Parallel Verses
Youngs Literal Translation
And one hath said, 'I am not a prophet, A man, a tiller of ground I am, For ground is my possession from my youth.'
New American Standard Bible
but he will say, ‘I am
King James Version
But he shall say, I am no prophet, I am an husbandman; for man taught me to keep cattle from my youth.
Holman Bible
He will say: I am not a prophet; I work the land, for a man purchased
International Standard Version
"He will say, "I am no mere prophet. A servant of mankind am I, because a man dedicated to this have I been from my youth.'
A Conservative Version
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
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.
Amplified
but he will [deny his identity and] say, ‘I am no prophet. I work the ground, because a man sold me as a slave in my youth.’
Bible in Basic English
But he will say, I am no prophet, but a worker on the land; for I have been an owner of land from the time when I was young.
Darby Translation
And he shall say, I am no prophet, I am a tiller of the ground; for man acquired me as bondman from my youth.
Julia Smith Translation
And saying, I am not a prophet; I a man working the land; for man sold me from my youth.
King James 2000
But he shall say, I am no prophet, I am an farmer; for man taught me to keep cattle from my youth.
Lexham Expanded Bible
but he will say, "I [am] not a prophet; I am a tiller of the soil, for a man has acquired me since my youth."
Modern King James verseion
But he shall say, I am no prophet; I am a man, a tiller of the ground; for a man taught me to buy from my youth.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
But he shall be fain to say, 'I am no Prophet: I am a husbandman, for so am I taught by Adam from my youth up.'
NET Bible
Instead he will say, 'I am no prophet -- indeed, I am a farmer, for a man has made me his indentured servant since my youth.'
New Heart English Bible
but he will say, 'I am no prophet, I am a tiller of the ground; for I have been made a bondservant from my youth.'
The Emphasized Bible
But he will say, No prophet, am I, - One tilling the ground, am I, for, one of the common people, hath owned me from my youth.
Webster
But he shall say, I am no prophet, I am a husbandman; for man taught me to keep cattle from my youth.
World English Bible
but he will say, 'I am no prophet, I am a tiller of the ground; for I have been made a bondservant from my youth.'
Interlinear
References
Morish
Word Count of 20 Translations in Zechariah 13:5
Verse Info
Context Readings
God's People Cleansed
4 And it hath come to pass, in that day, Ashamed are the prophets, each of his vision, in his prophesying, And they put not on a hairy robe to deceive. 5 And one hath said, 'I am not a prophet, A man, a tiller of ground I am, For ground is my possession from my youth.' 6 And one hath said unto him, 'What are these wounds in thy hands?' And he hath said, 'Because I was smitten at home by my lovers.'
Phrases
Cross References
Amos 7:14
And Amos answereth and saith unto Amaziah, 'I am no prophet, nor a prophet's son am I, but a herdsman I am, and a cultivator of sycamores,
Acts 19:17-20
and this became known to all, both Jews and Greeks, who are dwelling at Ephesus, and fear fell upon them all, and the name of the Lord Jesus was being magnified,