Zechariah 13:8

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 

In the whole land," declares the LORD, "two-thirds will be struck down and perish; yet one-third will be left in it.

"It will come about in all the land," Declares the LORD, "That two parts in it will be cut off and perish; But the third will be left in it.

Two–thirds of the people in the land will be cut off and die, says the LORD. But a third will be left in the land.

All across the country"--GOD's Decree--"two-thirds will be devastated and one-third survive.

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.

In the whole land, says the LORD, two-thirds shall be cut off and perish, and one-third shall be left alive.

And it shall come to pass in all the land," Says the LORD, " That two–thirds in it shall be cut off and die, But one –third shall be left in it:

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 

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.