Zechariah 13:5
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“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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“He will say, ‘I am not a prophet; I work the land, for I was purchased as a servant in my youth.’”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“But he shall say, I am no prophet, I am an husbandman; for man taught me to keep cattle from my youth.”
King James Version · Public Domain“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.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“And <FI>one<Fi> hath said, `I am not a prophet, A man, a tiller of ground I am, For ground <FI>is<Fi> my possession from my youth.'”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Zechariah 13:5 — 2 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Amos 7:14“I was not a prophet,” Amos replied, “nor was I the son of a prophet; rather, I was a herdsman and a tender of sycamore-fig trees.
- Acts 19:17This became known to all the Jews and Greeks living in Ephesus, and fear came over all of them. So the name of the Lord Jesus was held in high honor.
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