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Zechariah 13 Translation Questions
Q? For what will the spring be that is opened for the house of David on that day?
A. The spring will be for their sin and impurity. [13:1]
Q? What will Yahweh cut off from the land and why?
A. Yahweh will cut off the names of idols from the land so they will no longer be remembered. [13:2]
Q? What will Yahweh cause to pass out of the land?
A. Yahweh will cause the false prophets and their unclean spirits to pass out of the land. [13:2]
Q? If any man continues to prophesy, what will his father and mother do to him?
A. His father and mother who bore him will impale him when he prophesies. [13:3]
Q? In that day, why will he who prophesies no longer wear a hairy cloak?
A. He who prophesies will no longer wear a hairy cloak so that he might deceive the people. [13:4]
Q? Who is the shepherd?
A. The shepherd is "the man who stands close to me." [13:7]
Q? What will happen to the flock when the shepherd is killed?
A. When the shepherd is killed the flock will scatter. [13:7]
Q? What does Yahweh declare will happen throughout all the land?
A. Yahweh declares that two portions of it will be cut off. They will perish; only a third will remain there. [13:8]
Q? What will happen to the third that remain there?
A. The third that remain there will be brought through the fire, refined and tested. [13:9]
Q? What will the third that remain there say?
A. The third that remain there will say, "Yahweh is my God!" [13:9]