Zechariah 13:8
Context| NETBible | It will happen in all the land, says the Lord, that two-thirds of the people 1 in it will be cut off and die, but one-third will be left in it. 2 |
| XREF | De 28:49-68; Isa 6:13; Isa 65:12-15; Isa 66:4-6,24; Jer 30:11; Eze 5:2-4,12; Da 9:27; Joe 2:31,32; Am 9:8,9; Zec 11:6-9; Zec 14:1,2; Mal 3:1,2,5; Mal 4:1-3; Mt 3:10-12; Mt 21:43,44; Mt 22:7; Mt 23:35-37; Mt 24:21; Mt 24:22; Mr 13:20; Lu 19:41-44; Lu 20:16-18; Lu 21:20-24; Lu 23:28-30; Ro 9:27-29; Ro 11:1-5; 1Th 2:15,16; Re 8:7-12; Re 16:19 |
| NET © Notes |
1 tn The words “of the people” are supplied in the translation for clarity (cf. NCV, TEV, NLT). 2 sn The fractions mentioned here call to mind the affliction of God’s people described by Ezekiel, though Ezekiel referred to his own times whereas Zechariah is looking forward to a future eschatological age. Ezekiel spoke of cutting his hair at God’s command (Ezek 5:1-4) and then of burning a third of it, striking a third with a sword, and scattering the rest. From this last third a few hairs would survive to become the nucleus of a new Israel. It is this “third” Zechariah speaks of (v. 9), the remnant who will be purified and reclaimed as God’s covenant people. |
