Verse Comparison: Zechariah 13:8
American Standard Version
And it shall come to pass, that in all the land, saith Jehovah, two parts therein shall be cut off and die; but the third shall be left therein.
Amplified® Bible
And in all the land, says the Lord, two-thirds shall be cut off and perish, but one-third shall be left alive.
Contemporary English Version
Nowhere in the land will more than a third of them be left alive.
Darby English Version
And it shall come to pass in all the land, saith Jehovah, two parts therein shall be cut off [and] die; but the third shall be left therein.
Good News Bible
and throughout the land two-thirds of the people will die.
King James Version
And it shall come to pass, that in all the land, saith the LORD, two parts therein shall be cut off and die; but the third shall be left therein.
New American Standard Bible
"It will come about in all the land, Declares the LORD, "That two parts in it will be cut off {and} perish; But the third will be left in it."
New International Version
In the whole land," declares the LORD,
"two-thirds will be struck down and perish;
yet one-third will be left in it.
New King James Version
And it shall come to pass in all the land,'
Says the LORD,
' That two-thirds in it shall be cut off and die,
But one-third shall be left in it:
N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
"It will come about in all the land," Declares the LORD," That two parts in it will become severed and perish; But the third will remain in it.
Revised Standard Version
In the whole land, says the LORD, two thirds shall be cut off and perish, and one third shall be left alive.
Young's Literal Translation
And it hath come to pass, In all the land, an affirmation of Jehovah, Two parts in it are cut off -- they expire, And the third is left in it.
