Zechariah 13:8
Zechariah 13:8 King James Version (KJV)
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.
Zechariah 13:7-9 The Message (MSG)
“Sword, get moving against my shepherd, against my close associate!” Decree of GOD-of-the-Angel-Armies. “Kill the shepherd! Scatter the sheep! The back of my hand against even the lambs! All across the country”—GOD’s Decree— “two-thirds will be devastated and one-third survive. 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!’”
Zechariah 13:8 New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)
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.
Zechariah 13:8 New Century Version (NCV)
The LORD says, “Two-thirds of the people through all the land will die. They will be gone, and one-third will be left.
Zechariah 13:8 American Standard Version (ASV)
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.
Zechariah 13:8 New International Version (NIV)
In the whole land,” declares the LORD, “two-thirds will be struck down and perish; yet one-third will be left in it.
Zechariah 13:8 New King James Version (NKJV)
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
Zechariah 13:8 Amplified Bible (AMP)
“It will come about in all the land,” Declares the LORD, “Two parts in it will be cut off and perish, But the third will be left alive. [Hos 2:23; Rom 11:5]