Zechariah 13:9

9 This third I will put into 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.’ ”

Zechariah 13:9 in Other Translations

KJV
9 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.
ESV
9 And I will put this third into the fire, and refine them as one refines silver, and test them as gold is tested. They will call upon my name, and I will answer them. I will say, 'They are my people'; and they will say, 'The LORD is my God.'"
NLT
9 I will bring that group through the fire and make them pure. I will refine them like silver and purify them like gold. They will call on my name, and I will answer them. I will say, ‘These are my people,’ and they will say, ‘The LORD is our God.’”
MSG
9 I'll deliver the surviving third to the refinery fires. I'll refine them as silver is refined, test them for purity as gold is tested. Then they'll pray to me by name and I'll answer them personally. I'll say, 'That's my people.' They'll say, 'God - my God!'"
CSB
9 I will put this third through the fire; 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: The Lord is our God."

Zechariah 13:9 In-Context

7 “Awake, sword, against my shepherd, against the man who is close to me!” declares the LORD Almighty. “Strike the shepherd, and the sheep will be scattered, and I will turn my hand against the little ones.
8 In the whole land,” declares the LORD, “two-thirds will be struck down and perish; yet one-third will be left in it.
9 This third I will put into 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.’ ”

Cross References 8

  • 1. S Isaiah 4:4; Isaiah 33:14; Malachi 3:2
  • 2. S Psalms 12:6; S Daniel 11:35; Isaiah 48:10; 1 Peter 1:6-7
  • 3. S Job 6:29; S Jeremiah 6:27
  • 4. S Psalms 50:15
  • 5. Psalms 105:1
  • 6. S Psalms 86:7; S Isaiah 30:19; S Zechariah 10:6
  • 7. S Leviticus 26:12; S Jeremiah 30:22
  • 8. S Isaiah 44:5; S Jeremiah 29:12; S Ezekiel 20:38
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