Berean Standard Bible

Zechariah 13

1“On thatהַה֗וּאha.Hu'H1931dayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117a fountainמָק֣וֹרma.KorH4726will beיִֽהְיֶה֙yih.YehH1961openedנִפְתָּ֔חnif.TachH6605to the houseלְבֵ֥יתle.VeitH1004of Davidדָּוִ֖ידda.VidH1732and the peopleוּלְיֹשְׁבֵ֣יu.le.yo.she.VeiH3427of Jerusalemיְרֽוּשָׁלִָ֑םye.ru.sha.LimH3389,to cleanse them from sinלְחַטַּ֖אתle.cha.TatH2403and impurityוּלְנִדָּֽה׃u.le.ni.DahH5079.

2Andוְהָיָה֩ve.ha.YahH1961on thatהַה֜וּאha.Hu'H1931dayבַיּ֨וֹםvai.YomH3117,declaresנְאֻ֣ם׀ne.'UmH5002the LORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068of Hostsצְבָא֗וֹתtze.va.'otH6635,I will eraseאַכְרִ֞ית'akh.RitH3772אֶת־'et-H853the namesשְׁמ֤וֹתshe.MotH8034of the idolsהָֽעֲצַבִּים֙ha.'a.tza.BimH6091fromמִן־min-H4480the landהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776,and they will noוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808longerע֑וֹד וְגַ֧םod ve.GamH5750 H1571אֶת־'et-H853be rememberedיִזָּכְר֖וּyi.za.khe.RuH2142.I will also removeאַעֲבִ֥יר'a.'a.VirH5674the prophetsהַנְּבִיאִ֛יםha.ne.vi.'ImH5030andוְאֶת־ve.'EtH853the spiritר֥וּחַRu.achH7307of impurityהַטֻּמְאָ֖הha.tum.'AhH2932fromמִן־min-H4480the landהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776.

3Andוְהָיָ֗הve.ha.YahH1961ifכִּֽי־ki-H3588anyoneאִישׁ֮'ishH376stillעוֹד֒'OdH5750prophesiesיִנָּבֵ֣אyi.na.Ve'H5012,his fatherאָבִ֨יו'a.VivH1and motherוְאִמּ֤וֹve.'i.MoH517who bore himיֹֽלְדָיו֙yo.le.DavH3205will sayוְאָמְר֣וּve.'a.me.RuH559to himאֵ֠לָיו'E.lavH413, ‘You shall notלֹ֣אlo'H3808remain aliveתִֽחְיֶ֔הtich.YehH2421,becauseכִּ֛יkiH3588you have spokenדִּבַּ֖רְתָּdi.Bar.taH1696falselyשֶׁ֥קֶרShe.kerH8267in the nameבְּשֵׁ֣םbe.ShemH8034of the LORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068.’When he prophesiesבְּהִנָּבְאֽוֹ׃be.hi.na.ve.'OH5012,his fatherאָבִ֧יהוּ'a.Vi.huH1and motherוְאִמּ֛וֹve.'i.MoH517who bore himיֹלְדָ֖יוyo.le.DavH3205will pierce him throughוּדְקָרֻ֜הוּu.de.ka.Ru.huH1856.

4Andוְהָיָ֣ה׀ve.ha.YahH1961on thatהַה֗וּאha.Hu'H1931dayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117everyאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376prophetהַנְּבִיאִ֛יםha.ne.vi.'ImH5030who prophesiesבְּהִנָּֽבְאֹת֑וֹbe.hi.na.ve.'o.ToH5012will be ashamedיֵבֹ֧שׁוּye.Vo.shuH954of his visionמֵחֶזְיֹנ֖וֹme.chez.yo.NoH2384,and he will notוְלֹ֧אve.Lo'H3808put onיִלְבְּשׁ֛וּyil.be.ShuH3847a hairyשֵׂעָ֖רse.'ArH8181cloakאַדֶּ֥רֶת'a.De.retH155in order toלְמַ֥עַןle.Ma.'anH4616deceiveכַּחֵֽשׁ׃ka.CheshH3584.

5He will sayוְאָמַ֕רve.'a.MarH559, ‘Iאָנֹ֑כִי אִישׁ־'a.No.khi 'ish-H595 H376am notלֹ֥אlo'H3808a prophetנָבִ֖יאna.Vi'H5030;Iאָנֹ֔כִי'a.No.khiH595workעֹבֵ֤ד'o.VedH5647the landאֲדָמָה֙'a.da.MahH127,forכִּ֥יkiH3588I was purchased as a servantאָדָ֖ם הִקְנַ֥נִי'a.Dam hik.Na.niH120 H7069in my youthמִנְּעוּרָֽי׃mi.ne.'u.RaiH5271.’

The Shepherd Struck, the Sheep Scattered

(Matthew 26:31–35; Mark 14:27–31)

6If someone asksוְאָמַ֣רve.'a.MarH559himאֵלָ֔יו'e.LavH413, ‘Whatמָ֧הmahH4100are theseהָאֵ֖לֶּהha.'E.lehH428woundsהַמַּכּ֛וֹתha.ma.KotH4347on your chestבֵּ֣ין יָדֶ֑יךָbein ya.Dei.khaH996 H3027?’he will answerוְאָמַ֕רve.'a.MarH559, ‘These areאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834the wounds I receivedהֻכֵּ֖יתִיhu.Kei.tiH5221in the houseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004of my friendsמְאַהֲבָֽי׃ סme.'a.ha.VaiH157.’

7Awakeעוּרִ֤י'u.RiH5782,O swordחֶ֗רֶבChe.revH2719,againstעַל־'al-H5921My Shepherdרֹעִי֙ro.'IH7462,againstוְעַל־ve.'al-H5921the manגֶּ֣בֶרGe.verH1397who is My Companionעֲמִיתִ֔י'a.mi.TiH5997,declaresנְאֻ֖םne.'UmH5002the LORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068of Hostsצְבָא֑וֹתtze.va.'otH6635.Strikeהַ֤ךְhakhH5221אֶת־'et-H853the Shepherdהָֽרֹעֶה֙ha.ro.'EhH7462,and the sheepהַצֹּ֔אןha.TzonH6629will be scatteredוּתְפוּצֶ֣יןָu.te.fu.Tzei.naH6327,and I will turnוַהֲשִׁבֹתִ֥יva.ha.shi.vo.TiH7725My handיָדִ֖יya.DiH3027againstעַל־'al-H5921the little onesהַצֹּעֲרִֽים׃ha.tzo.'a.RimH6819.

8Andוְהָיָ֤הve.ha.YahH1961in allבְכָל־ve.khol-H3605the landהָאָ֙רֶץ֙ha.'A.retzH776,declaresנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002the LORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,two-thirdsפִּֽי־ שְׁנַ֣יִםpi- she.Na.yimH6310 H8147will be cut offיִכָּרְת֖וּyi.ka.re.TuH3772andperishיִגְוָ֑עוּyig.Va.'uH1478,but a thirdוְהַשְּׁלִשִׁ֖יתve.ha.she.li.ShitH7992will be leftיִוָּ֥תֶרyi.Va.terH3498in it.

9This thirdהַשְּׁלִשִׁית֙ha.she.li.ShitH7992I will bringוְהֵבֵאתִ֤יve.he.ve.TiH935אֶת־'et-H853through the fireבָּאֵ֔שׁba.'EshH784;I will refine themוּצְרַפְתִּים֙u.tze.raf.TimH6884like silverהַכֶּ֔סֶףha.Ke.sefH3701כִּצְרֹ֣ףkitz.RofH6884אֶת־'et-H853and test themוּבְחַנְתִּ֖יםu.ve.chan.TimH974like goldהַזָּהָ֑בha.za.HavH2091כִּבְחֹ֣ןkiv.ChonH974אֶת־'et-H853H1931.They will callיִקְרָ֣אyik.Ra'H7121on My nameבִשְׁמִ֗יvish.MiH8034,and Iוַֽאֲנִי֙Va.'a.niH589will answer themאֶעֱנֶ֣ה'e.'e.NehH6030אֹת֔וֹ'o.ToH853.I will sayאָמַ֙רְתִּי֙'a.Mar.tiH559, ‘They are My peopleעַמִּ֣י'a.MiH5971,’and theyH1931will sayיֹאמַ֖רyo.MarH559, ‘The LORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068isour Godאֱלֹהָֽי׃ ס'e.lo.HaiH430.’”

The Shepherd Struck, the Sheep Scattered

(Matthew 26:31–35; Mark 14:27–31)

Commentaries on Zechariah 13