Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
Refine them as silver is refined,
And test them as gold is tested.
They will
And I will
I will say, ‘They are
And they will say, ‘The Lord is my God.’”
King James Version
And I will bring the third part through the fire, and will refine them as silver is refined, and will try them as gold is tried: they shall call on my name, and I will hear them: I will say, It is my people: and they shall say, The LORD is my God.
Holman Bible
I will refine them as silver is refined
and test them as gold is tested.
They will call on My name,
and I will answer them.
I will say: They are My people,
and they will say: Yahweh is our God.”
International Standard Version
And I will bring that surviving third through, testing them as if through fire, purifying them like silver, assaying them like gold. They will call on my name, and I will answer them. I will say, "This is my people,' and they will say, "The LORD is my God.'"
A Conservative Version
And I will bring the third part into the fire, and will refine them as silver is refined, and will try them as gold is tried. They shall call on my name, and I will hear them. I will say, It is my people, and they shall say, LORD i
American Standard Version
And I will bring the third part into the fire, and will refine them as silver is refined, and will try them as gold is tried. They shall call on my name, and I will hear them: I will say, It is my people; and they shall say, Jehovah is my God.
Amplified
“And I will bring the third part through the fire,
Refine them as silver is refined,
And test them as gold is tested.
They will call on My name,
And I will listen and answer them;
I will say, ‘They are My people,’
And they will say, ‘The Lord is my God.’”
Bible in Basic English
And I will make the third part go through the fire, cleaning them as silver is made clean, and testing them as gold is tested: and they will make their prayer to me and I will give them an answer: I will say, It is my people; and they will say, The Lord is my God.
Darby Translation
And I will bring the third part into the fire, and will refine them as silver is refined, and will try them as gold is tried. They shall call on my name, and I will answer them: I will say, It is my people; and they shall say, Jehovah is my God.
Julia Smith Translation
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.
King James 2000
And I will bring the third part through the fire, and will refine them as silver is refined, and will test them as gold is tested: they shall call on my name, and I will hear them: I will say, They are my people: and they shall say, The LORD is my God.
Lexham Expanded Bible
And I will bring the [remaining] third into the fire, and I will refine them like [one] refines silver, and I will test them like [one] tests gold. They will call my name, and I will answer them. I will say, 'They are my people,' and they will say, 'Yahweh [is] my God.'"
Modern King James verseion
And I will bring the third part through the fire, and will refine them as silver is refined, and will try them as gold is tried. They shall call on My name, and I will answer them; I will say, It is My people; and they shall say, Jehovah is my God.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
And the same third part will I bring through the fire, and will cleanse them, as the silver is cleansed: Yea and try them, like as gold is tried. Then shall they call upon my name, and I will hear them: I will say, 'It is my people.' And they shall say, 'LORD, my God.'"
NET Bible
Then I will bring the remaining third into the fire; I will refine them like silver is refined and will test them like gold is tested. They will call on my name and I will answer; I will say, 'These are my people,' and they will say, 'The Lord is my God.'"
New Heart English Bible
I will bring the third part into the fire, and will refine them as silver is refined, and will test them like gold is tested. They will call on my name, and I will hear them. I will say, 'It is my people;' and they will say, 'The LORD is my God.'"
The Emphasized Bible
And I will bring the third into the fire, and will smelt them as one smelteth silver, and will try them, as one trieth gold, - It, will call upon my name, and, I, will answer it, and will say, My people, it is! and, it, will say, Yahweh, is my God!
Webster
And I will bring the third part through the fire, and will refine them as silver is refined, and will try them as gold is tried: they shall call on my name, and I will hear them: I will say, It is my people; and they shall say, The LORD is my God.
World English Bible
I will bring the third part into the fire, and will refine them as silver is refined, and will test them like gold is tested. They will call on my name, and I will hear them. I will say, 'It is my people;' and they will say, 'Yahweh is my God.'"
Youngs Literal Translation
And I have brought the third into fire, And refined them like a refining of silver, And have tried them like a trying of gold, It doth call in My name, and I answer it, I have said, 'My people it is,' And it saith, 'Jehovah is my God!'
Themes
Afflictions » Blessings in disguise
Afflictions » Often blessings in disguise
Afflictions » Promises concerning » Refining influence of
Afflictions » Life tested by the lord » The refining process
God's Promises » God's, characteristics of » Of answer to prayer
God's Promises » To the prayerful » Promises of answer
Gold » Refined and tried by fire
Israel/jews » Israel becoming lost
Prayer » Examples of Prayers answered » Answer promised
Prayer » Examples of » Promises of answers to
Prayer » The promises of God encourage to
Refining » Figurative » Of the corrective judgments of God
spiritual Refining » The refining influence afflictions
Silver » Illustrative » Of saints purified by affliction
Spiritual » Refining » The refining influence of afflictions
spiritual Tests » Life tested by the lord » process
Interlinear
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References
Word Count of 20 Translations in Zechariah 13:9
Verse Info
Context Readings
God's People Cleansed
8
It will happen in all the land, said Jehovah, two parts will be cut off and die; but the third will be left.
9
Refine them as silver is refined,
And test them as gold is tested.
They will
And I will
I will say, ‘They are
And they will say, ‘The Lord is my God.’”
Names
Cross References
Isaiah 48:10
I have been testing you for myself like silver. I have put you through the fire of trouble.
Psalm 50:15
Call on me in times of trouble. I will rescue you, and you will honor me.
Zechariah 10:6
I will strengthen the house of Judah. I will save the house of Joseph and I will bring them back. I will have mercy upon them; and they will be as though I had not cast them off. For I am Jehovah, their God, and I will hear them!
Malachi 3:2-3
Who can endure the day of his coming? Who can stand when he appears? He is like a refiner's fire and like laundry soap (the lye of laundrymen).
1 Peter 1:6-7
You greatly rejoice in this, though you have been grieved with various trials for a little while.
Job 23:10
But He knows the way I walk. He has tried me. I shall come forth as gold.
Psalm 66:10-12
You have tested us, O God. You have refined us in the same way silver is refined.
Proverbs 17:3
The refining pot is for silver, and the furnace for gold but Jehovah proves the heart.
Isaiah 58:9
Then you will call, and Jehovah will answer! You will cry and he will say: 'Here I am.' If you remove the yoke from your midst, the pointing of the finger and speaking wickedness,
Jeremiah 29:11-12
I know the plans (intentions) (thoughts) that I have for you, says Jehovah. They are plans (intentions) for peace and not disaster. They are intentions to give you a future filled with hope.
Jeremiah 30:22
You will be my people, and I will be your God.
Ezekiel 11:20
In this way they may walk in my statutes and obey my ordinances. Then they will be my people, and I will be their God.
Zechariah 8:8
I will bring them and they will live in Jerusalem. They will be my people, and I will be their God, in truth and in righteousness!
Zechariah 12:10
I will pour upon the house of David, and upon the inhabitants of Jerusalem, the spirit of kindness and of supplication. They will look to the one whom they pierced; and they will mourn for him, as one mourns for his only son. There will be a bitter lamentation for him, like one who grieves for his first-born.
1 Peter 4:12
Beloved ones do not be surprised at the fiery ordeal among you, for it comes upon you like a test, as though some strange thing were happening to you.
Leviticus 26:12
So I will live among you and be your God, and you will be my people.
Leviticus 26:44-45
Even when they are in the land of their enemies, I will not reject them or look at them with disgust. I will not reject or cancel my promise to them, because I am Jehovah their God.
Deuteronomy 26:17-19
You declared Jehovah to be your God today. You said you would walk in his ways and keep his statutes, his commandments and his ordinances, and listen to his voice.
Psalm 34:15-19
Jehovah's eyes watch over righteous people. His ears hear their cry for help.
Psalm 91:15
When you call to me, I will answer you. I will be with you when you are in trouble. I will deliver you and honor you.
Psalm 144:15
How blessed are the people who are so situated. How blessed are the people whose God is Jehovah!
Isaiah 43:2
When you go through the sea, I am with you. When you go through rivers, they will not sweep you away. When you walk through fire, you will not be burned, and the flames will not harm you.
Isaiah 44:1-6
Listen, O Jacob, my servant, Listen Israel, whom I have chosen.
Isaiah 65:23-24
They will not toil in vain or bear children doomed to misfortune. For they will be a people blessed by Jehovah, they and their descendants with them.
Jeremiah 31:33
This is the covenant (agreement) that I will make with Israel after those days, declares Jehovah. I will put my teachings (Law) inside them. I will write those teachings (Law) on their hearts (inner man) (mind) (will) (conscience) (understanding). I will be their God, and they will be my people.
Jeremiah 32:38
They will be my people, and I will be their God.
Ezekiel 36:28
Then you will live in the land that I gave your ancestors. You will be my people, and I will be your God.'
Ezekiel 37:27
My dwelling place will be with them. I will be their God, and they will be my people.
Hosea 2:21-23
It will happen in that day. I will answer, said Jehovah, I will answer the heavens, and they will answer the earth!
Joel 2:32
It will happen that who ever calls on the name of Jehovah will be saved. There will be those on Mount Zion and in Jerusalem that will escape, even among the survivors whom Jehovah calls.
Matthew 22:29-32
Jesus answered: You are mistaken! You do not know the scriptures or the power of God.
Acts 2:21
It will come to pass, that whoever will call on the name of Jehovah will be saved. (Joel 2:32)
Romans 10:12-14
For there is no difference between Jew and Greek. The same Lord (God) of all is abounding in riches for all who call on him.
1 Corinthians 3:11-13
No other foundation can be laid than that which is laid, which is Jesus Christ.
Hebrews 8:10
This is the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel after those days,' said Jehovah: 'I will put my teachings (laws) in their mind, I will write them upon their hearts (deep thought) (understanding). I will be their God, and they will be my people. (Jeremiah 31:32)
James 1:12
The man who endures under trial is blessed. For when he has been approved, he will receive the crown of life that God promised to those who love him.
Revelation 21:3-4
Then I heard a loud voice out of heaven saying: Behold, the tabernacle of God is with men. He will dwell with them and they will be his people! God will be with them, and be their God.
Revelation 21:7
He who overcomes will inherit all things. I will be his God, and he will be my son.