Zechariah 13:8

And it shall come to pass, that in kol ha'aretz, saith Hashem, 1 two-thirds therein shall be cut off and die; 1 but one-third shall remain therein. 1

Orthodox Jewish Bible

In The King James Version

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.

In Context

7Awake, O Cherev (sword), against My Ro'eh, + 13:7 shepherd, i.e. Moshiach, see Isa 40:11; Ezek 34:23,24; 37:24 1 against the Gever (man) that is My Amit (fellow, intimate companion, associate), 1 saith Hashem Tzva'os; 1 strike the Ro'eh (shepherd), and the Tzon (sheep, flock) shall be scattered; 1 and I will turn Mine hand upon the tzo'arim (little ones); + 13:7 See Zech 11:7; Mt 26:31,56 1

9And I will bring the one-third through the eish, 1 and will refine them as kesef is refined, 1 and will test them as zahav is tested; 1 they shall call biShmi (on My Name), and I will hear them; 1 I will say: This is My people; 1 and they shall say: Hashem is Elohai.

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Cross References

Deuteronomy 28:49Hashem shall bring a nation against thee from afar, from the ketzeh ha'aretz, as swift as the nesher flieth; a nation whose lashon thou shalt not understand;

Isaiah 65:12Therefore will I destine you for the cherev, 1 and ye shall all bow down to the slaughtering place; 1 because when I called, ye did not answer; 1 when I spoke, ye did not hear; 1 but did the rah before Mine eyes, 1 and did choose that wherein I delighted not. 1

Isaiah 66:24And they shall go forth, and look upon the pigrei ha'anashim that have rebelled against Me; for their tola'at (worm) shall not die, neither shall their eish be quenched; and they shall be dera'on (loathsome, an abomination) to kol basar. + 66:24 See also on Gehinnom Dan 12:2

Ezekiel 5:2Thou shalt burn with flame a third part in the midst of the Ir, when the days of the siege are fulfilled: and thou shalt take a third part, and strike it all around with the cherev: and a third part thou shalt scatter in the ruach; and I will draw out the cherev after them.

Daniel 9:27And he shall confirm brit (covenant) with rabbim for one heptad; and in the midst of the heptad he shall cause the zevach and the minchah to cease, and on the kenaf (wing) of the abominations is one making desolate, even until the complete destruction, a destruction that is decreed, shall be poured out upon the Shomem (Desolator, Destroyer).

Amos 9:8Hinei, the eyes of Adonoi Hashem 1 are upon the mamlachah hachatta'ah, 1 and I will destroy it from off the face of ha'aretz; 1 nevertheless I will not utterly destroy Bais Ya'akov, saith Hashem. 1

Matthew Henry on Zechariah 13:8-9

Sufferings of Christ Predicted. ( b. c. 500.) 7 Awake, O sword, against my shepherd, and against the man that is my fellow, saith the Lord of hosts: smite the shepherd, and the sheep shall be scattered: and I will turn mine hand upon the little ones. 8 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. 9 And I will bring the third part through the fire, and will refine them as silver is refined, and will try them as… Read the whole commentary →

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