Zechariah 13:5 - Forerunner Commentary

Zechariah 13:5

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:

Verse Comparison: Zechariah 13:5

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American Standard Version
but he shall say, I am no prophet, I am a tiller of the ground; for I have been made a bondman from my youth.

Amplified® Bible
But he will [deny his identity and] say, I am no prophet. I am a tiller of the ground, for I have been made a bond servant from my youth.

Contemporary English Version
Instead, they will say, "I'm no prophet. I've been a farmer all my life."

Darby English Version
And he shall say, I am no prophet, I am a tiller of the ground; for man acquired me [as bondman] from my youth.

Good News Bible
Instead, he will say, 'I am not a prophet. I am a farmer---I have farmed the land all my life.'

King James Version
But he shall say, I am no prophet, I am an husbandman; for man taught me to keep cattle from my youth.

New American Standard Bible
but he will say, `I am not a prophet; I am a tiller of the ground, for a man sold me as a slave in my youth.'

New International Version
He will say, 'I am not a prophet. I am a farmer; the land has been my livelihood since my youth. '

New King James Version
But he will say, ‘I am no prophet, I am a farmer; for a man taught me to keep cattle from my youth.’

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
but he will say, 'I do not consider myself a prophet; I serve as a tiller of the ground, for a man sold me as a slave in my youth.'

Revised Standard Version
but he will say, 'I am no prophet, I am a tiller of the soil; for the land has been my possession since my youth.'

Young's Literal Translation
And `one' hath said, `I am not a prophet, A man, a tiller of ground I am, For ground `is' my possession from my youth.'

New English Translation
Instead he will say, ‘I am no prophet – indeed, I am a farmer, for a man has made me his indentured servant since my youth.’¹

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