1 On that day a spring will be opened and continually flow for the house of David and for the people of Jerusalem to wash away their sin and impurity. 2 On that day, declares the Lord Almighty, I will wipe out idol worship from the land—the idols will not be remembered any longer. I will remove the false prophets and the spirit of impurity from the land. 3 If anyone continues to prophesy, his father and mother to whom he was born will tell him, “You shall not live, because you have told lies in the Lord's name.” Then his parents shall kill him because he has prophesied. 4 On that day such prophets will be too humiliated to prophesy their supposed visions. In order to deceive they will not put on their prophet's clothes made of coarse hair. 5 They will say, “I'm not a prophet, I'm a farmer. I've worked on the land since I was a child.” 6 If somebody asks him, “What are those wounds on your back?” he will answer, “I was wounded in my friend's house.” 7 Wake up, my sword! Attack my shepherd, the man who stands beside me! declares the Lord. Strike the shepherd and the sheep will be scattered, and I will raise my hand against the lambs. 8 Two thirds of the people of the land will be cut down, only one third will remain, says the Lord. 9 I will place this one third in the fire, and I will refine them as silver is refined, and test them as gold is tested. They will call on me for help, and I will answer them. I will say, “These are my people,” and they will say, “The Lord is my God.”
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Cross references (9)
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- 1 1 Corinthians 6:11; John 1:29; Psalm 51:2; Ezekiel 36:25; 1 John 1:7
- 2 1 Kings 22:22; Hosea 2:17; Jeremiah 23:14–15; Exodus 23:13; Ezekiel 36:25
- 3 Deuteronomy 13:6–11; Deuteronomy 18:20; Ezekiel 14:9; Jeremiah 23:34; 2 Corinthians 5:16
- 4 Micah 3:6–7; Matthew 3:4; Isaiah 20:2; 2 Kings 1:8; Revelation 11:3
- 5 Amos 7:14; Acts 19:17–20
- 6 John 18:35; Psalm 22:16; Proverbs 27:5–6; Revelation 14:11; John 19:14–16
- 7 Mark 14:27; Matthew 26:31; John 16:32; Isaiah 40:11; Mark 14:50
- 8 Ezekiel 5:12; Revelation 16:19; Ezekiel 5:2–4; Malachi 4:1–3; Revelation 8:7–12
- 9 Psalm 50:15; Jeremiah 29:11–12; Acts 2:21; Isaiah 65:23–24; Isaiah 48:10
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What the Fathers said
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… shall make gods, lo, they are no gods;" and in another place, "And it shall come to pass in that day, saith the Lord, that I will cut off the names of the idols out of the land, and they shall no more be remembered." But the holy Isaiah prophesies expressly concerning Egypt in reference to this matter, saying, "And …
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 2 (1887)
Then "He saith unto them, All ye shall be offended in me." After this He mentions also a prophecy, "For it is written, I will smite the shepherd, and the sheep shall be scattered abroad:" at once persuading them ever to give heed to the things that are written, and at same time making it plain that He was crucified, …
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 10 (1888)