Zacarias 13:1-6

1 Naquele dia haverá uma fonte aberta para a casa de Davi, e para os habitantes de Jerusalém, para remover o pecado e a impureza.

2 Naquele dia, diz o Senhor dos exércitos, cortarei da terra os nomes dos ídolos, e deles não haverá mais memória; e também farei sair da terra os profetas e o espirito da impureza.

3 E se alguém ainda profetizar, seu pai e sua mãe, que o geraram, lhe dirão: Não viverás, porque falas mentiras em o nome do Senhor; e seu pai e sua mãe, que o geraram, o traspassarão quando profetizar.

4 Naquele dia os profetas se sentirão envergonhados, cada um da sua visão, quando profetizarem; nem mais se vestirão de manto de pêlos, para enganarem,

5 mas dirão: Não sou profeta, sou lavrador da terra; porque tenho sido escravo desde a minha mocidade.

6 E se alguém lhe disser: Que feridas são essas entre as tuas mãos? Dirá ele: São as feridas com que fui ferido em casa dos meus amigos.

Zacarias 13:1-6 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.