Zechariah 13:6

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4 “And it shall be in that day that ^aevery prophet will be ashamed of his vision when he prophesies; they will not wear ^ba robe of coarse hair to deceive.

5 ^aBut he will say, ‘I am no prophet, I am a farmer; for a man taught me to keep cattle from my youth.’

6 And one will say to him, ‘What are these wounds between your¹ arms?’ Then he will answer, ‘Those with which I was wounded in the house of my friends.’

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7 “Awake, O sword, against ^aMy Shepherd,
Against the Man ^bwho is My Companion,”
Says the Lord of hosts.
^c“Strike the Shepherd,
And the sheep will be scattered;
Then I will turn My hand against ^dthe little ones.

8 And it shall come to pass in all the land,”
Says the Lord,
“That ^atwo-thirds in it shall be cut off and die,
^bBut one–third shall be left in it:

Commentaries:

Adam Clarke

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Zechariah 13:6

What are these wounds in thine hands? - Marks which he had received in honor of his idols. But he shall excuse himself by stating that he had received these marks in his own family; when, most probably, they had been dedicated to some of those idols. See the note on Isaiah 44:5. I do not think that these words are spoken at all concerning Jesus Christ. I have heard them quoted in this way; but I cannot hear such an application of them without horror. In quoting from the Old Testament in reference to the New, we cannot be too cautious. We may wound the truth instead of honoring it.

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