Zechariah 13:7-9 - ESV Online

ZECHARIAH 13:7-9

The Shepherd Struck

“Awake, O sword, against my shepherd,

against the man who stands next to me,”

declares the Lord of hosts.

“Strike the shepherd, and the sheep will be scattered;

I will turn my hand against the little ones. 8

In the whole land, declares the Lord,

two thirds shall be cut off and perish,

and one third shall be left alive. 9

And I will put this third into the fire,

and refine them as one refines silver,

and test them as gold is tested.

They will call upon my name,

and I will answer them.

I will say, ‘They are my people’;

and they will say, ‘The Lord is my God.’”

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