The Word Am I

The Prophet Zechariah

Geneva Bible 1599

- Chapter 13 -

1
In that day there shall be a fountaine opened to the house of Dauid, and to the inhabitants of Ierusalem, for sinne and for vncleannesse.
2
And in that day, sayth the Lord of hostes, I will cut off the names of the idoles out of the and they shall no more be and I will cause the prophets, and the vncleane spirit to depart out of the land.
3
And when any shall yet prophesie, his father and his mother that begate him, shall say vnto him, Thou shalt not for thou speakest lies in the name of the and his father and his mother that begat him, shall thrust him through, when he prophesieth.
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And in that day shall the prophetes be ashamed euery one of his vision, when he hath neither shall they weare a rough garment to deceiue.
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But he shall say, I am no I am an for man taught me to be an heardman from my youth vp.
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And one shall say vnto him, What are these woundes in thine hands? Then he shall answere, Thus was I wounded in the house of my friendes.

The Shepherd Struck, the Sheep Scattered

(Matthew 26:31–35; Mark 14:27–31)
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Arise, O sword, vpon my shepheard, and vpon the man, that is my fellow, sayth the Lord of smite the shepheard, and the sheepe shall be and I will turne mine hand vpon the litle ones.
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And in all the land, sayeth the Lord, two partes therein shall be cut off, and but the third shall be left therein.
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And I will bring that third part thorowe the fire, and will fine them as the siluer is fined, and will trye them as golde is they shall call on my Name, and I will heare I will say, It is my people, and they shall say, The Lord is my God.