Zechariah 13:7

Jesus Christ The cross and atonement Prophecy

⁵ He will say, ‘I am not a prophet; I work the land, for I was purchased as a servant in my youth.’

⁶ 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.’

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.

⁹ This third I will bring through the fire; I will refine them like silver and test them like gold. They will call on My name, and I will answer them. I will say, ‘They are My people,’ and they will say, ‘The LORD is our God.’”

Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

Compare

BSB: 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.
KJV: 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.
WEB: “Awake, sword, against my shepherd, and against the man who is close to me,” says the LORD of Armies. “Strike the shepherd, and the sheep will be scattered; and I will turn my hand against the little ones.
ASV: Awake, O sword, against my shepherd, and against the man that is my fellow, saith Jehovah of hosts: smite the shepherd, and the sheep shall be scattered; and I will turn my hand upon the little ones.
DARBY: Awake, O sword, against my shepherd, even against the man [that is] my fellow, saith Jehovah of hosts: smite the shepherd, and the sheep shall be scattered, and I will turn my hand upon the little ones.
BLB: O Sword, awake against My shepherd, and against a man, My companion, a declaration of YHWH of hosts. Strike the shepherd, and the sheep will be scattered, and I will turn My hand against the little ones!

ÅB: Sverd! Våkn opp mot min hyrde, mot den mann som er min neste! sier Herren, hærskarenes Gud; slå hyrden, og sauene skal adspredes, og jeg vil igjen ta meg av de små[^2]!
OTB: “Våkn opp, sverd, mot min hyrde,
mot mannen som er min følgesvenn!”
sier Herren, hærskarenes Gud.
“Slå hyrden, og sauene vil bli spredt,
og jeg vil vende min hånd mot de små.
B1930: Sverd! Våkn op mot min hyrde, mot den mann som er min næste! sier Herren, hærskarenes Gud; slå hyrden, og fårene skal adspredes, og jeg vil igjen ta mig av de små! / < MTT 18, 3 fg.>

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

Mark 14:27
Then Jesus said to them, “You will all fall away, for it is written: ‘I will strike the Shepherd, and the sheep will be scattered.’
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Matthew 26:31
Then Jesus said to them, “This very night you will all fall away on account of Me. For it is written: ‘I will strike the Shepherd, and the sheep of the flock will be scattered.’
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John 16:32
“Look, an hour is coming and has already come when you will be scattered, each to his own home, and you will leave Me all alone. Yet I am not alone, because the Father is with Me.
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Isaiah 40:11
He tends His flock like a shepherd; He gathers the lambs in His arms and carries them close to His heart. He gently leads the nursing ewes.
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Mark 14:50
Then everyone deserted Him and fled.
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Ezekiel 37:24
My servant David will be king over them, and there will be one shepherd for all of them. They will follow My ordinances and keep and observe My statutes.
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Zechariah 11:7
So I pastured the flock marked for slaughter, especially the afflicted of the flock. Then I took for myself two staffs, calling one Favor and the other Union, and I pastured the flock.
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Jeremiah 23:5–6
Behold, the days are coming, declares the LORD, when I will raise up for David a righteous Branch, and He will reign wisely as King and will administer justice and righteousness in the land.
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