Zechariah 13:9 “This third I will bring through the fire; I will refine them like silv…”

Zechariah 13:9

This 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.’”

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

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.

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, ‘The LORD is my God.’”

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.

Geneva Bible 1599

And I will bring that third part thorowe the fire, and will fine them as the siluer is fined, and will trye them as golde is tryed: they shall call on my Name, and I will heare them: I will say, It is my people, and they shall 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.

Young's 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!'

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.

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Cross references

“bring”

1 Peter 4:12 Isaiah 43:2 Psalm 66:10–12 1 Corinthians 3:11–13

1 Peter 4:12 · BSB

Beloved, do not be surprised at the fiery trial that has come upon you, as though something strange were happening to you.

Isaiah 43:2 · BSB

When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; and when you go through the rivers, they will not overwhelm you. When you walk through the fire, you will not be scorched; the flames will not set you ablaze.

Psalm 66:10–12 · BSB

For You, O God, have tested us; You have refined us like silver.

1 Corinthians 3:11–13 · BSB

For no one can lay a foundation other than the one already laid, which is Jesus Christ.

“refine”

Isaiah 48:10 James 1:12 Job 23:10 Proverbs 17:3 Malachi 3:2 Malachi 3:3

Isaiah 48:10 · BSB

See, I have refined you, but not as silver; I have tested you in the furnace of affliction.

James 1:12 · BSB

Blessed is the man who perseveres under trial, because when he has stood the test, he will receive the crown of life that God has promised to those who love Him.

Job 23:10 · BSB

Yet He knows the way I have taken; when He has tested me, I will come forth as gold.

Proverbs 17:3 · BSB

A crucible for silver and a furnace for gold, but the LORD is the tester of hearts.

Malachi 3:2 · BSB

But who can endure the day of His coming? And who can stand when He appears? For He will be like a refiner’s fire, like a launderer’s soap.

Malachi 3:3 · BSB

And He will sit as a refiner and purifier of silver; He will purify the sons of Levi and refine them like gold and silver. Then they will present offerings to the LORD in righteousness.

“they shall call”

Psalm 50:15 Acts 2:21 Psalm 34:15–19 Psalm 91:15 Hosea 2:21–23 Zechariah 10:6

Psalm 50:15 · BSB

Call upon Me in the day of trouble; I will deliver you, and you will honor Me.”

Acts 2:21 · BSB

And everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.’

Psalm 34:15–19 · BSB

The eyes of the LORD are on the righteous, and His ears are inclined to their cry.

Psalm 91:15 · BSB

When he calls out to Me, I will answer him; I will be with him in trouble. I will deliver him and honor him.

Hosea 2:21–23 · BSB

“On that day I will respond—” declares the LORD— “I will respond to the heavens, and they will respond to the earth.

Zechariah 10:6 · BSB

I will strengthen the house of Judah and save the house of Joseph. I will restore them because I have compassion on them, and they will be as though I had not rejected them. For I am the LORD their God, and I will answer…

“It is my people”

Revelation 21:7 Jeremiah 30:22 Deuteronomy 26:17–19 Hebrews 8:10 Zechariah 8:8 Leviticus 26:12

Revelation 21:7 · BSB

The one who overcomes will inherit all things, and I will be his God, and he will be My son.

Jeremiah 30:22 · BSB

“And you will be My people, and I will be your God.”

Deuteronomy 26:17–19 · BSB

Today you have proclaimed that the LORD is your God and that you will walk in His ways, keep His statutes and commandments and ordinances, and listen to His voice.

Hebrews 8:10 · BSB

For this is the covenant I will make with the house of Israel after those days, declares the Lord. I will put My laws in their minds and inscribe them on their hearts. And I will be their God, and they will be My people.

Zechariah 8:8 · BSB

I will bring them back to dwell in Jerusalem, where they will be My people, and I will be their faithful and righteous God.”

Leviticus 26:12 · BSB

I will walk among you and be your God, and you will be My people.

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

In context

8And in all the land, declares the LORD, two-thirds will be cut off and perish, but a third will be left in it.

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