7. “Awake, O sword, against My Shepherd,Against the Man who is My Companion,”Says the Lord of hosts.“Strike the Shepherd,And the sheep will be scattered;Then I will turn My hand against the little ones.
8. And it shall come to pass in all the land,”Says the Lord,“That two-thirds in it shall be cut off and die,But one–third shall be left in it:
9. I will bring the one–third through the fire,Will refine them as silver is refined,And test them as gold is tested.They will call on My name,And I will answer them.I will say, ‘This is My people’;And each one will say, ‘The Lord is my God.’ ”