Zechariah 13:8 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“And 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.”

Zechariah 13:8 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Zechariah 13:8 in 6 Bible Translations

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Zechariah 13:8 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“It 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.”

Zechariah 13:8 — World English Bible

Zechariah 13:8 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“And 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.”

Zechariah 13:8 — American Standard Version

Zechariah 13:8 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“And 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.”

Zechariah 13:8 — Young's Literal Translation

Zechariah 13:8 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“And 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.”

Zechariah 13:8 — Darby Translation

Zechariah 13:8 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“And in all the land, sayeth the Lord, two partes therein shall be cut off, and die: but the third shall be left therein.”

Zechariah 13:8 — Geneva Bible

Zechariah 13:8 in Context — Zechariah 13

6 Y le preguntarán: ¿Qué heridas son éstas en tus manos? Y él responderá: Con ellas fuí herido en casa de mis amigos.

7 Levántate, oh espada, sobre el pastor, y sobre el hombre compañero mío, dice Jehová de los ejércitos. Hiere al pastor, y se derramarán las ovejas: mas tornaré mi mano sobre los chiquitos.

8 Y acontecerá en toda la tierra, dice Jehová, que las dos partes serán taladas en ella, y se perderán; mas la tercera quedará en ella.

9 Y meteré en el fuego la tercera parte, y los fundiré como se funde la plata, y probarélos como se prueba el oro. El invocará mi nombre, y yo le oiré, y diré: Pueblo mío; y él dirá: Jehová es mi Dios.

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What Does Zechariah 13:8 Mean?

Zechariah 13:8 is a verse from the Book of Zechariah, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Zechariah chapter 13. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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