7. “Sword, hit the shepherd.Attack the man who is my friend,”says the Lord All-Powerful.“Kill the shepherd,and the sheep will scatter,and I will punish the little ones.”
8. The Lord says, “Two-thirds of the peoplethrough all the land will die. They will be gone,and one-third will be left.
9. The third that is left I will test with fire,purifying them like silver,testing them like gold.Then they will call on me,and I will answer them.I will say, ‘You are my people,’and they will say, ‘The Lord is our God.’ ”