Zechariah 13:4

And it will come about in that day that the prophets will be shamed, every man on account of his vision, when he is talking as a prophet; and they will not put on a robe of hair for purposes of deceit:

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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:

In Context

3And if anyone goes on acting as a prophet, then his father and his mother who gave him life will say to him, You may not go on living, for you are saying what is false in the name of the Lord; and his father and his mother will put a sword through him when he does so.

5But 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.

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Cross References

Isaiah 20:2At that time the word of the Lord came to Isaiah, the son of Amoz, saying, Go, and take off your robe, and your shoes from your feet; and he did so, walking unclothed and without shoes on his feet.

Jeremiah 6:15Let them be put to shame because they have done disgusting things. They had no shame, they were not able to become red with shame: so they will come down with those who are falling: when my punishment comes on them, they will be made low, says the Lord.

Micah 3:7And the seers will be shamed, and the readers of the future will be at a loss, all of them covering their lips; for there is no answer from God.

Matthew 11:8But what went you out to see? a man delicately clothed? Those who have fair robes are in kings' houses.

Revelation 11:3And I will give orders to my two witnesses, and they will be prophets for a thousand, two hundred and sixty days, clothed with haircloth.

Matthew Henry on Zechariah 13:2-7

Evangelical Predictions; The Destruction of False Prophets. ( b. c. 500.) 1 In that day there shall be a fountain opened to the house of David and to the inhabitants of Jerusalem for sin and for uncleanness. 2 And it shall come to pass in that day, saith the Lord of hosts, that I will cut off the names of the idols out of the land, and they shall no more be remembered: and also I will cause the prophets and the unclean spirit to pass out of the land. 3 And it shall come to pass, that when any shall yet prophesy,… Read the whole commentary →

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