Holman Christian Standard Bible

Zechariah 13:4-8 Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

4. On that day every prophet will be ashamed of his vision when he prophesies; they will not put on a hairy cloak in order to deceive.

5. He will say: I am not a prophet; I work the land, for a man purchased me as a servant since my youth.

6. If someone asks him: What are these wounds on your chest? — then he will answer: I received the wounds in the house of my friends.

7. Sword, awake against My shepherd,against the man who is My associate —this is the declaration of the Lord of Hosts.Strike the shepherd, and the sheep will be scattered; I will also turn My hand against the little ones.

8. In the whole land —this is the Lord’s declaration —two-thirds will be cut off and die,but a third will be left in it.