Zechariah 13:8 “And in all the land, declares the LORD, two-thirds will be cut off and…”

Zechariah 13:8

And in all the land, declares the LORD, two-thirds will be cut off and perish, but a third will be left in it.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

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.

World 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.

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.

Geneva Bible 1599

And in all the land, sayeth the Lord, two partes therein shall be cut off, and die: but the third shall be left therein.

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.

Young's 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.

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.

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Cross references

“two”

Ezekiel 5:12 Revelation 16:19 Ezekiel 5:2–4 Malachi 4:1–3 Revelation 8:7–12 Luke 23:28–30

Ezekiel 5:12 · BSB

A third of your people will die by plague or be consumed by famine within you, a third will fall by the sword outside your walls, and a third I will scatter to every wind and unleash a sword behind them.

Revelation 16:19 · BSB

The great city was split into three parts, and the cities of the nations collapsed. And God remembered Babylon the great and gave her the cup of the wine of the fury of His wrath.

Ezekiel 5:2–4 · BSB

When the days of the siege have ended, you are to burn up a third of the hair inside the city; you are also to take a third and slash it with the sword all around the city; and you are to scatter a third to the wind. For…

Malachi 4:1–3 · BSB

“For behold, the day is coming, burning like a furnace, when all the arrogant and every evildoer will be stubble; the day is coming when I will set them ablaze,” says the LORD of Hosts. “Not a root or branch will be left…

Revelation 8:7–12 · BSB

Then the first angel sounded his trumpet, and hail and fire mixed with blood were hurled down upon the earth. A third of the earth was burned up, along with a third of the trees and all the green grass.

Luke 23:28–30 · BSB

But Jesus turned to them and said, “Daughters of Jerusalem, do not weep for Me, but weep for yourselves and for your children.

“but”

Isaiah 6:13 Mark 13:20 Jeremiah 30:11 Romans 11:1–5 Romans 9:27–29 Zechariah 14:1

Isaiah 6:13 · BSB

And though a tenth remains in the land, it will be burned again. As the terebinth and oak leave stumps when felled, so the holy seed will be a stump in the land.”

Mark 13:20 · BSB

If the Lord had not cut short those days, nobody would be saved. But for the sake of the elect, whom He has chosen, He has cut them short.

Jeremiah 30:11 · BSB

For I am with you to save you, declares the LORD. Though I will completely destroy all the nations to which I have scattered you, I will not completely destroy you. Yet I will discipline you justly, and will by no means…

Romans 11:1–5 · BSB

I ask then, did God reject His people? Certainly not! I am an Israelite myself, a descendant of Abraham, from the tribe of Benjamin.

Romans 9:27–29 · BSB

Isaiah cries out concerning Israel: “Though the number of the Israelites is like the sand of the sea, only the remnant will be saved.

Zechariah 14:1 · BSB

Behold, a day of the LORD is coming when your plunder will be divided in your presence.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

7Awake, O sword, against My Shepherd, against the man who is My Companion, declares the LORD of Hosts. Strike the Shepherd, and the sheep will be scattered, and I will turn My hand against the little ones.

9This third I will bring through the fire; I will refine them like silver and test them like gold. They will call on My name, and I will answer them. I will say, ‘They are My people,’ and they will say, ‘The LORD is our God.’”

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