8In the whole land," declares the Lord , "two-thirds will be struck down and perish; yet one-third will be left in it.


In Context

5 He will say, 'I am not a prophet. I am a farmer; the land has been my livelihood since my youth. '

6 If someone asks him, 'What are these wounds on your body ?' he will answer, 'The wounds I was given at the house of my friends.'

7 "Awake, O sword, against my shepherd, against the man who is close to me!" declares the Lord Almighty. "Strike the shepherd, and the sheep will be scattered, and I will turn my hand against the little ones.

8 In the whole land," declares the Lord , "two-thirds will be struck down and perish; yet one-third will be left in it.

9 This third I will bring into the fire; I will refine them like silver and test them like gold. They will call on my name and I will answer them; I will say, 'They are my people,' and they will say, 'The Lord is our God.' "

Zechariah 13:8 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

13:8And it shall come to pass, [that] in all the land, saith the LORD, two parts therein shall be cut off [and] die; but the third shall be left therein.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

13:8And there shall be in all the earth, saith the Lord, two parts in it shall be scattered, and shall perish: but the third part shall be left therein.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

13:8And it shall come to pass, that in all the land, saith Jehovah, two parts therein shall be cut off and die; but the third shall be left therein.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

13:8And it shall come to pass in all the land, saith Jehovah, two parts therein shall be cut off and die; but the third shall be left therein.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

13:8And it shall come to pass, that in all the land, saith the LORD, two parts therein shall be cut off and die; but the third shall be left therein.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

13:8And it shall come to pass, that in all the land, saith the LORD, two parts therein shall be cut off and die; but the third shall be left therein.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

13:8It shall happen that in all the land,| says Yahweh, |two parts in it will be cut off and die; but the third will be left in it.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

13:8And it hath come to pass, In all the land, an affirmation of Jehovah, Two parts in it are cut off — they expire, And the third is left in it.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

13:8And it shall come to pass, that in all the land, said the LORD, two parts therein shall be cut off and die; but the third shall be left therein.