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Zechariah 13:5

3 And it shall come to pass, that when any shall yet prophesy, then his father and his mother that begat him shall say unto him, Thou shalt not live; for thou speakest lies in the name of the LORD: and his father and his mother that begat him shall thrust him through when he prophesieth.

4 And it shall come to pass in that day, that the prophets shall be ashamed every one of his vision, when he hath prophesied; neither shall they wear a rough garment to deceive:

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

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.

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This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
He will say, ‘I am not a prophet; I work the land, for I was purchased as a servant in my youth.’
KJV
But he shall say, I am no prophet, I am an husbandman; for man taught me to keep cattle from my youth.
WEB
but he will say, ‘I am no prophet, I am a tiller of the ground; for I have been made a bondservant from my youth.’
ASV
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.
DARBY
And he shall say, I am no prophet, I am a tiller of the ground; for man acquired me [as bondman] from my youth.
BLB
And he will say, ‘I [am] not a prophet; I [am] a farmer working the land, for a man acquired me in my youth.
ÅB
Men hver av dem skal si: Jeg er ikke noen profet; jeg er jordbruker, for det var en som kjøpte meg til slave da jeg var ung gutt.
OTB
Hver vil si, ‘Jeg er ikke en profet; jeg er en jordbruker, for jeg har vært en arbeider siden min ungdom.’
B1930
Men hver av dem skal si: Jeg er ikke nogen profet; jeg er jordbruker, for det var en som kjøpte mig til træl da jeg var ung gutt.

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Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Amos 7:14

    Then answered Amos, and said to Amaziah, I was no prophet, neither was I a prophet’s son; but I was an herdman, and a gatherer of sycomore fruit:

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  • Acts 19:17–20

    And this was known to all the Jews and Greeks also dwelling at Ephesus; and fear fell on them all, and the name of the Lord Jesus was magnified.

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