall say unto him, What are these [c]wounds in thine hands? Then he shall answer, Thus was I wounded in the house of my friends.

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Footnotes

  1. Zechariah 13:4 God shall make them ashamed of their errors and lies, and bring them to repentance, and they shall no more wear Prophet’s apparel to make their doctrine seem more holy.
  2. Zechariah 13:5 They shall confess their former ignorance, and be content to labor for their living.
  3. Zechariah 13:6 Hereby he showeth that though their parents and friends dealt more gently with them, and put them not to death, yet they would so punish their children, that became false prophets, that the marks and signs should remain forever.

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