Zechariah 13:7-9

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⁷‘Attack my shepherd with a sharp knife.

Attack the man that is next to me,’

says the Lord Almighty.

‘Kill the shepherd and then the sheep will run away.
Then I will attack the young sheep.

⁸In the whole country,’ says the Lord,

‘two thirds of the people will die.
But one third will still be living there.

⁹I will bring these people through fire.

As men clean silver in the fire, so I will clean them.

As men test gold in the fire, so I will test them.

They will speak my name and I will answer them.
I will say, “They are my people.”
They will say, “The Lord is our God.” ’

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