Zechariah 13:5
But he shall say, I am no prophet, I am an husbandman; for man taught me to keep cattle from my youth.
Zechariah 13:5 in other translations
| BSB | He will say, ‘I am not a prophet; I work the land, for I was purchased as a servant in my youth.’ |
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| WEB | 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.’ |
| ASV | but he shall say, I am no prophet, I am a tiller of the ground; for I have been made a bondman from my youth. |
| YLT | And one hath said, ‘I am not a prophet, A man, a tiller of ground I am, For ground is my possession from my youth.' |
| DARBY | And he shall say, I am no prophet, I am a tiller of the ground; for man acquired me as bondman from my youth. |
| BBE | But he will say, I am no prophet, but a worker on the land; for I have been an owner of land from the time when I was young. |
| Webster | But he shall say, I am no prophet, I am a husbandman; for man taught me to keep cattle from my youth. |
What does Zechariah 13:5 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Zechariah 13:5-6
Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain
Adam Clarke's Commentary
Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Zechariah 13:1-6
In the time mentioned at the close of the foregoing chapter, a fountain would be opened to the rulers and people of the Jews, in which to wash away their sins. Even the atoning blood of Christ, united with his sanctifying grace. It has hitherto been closed to the unbelieving nation of Israel; but when the Spirit of grace shall humble and soften their hearts, he will open it to them also. This fountain opened is the…
Zechariah 13:5 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for Zechariah 13:5
- Amos 7:14
Then answered Amos, and said to Amaziah, I was no prophet, neither was I a prophet’s son; but I was an herdman, and a gatherer of sycomore fruit:
- Acts 19:17-20
And this was known to all the Jews and Greeks also dwelling at Ephesus; and fear fell on them all, and the name of the Lord Jesus was magnified. And many that believed came, and confessed, and shewed their deeds. Many of them also which used curious arts brought their books together, and burned them before all men: and they counted the price of them, and found it fifty thousand pieces of silver. So mightily grew the word of God and prevailed.
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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Am 7:14; Ac 19:17-20
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Context
- Zechariah 13:4
And it shall come to pass in that day, that the prophets shall be ashamed every one of his vision, when he hath prophesied; neither shall they wear a rough garment to deceive:
- Zechariah 13:5
But he shall say, I am no prophet, I am an husbandman; for man taught me to keep cattle from my youth.
- Zechariah 13:6
And one shall say unto him, What are these wounds in thine hands? Then he shall answer, Those with which I was wounded in the house of my friends.
Zechariah 13:5 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Y dirá: No soy profeta; labrador soy de la tierra: porque esto aprendí del hombre desde mi juventud. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Et il dira: Je ne suis pas prophète; je suis un homme qui laboure la terre; car l’homme m’a acquis comme esclave dès ma jeunesse. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Und er wird sprechen: Ich bin kein Prophet, ich bin ein Mann, der das Land bebaut; denn man hat mich gekauft von meiner Jugend an. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | sed dicet: Non sum propheta: homo agricola ego sum, quoniam Adam exemplum meum ab adolescentia mea. |