Zechariah 13:6
4 And on that day every prophet who prophesies will be ashamed of his vision, and he will not put on a hairy cloak in order to deceive.
5 He will say, ‘I am not a prophet; I work the land, for I was purchased as a servant in my youth.’
If someone asks him, ‘What are these wounds on your chest ?’ he will answer, ‘These are the wounds I received in the house of my friends.’
7 Awake, O sword, against My Shepherd, against the man who is My Companion, declares the LORD of Hosts. Strike the Shepherd, and the sheep will be scattered, and I will turn My hand against the little ones.
8 And in all the land, declares the LORD, two-thirds will be cut off and perish, but a third will be left in it.
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.
Compare
- BSB
- If someone asks him, ‘What are these wounds on your chest ?’ he will answer, ‘These are the wounds I received in the house of my friends.’
- KJV
- 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.
- WEB
- One will say to him, ‘What are these wounds between your arms?’ Then he will answer, ‘Those with which I was wounded in the house of my friends.’
- ASV
- And one shall say unto him, What are these wounds between thine arms? Then he shall answer, Those with which I was wounded in the house of my friends.
- DARBY
- And one shall say unto him, What are those wounds in thy hands? And he will say, Those with which I was wounded in the house of my friends.
- BLB
- And [if] it is said to him, ‘What [are] these wounds between your hands?’ He will answer, ‘Those with which I was wounded in the house of my friends.’
- ÅB
- Og om noen spør ham: Hva er det for sår du har i dine hender? da skal han svare: Det er sår jeg har fått i mine elskeres[^1] hus.
- OTB
- Og hvis noen spør, ‘Hva er disse sårene på kroppen din?’ vil de svare, ‘Sårene jeg fikk i mine venners hus.’
- B1930
- Og om nogen spør ham: Hvad er det for sår du har i dine hender? da skal han svare: Det er sår jeg har fått i mine elskeres hus. / < d.e. avgudenes.>
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
John 18:35
“Am I a Jew?” Pilate replied. “Your own people and chief priests handed You over to me. What have You done?”
Read in contextPsalms 22:16
For dogs surround me; a band of evil men encircles me; they have pierced my hands and feet.
Read in contextProverbs 27:5–6
Better an open rebuke than love that is concealed.
Read in contextRevelation 14:11
And the smoke of their torment rises forever and ever. Day and night there is no rest for those who worship the beast and its image, or for anyone who receives the mark of its name.”
Read in contextJohn 19:14–16
It was the day of Preparation for the Passover, about the sixth hour. And Pilate said to the Jews, “Here is your King!”
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