Zechariah 13:8 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“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.”
Zechariah 13:8 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Zechariah 13:8 in 6 Bible Translations
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Zechariah 13:8 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“It shall happen that in all the land,” says Yahweh, “two parts in it will be cut off and die; but the third will be left in it.”
Zechariah 13:8 — World English Bible
Zechariah 13:8 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“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. ”
Zechariah 13:8 — American Standard Version
Zechariah 13:8 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“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.”
Zechariah 13:8 — Young's Literal Translation
Zechariah 13:8 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“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. ”
Zechariah 13:8 — Darby Translation
Zechariah 13:8 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“And in all the land, sayeth the Lord, two partes therein shall be cut off, and die: but the third shall be left therein.”
Zechariah 13:8 — Geneva Bible
Zechariah 13:8 in Context — Zechariah 13
6 And one shall say unto him, What are these wounds in thine hands? Then he shall answer, Those with which I was wounded in the house of my friends.
7 Awake, O sword, against my shepherd, and against the man that is my fellow, saith the Lord of hosts: smite the shepherd, and the sheep shall be scattered: and I will turn mine hand upon the little ones.
8 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.
9 And I will bring the third part through the fire, and will refine them as silver is refined, and will try them as gold is tried: they shall call on my name, and I will hear them: I will say, It is my people: and they shall say, The Lord is my God.
What Does Zechariah 13:8 Mean?
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