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Zechariah 13:5
Zechariah 13:5 is verse 5 of Zechariah chapter 13, shown here in the Berean Standard Bible.
Berean Standard Bible
He will say, ‘I am not a prophet; I work the land, for I was purchased as a servant in my youth.’
Or I am a farmer, for the land has been my livelihood since my youth.
King James Version
But he shall say, I am no prophet, I am an husbandman; for man taught me to keep cattle from my youth.
World English Bible
but he will say, ‘I am no prophet, I am a tiller of the ground; for I have been made a bondservant from my youth.’
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Zechariah 13:3–7 · Berean Standard Bible
3 And if anyone still prophesies, his father and mother who bore him will say to him, ‘You shall not remain alive, because you have spoken falsely in the name of the LORD.’ When he prophesies, his father and mother who bore him will pierce him through.
4 And on that day every prophet who prophesies will be ashamed of his vision, and he 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 I was purchased as a servant in my youth.’
6 If someone asks him, ‘What are these wounds on your chest ?’ he will answer, ‘These are the wounds I received in the house of my friends.’
7 Awake, O sword, against My Shepherd, against the man who is My Companion, declares the LORD of Hosts. Strike the Shepherd, and the sheep will be scattered, and I will turn My hand against the little ones.
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Cross-references
The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge lists these related verses. Scripture text comes from the Berean Standard Bible.
Amos 7:14“I was not a prophet,” Amos replied, “nor was I the son of a prophet; rather, I was a herdsman and a tender of sycamore-fig trees.
Acts 19:17This became known to all the Jews and Greeks living in Ephesus, and fear came over all of them. So the name of the Lord Jesus was held in high honor.
Acts 19:18Many who had believed now came forward, confessing and disclosing their deeds.
Acts 19:19And a number of those who had practiced magic arts brought their books and burned them in front of everyone. When the value of the books was calculated, the total came to fifty thousand drachmas.
Acts 19:20So the word of the Lord powerfully continued to spread and prevail.