Zechariah 13:4

And in Yom HaHu it shall come to pass, that the nevi'im shall be ashamed, every one of his chizzayon (vision, revelation), when he hath prophesied; neither shall they wear an adderet se'ar (garment of hair, hairy mantle) to deceive;

Orthodox Jewish Bible

In The King James Version

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 it shall come to pass, that if any shall still prophesy, then his av and his em that bore him shall say unto him, Thou shalt not live; for thou speakest sheker b'Shem Hashem; and his av and his em that bore him shall thrust him through + 13:3 dakar, 12:10 when he prophesieth.

5But he shall say, I am no navi, I am an ish oved adamah (a man who works the soil); for land I owned from my youth.

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Cross References

Isaiah 20:2At the same time spoke Hashem by Yeshayah Ben Amotz, saying, Go and remove the sackcloth from off thy loins, and put off thy sandal from thy regel. And he did so, going arom (naked, stripped) and barefoot.

Jeremiah 6:15Were they ashamed 1 when they had committed to'evah (abomination)? 1 They were not at all ashamed, 1 neither could they blush; 1 therefore they shall fall among them that fall; 1 at the time that I visit them [in punishment] 1 they shall be brought down, saith Hashem. 1

Micah 3:7Then shall the chozim (seers) be ashamed, 1 and the kosemim (diviners) blush in bushah; 1 yea, they shall all cover their safam (mustache); + 3:7 i.e., their lips 1 ki ein ma'aneh Elohim (for there is no answer of G-d). 1

Matthew 11:8What did you go out to see? Someone shtats (imposing, impressive) in appearance, attired in soft raiment? Hinei, the ones wearing soft raiment are in houses of melachim (kings).

Revelation 11:3And I will give to my Sh'ney HaEdim (Two Witnesses) and they will speak divrei haNevu'ah (words of prophecy) one thousand two hundred and sixty days, having been clothed in sakkim (sackcloth). + 11:3 Gn 37:34; 2Sm 3:31; Neh 9:1

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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