Holy Scripture

Zechariah 13:6

A church father on this verse
“(Vers. 3 seqq.) And on that day, the prophets will be confused, each one from his own vision, when he prophesies, and they will not cover themselves with a sackcloth to deceive. Instead, they will say, 'I am not a prophet, I am a farmer, for Adam is my example from my youth.' And it will be said to him, 'What are thes…”
Jerome, 5th c. — Commentary on Zechariah

Source: Septuagint

Original

6And I will say to him, What are these wounds between thy hands? and he shall say, Those with which I was wounded in my beloved house.

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4And it shall come to pass in that day, that the prophets shall be ashamed every one of his vision when he prophesies; and they shall clothe themselves with a garment of hair, because they have lied.

5And one shall say, I am not a prophet, for I am a tiller of the ground, for a man brought me up thus from my youth.

— Zechariah 13:6 —

7Awake, O sword, against my shepherds, and against the man who is my citizen, saith the Lord Almighty: smite the shepherds, and draw out the sheep: and I will bring my hand upon the little ones.

8And it shall come to pass, that in all the land, saith the Lord, two parts thereof shall be cut off and perish; but the third shall be left therein.

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