Parallel Verses
Julia Smith Translation
And it was in all the land, says Jehovah, two parts in it shall be cut off, they shall expire; and the third shall be left in it
New American Standard Bible
Declares the Lord,
“That
But the third will be left in it.
King James Version
And it shall come to pass, that in all the land, saith the LORD, two parts therein shall be cut off and die; but the third shall be left therein.
Holman Bible
this is the Lord’s declaration—
two-thirds
but a third will be left in it.
International Standard Version
It will come about in all of the land," declares the LORD, "that two thirds of the people living there will die, but a third will survive who live there.
A Conservative Version
And it shall come to pass, that in all the land, says LORD, two parts therein shall be cut off and die, but the third shall be left in it.
American Standard Version
And it shall come to pass, that in all the land, saith Jehovah, two parts therein shall be cut off and die; but the third shall be left therein.
Amplified
“It will come about in all the land,”
Declares the Lord,
“Two parts in it will be cut off and perish,
But the third will be left alive.
Bible in Basic English
And it will come about that in all the land, says the Lord, two parts of it will be cut off and come to an end; but the third will be still living there.
Darby Translation
And it shall come to pass in all the land, saith Jehovah, two parts therein shall be cut off and die; but the third shall be left therein.
King James 2000
And it shall come to pass, that in all the land, says the LORD, two parts in it shall be cut off and die; but the third shall be left in it.
Lexham Expanded Bible
{And then} in all the land," {declares} Yahweh, "{two thirds} will be cut off and perish, and one third will be left alive in it.
Modern King James verseion
And it shall be in all the land, says Jehovah, two parts in it shall be cut off and die; but the third shall be left in it.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
And it shall come to pass, sayeth the LORD, that in all the land two parts shall be rooted out, but the third part shall remain therein.
NET Bible
It will happen in all the land, says the Lord, that two-thirds of the people in it will be cut off and die, but one-third will be left in it.
New Heart English Bible
It shall happen that in all the land," says the LORD, "two parts in it will be cut off and die; but the third will be left in it.
The Emphasized Bible
And it shall come to pass, in all the land, declareth Yahweh, Two-thirds therein, shall be cut off, and expire, - but, a third, shall be left therein;
Webster
And it shall come to pass, that in all the land, saith the LORD, two parts therein shall be cut off and die; but the third shall be left therein.
World English Bible
It shall happen that in all the land," says Yahweh, "two parts in it will be cut off and die; but the third will be left in it.
Youngs Literal Translation
And it hath come to pass, In all the land, an affirmation of Jehovah, Two parts in it are cut off -- they expire, And the third is left in it.
Interlinear
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Sh@nayim
Peh
Karath
References
Fausets
Morish
Word Count of 20 Translations in Zechariah 13:8
Verse Info
Context Readings
God's People Cleansed
7 O sword, be raised up against my shepherd, and against the man of my fellowship, says Jehovah of armies: strike the shepherd and the sheep shall be scattered; and I turned back my hand upon the little ones. 8 And it was in all the land, says Jehovah, two parts in it shall be cut off, they shall expire; and the third shall be left in it 9 And I brought the third through fire, and I purified them as purifying silver, and I tried them as trying gold: he shall call on my name and I will answer him: I said, He is my people; and he shall say, Jehovah my God.
Names
Cross References
Ezekiel 5:2-4
Thou shalt burn the third in fire in the midst of the city, according to the filling up of the days of the siege: and taking the third thou shalt strike it with the sword round about it; and the third thou shalt scatter to the wind; and I will draw out the sword after them.
Ezekiel 5:12
A third of thee in death shall die, and with famine shall they be consumed in the midst of thee: and a third shall fall by the sword round about thee; and the third I will scatter to every wind, and I will draw out the sword after them.
Isaiah 6:13
And yet in it a tenth, and it turned back, and it was for consuming, as the terebinth and as the oak which in casting the trunk in them the holy seed its pillar.
Deuteronomy 28:49-68
Jehovah shall raise up against thee a nation from far off, from the extremity of the earth, as the eagle shall fly, whose tongue thou shalt not hear;
Isaiah 65:12-15
And I numbered you to the sword, and ye all shall bend to the slaughter, because I called, and ye answered not: I spake and ye heard not; and ye will do evil in mine eyes, and in what I delighted not, ye chose.
Isaiah 66:4-6
Also I will choose upon their vexations, and I will bring their fears to them; for I called, and none answered; I spake, and they heard not: and they will do evil in mine eyes, and in what I delighted not, they chose.
Isaiah 66:24
And they went forth and saw the carcasses of the men transgressing against me: for their worm shall not die, and their fire shall not be quenched; and they were an abhorrence to all flesh.
Jeremiah 30:11
For I am with thee, says Jehovah, to serve thee: for I will make a completion to all nations where I scattered thee there, but with thee I will not make a completion: and I corrected thee for judgment, and acquitting, I will not let thee go unpunished.
Daniel 9:27
And he made strong the covenant to many one week: and half the week he shall cause the sacrifice and gift to cease, and upon the wing of abominations laying waste, even to the completion, and that determined shall be poured upon the desolation.
Joel 2:31-32
The sun shall be turned to darkness and the moon to blood, before the coming of the great and the terrible day of Jehovah.
Amos 9:8-9
Behold, the eyes of the Lord Jehovah upon the sinning kingdom, and I destroyed it from the face of the earth; only that destroying, I will not destroy the house of Jacob, says Jehovah.
Zechariah 11:6-9
For I will no more have pity upon the inhabitants of the land, says Jehovah: and behold, the men to be found each in the hand of his neighbor, and in the hand of his king: and they beat the land, and I will not deliver from their hand.
Zechariah 14:1-2
Behold, the day to Jehovah coming, and thy spoil was divided in the midst of thee.
Malachi 3:1-2
Behold me sending my messenger, and he looked upon the way before my face: and suddenly Jehovah whom ye seek shall come to his temple, and the messenger of the covenant whom ye delight in: behold him coming, said Jehovah of armies.
Malachi 3:5
And I came near to you for judgment: and I was a swift witness against those practicing magic, and against those committing adultery, and against those swearing to falsehood, and against those oppressing the hire of the hireling, the widow and the orphan, and those turning aside the stranger, and they feared not me, said Jehovah of armies.
Malachi 4:1-3
For behold, the day coming, burning as a furnace; and all the proud and all doing injustice were straw: and the day coming burnt them, said Jehovah of armies, that it shall not leave to them root and branch.
Matthew 3:10-12
And now also the axe lies at the root of the trees; therefore every one not making good fruit is cut off and cast into fire.
Matthew 21:43-44
For this I say to you, The kingdom of God shall be taken from you, and shall be given to a nation doing its fruits.
Matthew 22:7
And the king, having heard, was angry, and having sent his armies, destroyed those murderers, and burned their city.
Matthew 23:35-37
So that all the just blood shed upon the earth might come upon you, from the blood of just Abel to the blood of Zacharias, son of Barachias, whom ye killed between the temple and altar.
Matthew 24:21-22
For then shall be great pressure, such as has not been from the beginning of the world till now, nor should be.
Mark 13:20
And except the Lord shortened the days, no flesh should be saved: but for the chosen whom he chose, he shortened the days.
Luke 19:41-44
And as he drew near, having seen the city, he wept over it,
Luke 20:16-18
He shall come and destroy these farmers, and give the vineyard to others. And having heard, they said, It may not be.
Luke 21:20-24
And when ye see Jerusalem surrounded by armies, then know that its devastation has drawn near.
Luke 23:28-30
And having turned towards them Jesus said, Daughters of Jerusalem, weep not for me, but weep for yourselves, and for your children.
Romans 9:27-29
And Esaias cries for Israel, If the number of the sons of Israel as the sand of the sea, the remnant shall be saved:
Romans 11:1-5
I say then, Has God rejected his people It may not be. For I also am an Israelite, of Abraham's seed, of the tribe of Benjamin.
1 Thessalonians 2:15-16
They also having slain the Lord Jesus, and their own prophets, and having driven you out; and not pleasing God, and opposite to all men;
Revelation 8:7-12
And the first angel sounded the trumpet, and there were hail and fire mingled with blood, and it was cast into the earth: and a third of the trees were burned down, and all green grass was burned down.
Revelation 16:19
And the great city was in three parts, and the cities of the nations fell: and great Babylon was remembered before God, to give her the cup of the wine of the wrath of his anger.