Focused Passage

Zechariah 13:1-6

The Fountain Opened and the Shepherd Struck

The LORD opens cleansing for sin, purges idols and false prophecy, strikes the shepherd so the flock is scattered, and refines a remnant into renewed covenant confession.

Berean Standard Bible, Public Domain - Translation notes - Reference sources

1“On that day a fountain will be opened to the house of David and the people of Jerusalem, to cleanse them from sin and impurity.

2And on that day, declares the LORD of Hosts, I will erase the names of the idols from the land, and they will no longer be remembered. I will also remove the prophets and the spirit of impurity from the land.

3And if anyone still prophesies, his father and mother who bore him will say to him, ‘You shall not remain alive, because you have spoken falsely in the name of the LORD.’ When he prophesies, his father and mother who bore him will pierce him through.

4And on that day every prophet who prophesies will be ashamed of his vision, and he will not put on a hairy cloak in order to deceive.

5He will say, ‘I am not a prophet; I work the land, for I was purchased as a servant in my youth.’

6If someone asks him, ‘What are these wounds on your chest?’ he will answer, ‘These are the wounds I received in the house of my friends.’

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References and Original Words

Verse 1

Original words

On thatהַה֗וּאH1931Article | Pronoun - third person masculine singulardayבַּיּ֣וֹםH3117Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singulara fountainמָק֣וֹרH4726Noun - masculine singularwill beיִֽהְיֶה֙H1961Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singularopenedנִפְתָּ֔חH6605Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine singularto the houseלְבֵ֥יתH1004Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular constructof Davidדָּוִ֖ידH1732Noun - proper - masculine singularand the peopleוּלְיֹשְׁבֵ֣יH3427Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural constructof Jerusalemיְרֽוּשָׁלִָ֑םH3389Noun - proper - feminine singularto cleanse them from sinלְחַטַּ֖אתH2403Preposition-l | Noun - feminine singular constructand impurityוּלְנִדָּֽה׃H5079Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Noun - feminine singular
Verse 2

Original words

Andוְהָיָה֩H1961Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singularon thatהַה֜וּאH1931Article | Pronoun - third person masculine singulardayבַיּ֨וֹםH3117Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singulardeclaresנְאֻ֣ם׀H5002Noun - masculine singular constructthe LORDיְהוָ֣הH3068Noun - proper - masculine singularof Hostsצְבָא֗וֹתH6635Noun - common pluralI will eraseאַכְרִ֞יתH3772Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - first person common singular-אֶת־H853Direct object markerthe namesשְׁמ֤וֹתH8034Noun - masculine plural constructof the idolsהָֽעֲצַבִּים֙H6091Article | Noun - masculine pluralfromמִן־H4480Prepositionthe landהָאָ֔רֶץH776Article | Noun - feminine singularand they will noוְלֹ֥אH3808Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particlelongerע֑וֹדH5750Adverb. . .וְגַ֧םH1571Conjunction-אֶת־H853Direct object markerbe rememberedיִזָּכְר֖וּH2142Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine pluralI will also removeאַעֲבִ֥ירH5674Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - first person common singularthe prophetsהַנְּבִיאִ֛יםH5030Article | Noun - masculine pluralandוְאֶת־H853Conjunctive waw | Direct object markerthe spiritר֥וּחַH7307Noun - common singular constructof impurityהַטֻּמְאָ֖הH2932Article | Noun - feminine singularfromמִן־H4480Prepositionthe landהָאָֽרֶץ׃H776Article | Noun - feminine singular

BSB notes

  • Or the unclean spirit
Verse 3

Original words

Andוְהָיָ֗הH1961Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singularifכִּֽי־H3588Conjunctionanyoneאִישׁ֮H376Noun - masculine singularstillעוֹד֒H5750Adverbprophesiesיִנָּבֵ֣אH5012Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine singularhis fatherאָבִ֨יוH1Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singularand motherוְאִמּ֤וֹH517Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singularwho bore himיֹֽלְדָיו֙H3205Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singularwill sayוְאָמְר֣וּH559Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common pluralto himאֵ֠לָיוH413Preposition | third person masculine singularYou shall notלֹ֣אH3808Adverb - Negative particleremain aliveתִֽחְיֶ֔הH2421Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singularbecauseכִּ֛יH3588Conjunctionyou have spokenדִּבַּ֖רְתָּH1696Verb - Piel - Perfect - second person masculine singularfalselyשֶׁ֥קֶרH8267Noun - masculine singularin the nameבְּשֵׁ֣םH8034Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular constructof the LORDיְהוָ֑הH3068Noun - proper - masculine singularWhen he prophesiesבְּהִנָּבְאֽוֹ׃H5012Preposition-b | Verb - Nifal - Infinitive construct | third person masculine singularhis fatherאָבִ֧יהוּH1Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singularand motherוְאִמּ֛וֹH517Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singularwho bore himיֹלְדָ֖יוH3205Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singularwill pierce him throughוּדְקָרֻ֜הוּH1856Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural | third person masculine singular
Verse 4

Original words

Andוְהָיָ֣ה׀H1961Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singularon thatהַה֗וּאH1931Article | Pronoun - third person masculine singulardayבַּיּ֣וֹםH3117Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singulareveryאִ֥ישׁH376Noun - masculine singularprophetהַנְּבִיאִ֛יםH5030Article | Noun - masculine pluralwho prophesiesבְּהִנָּֽבְאֹת֑וֹH5012Preposition-b | Verb - Nifal - Infinitive construct | third person masculine singularwill be ashamedיֵבֹ֧שׁוּH954Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine pluralof his visionמֵחֶזְיֹנ֖וֹH2384Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singularand he will notוְלֹ֧אH3808Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particleput onיִלְבְּשׁ֛וּH3847Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plurala hairyשֵׂעָ֖רH8181Noun - masculine singularcloakאַדֶּ֥רֶתH155Noun - feminine singular constructin order toלְמַ֥עַןH4616Conjunctiondeceiveכַּחֵֽשׁ׃H3584Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct
Verse 5

Original words

He will sayוְאָמַ֕רH559Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singularIאָנֹ֑כִיH595Pronoun - first person common singular. . .אִישׁ־H376Noun - masculine singularam notלֹ֥אH3808Adverb - Negative particlea prophetנָבִ֖יאH5030Noun - masculine singularIאָנֹ֔כִיH595Pronoun - first person common singularworkעֹבֵ֤דH5647Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singularthe landאֲדָמָה֙H127Noun - feminine singularforכִּ֥יH3588Conjunctionvvvאָדָ֖םH120Noun - masculine singularI was purchased as a servantהִקְנַ֥נִיH7069Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular | first person common singularin my youthמִנְּעוּרָֽי׃H5271Preposition-m | Noun - masculine plural construct | first person common singular

BSB notes

  • Or I am a farmer, for the land has been my livelihood since my youth.
Verse 6

Original words

If someone asksוְאָמַ֣רH559Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singularhimאֵלָ֔יוH413Preposition | third person masculine singularWhatמָ֧הH4100Interrogativeare theseהָאֵ֖לֶּהH428Article | Pronoun - common pluralwoundsהַמַּכּ֛וֹתH4347Article | Noun - feminine pluralon your chestבֵּ֣יןH996Preposition. . .יָדֶ֑יךָH3027Noun - feminine dual construct | second person masculine singularhe will answerוְאָמַ֕רH559Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singularThese areאֲשֶׁ֥רH834Pronoun - relativethe wounds I receivedהֻכֵּ֖יתִיH5221Verb - Hofal - Perfect - first person common singularin the houseבֵּ֥יתH1004Noun - masculine singular constructof my friendsמְאַהֲבָֽי׃סH157Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine plural construct | first person common singular

BSB notes

  • Literally between your hands

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