ZECHARIAH 13:3

KING JAMES VERSION (KJV)

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“And it shall come to pass, that when any shall yet prophesy, then his father and his mother that begat him shall say unto him, Thou shalt not live; for thou speakest lies in the name of the Lord: and his father and his mother that begat him shall thrust him through when he prophesieth.”

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Zechariah 13:3 Translation & Meaning

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And it shall come to pass, וְהָיָ֗ה To exist, i.e., be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary) come pass
that (No Hebrew definition. English implied.)
when כִּֽי (by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed when
any אִישׁ֮ A man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation) any
shall yet עוֹד֒ Properly, iteration or continuance; used only adverbially (with or without preposition), again, repeatedly, still, more shall yet
prophesy, יִנָּבֵ֣א To prophesy, i.e., speak (or sing) by inspiration (in prediction or simple discourse) prophesy
then his father אָבִ֨יו Father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application then father
and his mother וְאִמּ֤וֹ A mother (as the bond of the family); in a wide sense (both literally and figuratively [like father]) mother
that begat יֹֽלְדָיו֙ To bear young; causatively, to beget; medically, to act as midwife; specifically, to show lineage begat
him shall say וְאָמְר֣וּ To say (used with great latitude) say
unto אֵ֠לָיו Near, with or among; often in general, to unto
him, Thou shalt not לֹ֣א Not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles not
live; תִֽחְיֶ֔ה To live, whether literally or figuratively; causatively, to revive live
for כִּ֛י (by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed for
thou speakest דִּבַּ֖רְתָּ Perhaps properly, to arrange; but used figuratively (of words), to speak; rarely (in a destructive sense) to subdue speakest
lies שֶׁ֥קֶר An untruth; by implication, a sham (often adverbial) lies
in the name בְּשֵׁ֣ם An appellation, as a mark or memorial of individuality; by implication honor, authority, character name
of the Lord: יְהוָ֑ה (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God Lord
and his father אָבִ֧יהוּ Father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application father
and his mother וְאִמּ֛וֹ A mother (as the bond of the family); in a wide sense (both literally and figuratively [like father]) mother
that begat יֹלְדָ֖יו To bear young; causatively, to beget; medically, to act as midwife; specifically, to show lineage begat
him shall thrust him through וּדְקָרֻ֜הוּ To stab; by analogy, to starve; figuratively, to revile thrust through
when he prophesieth. בְּהִנָּבְאֽוֹ׃ To prophesy, i.e., speak (or sing) by inspiration (in prediction or simple discourse) prophesieth

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  • 1  In that day there shall be a fountain opened to the house of David and to the inhabitants of Jerusalem for sin and for uncleanness.

  • 2  And it shall come to pass in that day, saith the Lord of hosts, that I will cut off the names of the idols out of the land, and they shall no more be remembered: and also I will cause the prophets and the unclean spirit to pass out of the land.

  • 3  And it shall come to pass, that when any shall yet prophesy, then his father and his mother that begat him shall say unto him, Thou shalt not live; for thou speakest lies in the name of the Lord: and his father and his mother that begat him shall thrust him through when he prophesieth.

  • 4  And it shall come to pass in that day, that the prophets shall be ashamed every one of his vision, when he hath prophesied; neither shall they wear a rough garment to deceive:

  • 5  But he shall say, I am no prophet, I am an husbandman; for man taught me to keep cattle from my youth.




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