Focused Passage

Zechariah 13:7-9

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

7 Awake, O sword, against My Shepherd, against the man who is My Companion, declares the LORD of Hosts. Strike the Shepherd, and the sheep will be scattered, and I will turn My hand against the little ones.

8 And in all the land, declares the LORD, two-thirds will be cut off and perish, but a third will be left in it.

9 This third I will bring through the fire; I will refine them like silver and test them like gold. They will call on My name, and I will answer them. I will say, ‘They are My people,’ and they will say, ‘The LORD is our God.’”

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References and Original Words

Verse 7

Cross-references

Matthew 26:31 BSB references Mark 14:27 BSB references John 16:32 Classic cross-references Matthew 26:56 Classic cross-references John 10:11 Classic cross-references

Original words

Awake עוּרִ֤י H5782 Verb - Qal - Imperative - feminine singular O sword חֶ֗רֶב H2719 Noun - feminine singular against עַל־ H5921 Preposition My Shepherd רֹעִי֙ H7462 Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular construct | first person common singular against וְעַל־ H5921 Conjunctive waw | Preposition the man גֶּ֣בֶר H1397 Noun - masculine singular construct who is My Companion עֲמִיתִ֔י H5997 Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular declares נְאֻ֖ם H5002 Noun - masculine singular construct the LORD יְהוָ֣ה H3068 Noun - proper - masculine singular of Hosts צְבָא֑וֹת H6635 Noun - common plural Strike הַ֤ךְ H5221 Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine singular - אֶת־ H853 Direct object marker the Shepherd הָֽרֹעֶה֙ H7462 Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular and the sheep הַצֹּ֔אן H6629 Article | Noun - common singular will be scattered וּתְפוּצֶ֣יןָ H6327 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect - third person feminine plural and I will turn וַהֲשִׁבֹתִ֥י H7725 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular My hand יָדִ֖י H3027 Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singular against עַל־ H5921 Preposition the little ones הַצֹּעֲרִֽים׃ H6819 Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural

BSB notes

Cited in Matthew 26:31 and Mark 14:27

Verse 8

Cross-references

Ezekiel 5:12 Classic cross-references Revelation 16:19 Classic cross-references Ezekiel 5:2 Classic cross-references Isaiah 48:10 Classic cross-references Malachi 4:1 Classic cross-references

Original words

And וְהָיָ֤ה H1961 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular in all בְכָל־ H3605 Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct the land הָאָ֙רֶץ֙ H776 Article | Noun - feminine singular declares נְאֻם־ H5002 Noun - masculine singular construct the LORD יְהוָ֔ה H3068 Noun - proper - masculine singular two-thirds פִּֽי־ H6310 Noun - masculine singular construct . . . שְׁנַ֣יִם H8147 Number - md will be cut off יִכָּרְת֖וּ H3772 Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural [and] perish יִגְוָ֑עוּ H1478 Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural but a third וְהַשְּׁלִשִׁ֖ית H7992 Conjunctive waw, Article | Number - ordinal feminine singular will be left יִוָּ֥תֶר H3498 Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular in it בָּֽהּ׃ Preposition | third person feminine singular

Verse 9

Cross-references

Isaiah 41:10 Classic cross-references Psalms 50:15 Classic cross-references Jeremiah 29:11 Classic cross-references 2 Corinthians 6:16 Classic cross-references Acts 2:21 Classic cross-references

Original words

This third הַשְּׁלִשִׁית֙ H7992 Article | Number - ordinal feminine singular I will bring וְהֵבֵאתִ֤י H935 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular אֶת־ אֶת־ H853 Direct object marker through the fire בָּאֵ֔שׁ H784 Preposition-b, Article | Noun - common singular I will refine them וּצְרַפְתִּים֙ H6884 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular | third person masculine plural like silver הַכֶּ֔סֶף H3701 Article | Noun - masculine singular - כִּצְרֹ֣ף H6884 Preposition-k | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct - אֶת־ H853 Direct object marker and test them וּבְחַנְתִּ֖ים H974 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular | third person masculine plural like gold הַזָּהָ֑ב H2091 Article | Noun - masculine singular - כִּבְחֹ֣ן H974 Preposition-k | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct - אֶת־ H853 Direct object marker ה֣וּא׀ ה֣וּא׀ H1931 Pronoun - third person masculine singular They will call יִקְרָ֣א H7121 Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular on My name בִשְׁמִ֗י H8034 Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular and I וַֽאֲנִי֙ H589 Conjunctive waw | Pronoun - first person common singular will answer them אֶעֱנֶ֣ה H6030 Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular - אֹת֔וֹ H853 Direct object marker | third person masculine singular I will say אָמַ֙רְתִּי֙ H559 Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular They are My people עַמִּ֣י H5971 Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular and they ה֔וּא H1931 Pronoun - third person masculine singular . . . וְה֥וּא H1931 Conjunctive waw | Pronoun - third person masculine singular will say יֹאמַ֖ר H559 Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular The LORD [is] יְהוָ֥ה H3068 Noun - proper - masculine singular our God אֱלֹהָֽי׃ס H430 Noun - masculine plural construct | first person common singular

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