Zacarías 13:1-7

1 Fuente de purificación
»En aquel día brotará un manantial para la dinastía de David y para el pueblo de Jerusalén; una fuente que los limpiará de todos sus pecados e impurezas.

2 »En aquel día —dice el Señor
de los Ejércitos Celestiales— borraré el culto a ídolos en toda la tierra, para que se olviden hasta de los nombres de esos ídolos. Quitaré de la tierra tanto a los falsos profetas como al espíritu de impureza que los acompañaba.

3 Si alguno continúa profetizando, su propio padre y madre le dirán: “Debes morir, porque has profetizado mentiras en el nombre del Señor
”. Entonces, mientras esté profetizando, su propio padre y madre lo apuñalarán.

4 »En aquel día la gente se avergonzará de decir que tiene el don profético. Nadie se hará pasar por profeta vistiéndose con ropa de profeta.

5 Dirá: “Yo no soy profeta; soy agricultor. Comencé a trabajar para un agricultor en mi niñez”.

6 Y si alguien pregunta: “¿Entonces qué de esas heridas en tu pecho?”.
Él responderá: “¡Me hirieron en casa de mis amigos!”.

7 Las ovejas se dispersan
»Despierta, oh espada, contra mi pastor,
el hombre quien es mi compañero
—dice el Señor
de los Ejércitos Celestiales—.
Mata al pastor,
y las ovejas se dispersarán
y me volveré contra los corderos.

Zacarías 13:1-7 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO ZECHARIAH 13

In this chapter are prophecies concerning the purification of the penitent Jews before spoken of; the removal of idols, and false prophets, out of the earth; the death of Christ; the destruction of the greater part of men, and the salvation of a few of them. The cleansing of such that mourn for sin, in a fountain opened for that purpose, is spoken of, Zec 13:1 the utter abolition of idols, and false prophets, and unclean spirits, is affirmed, Zec 13:2 the parents of false prophets will forbid them to prophesy; they themselves will be ashamed of their visions; they will throw off the rough garment, which was a token of their being prophets, and by which they deceived: they will confess they are no prophets, and what they are, and own the wounds they have received from their friends on that account, Zec 13:3-6 and whereas the Messiah, as pierced and crucified, is spoken of in the preceding chapter Zec 12:10, whose blood is the cleansing fountain mentioned in this, an account is given of his death; who is described by his office, the Shepherd of the Lord; and by his natures, human and divine, the Man his fellow; his death is signified by smiting with the sword, which was done by the order of the Lord; the consequences of which were the scattering of the sheep, and the turning of the hand of the Lord upon them in a way of mercy, Zec 13:7 and then it is declared that two parts in three of the land should be cut off, and a third part saved, but yet so as by fire, whom the Lord would own as his people, and they should acknowledge him to be their God, Zec 13:8,9.