Zechariah 13:1 - Forerunner Commentary

Zechariah 13:1

Idolatry Cut Off

1 “In that ^aday ^ba fountain shall be opened for the house of David and for the inhabitants of Jerusalem, for sin and for ^cuncleanness.

2 “It shall be in that day,” says the Lord of hosts, “that I will ^acut off the names of the idols from the land, and they shall no longer be remembered. I will also cause ^bthe prophets and the unclean spirit to depart from the land.

3 It shall come to pass that if anyone still prophesies, then his father and mother who begot him will say to him, ‘You shall ^anot live, because you have spoken lies in the name of the Lord.’ And his father and mother who begot him ^bshall thrust him through when he prophesies.

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.’

The Shepherd Savior

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:

9 I will bring the one–third ^athrough the fire,
Will ^brefine them as silver is refined,
And test them as gold is tested.
^cThey will call on My name,
And I will answer them.
^dI will say, ‘This is My people’;
And each one will say, ‘The Lord is my God.’ ”

Verse Comparison: Zechariah 13:1

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American Standard Version
In that day there shall be a fountain opened to the house of David and to the inhabitants of Jerusalem, for sin and for uncleanness.

Amplified® Bible
IN THAT day there shall be a fountain opened for the house of David and for the inhabitants of Jerusalem [to cleanse them from] sin and uncleanness.

Contemporary English Version
In the future there will be a fountain, where David's descendants and the people of Jerusalem can wash away their sin and guilt.

Darby English Version
In that day there shall be a fountain opened to the house of David and to the inhabitants of Jerusalem for sin and for uncleanness.

Good News Bible
"When that time comes," says the LORD Almighty, "a fountain will be opened to purify the descendants of David and the people of Jerusalem from their sin and idolatry.

King James Version
In that day there shall be a fountain opened to the house of David and to the inhabitants of Jerusalem for sin and for uncleanness.

New American Standard Bible
"In that day a fountain will be opened for the house of David and for the inhabitants of Jerusalem, for sin and for impurity.

New International Version
"On that day a fountain will be opened to the house of David and the inhabitants of Jerusalem, to cleanse them from sin and impurity.

New King James Version
“In that day a fountain shall be opened for the house of David and for the inhabitants of Jerusalem, for sin and for uncleanness.

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
"In that day a fountain will open for the house of David and for the inhabitants of Jerusalem, for sin and for impurity.

Revised Standard Version
"On that day there shall be a fountain opened for the house of David and the inhabitants of Jerusalem to cleanse them from sin and uncleanness.

Young's Literal Translation
In that day there is a fountain opened To the house of David And to the inhabitants of Jerusalem, For sin and for impurity.

New English Translation
“In that day there will be a fountain opened up for the dynasty¹ of David and the people of Jerusalem² to cleanse them from sin and impurity.³

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