An End to Idolatry

¹ “On that day a fountain will be opened to the house of David and the people of Jerusalem, to cleanse them from sin and impurity. ² And on that day, declares the LORD of Hosts, I will erase the names of the idols from the land, and they will no longer be remembered. I will also remove the prophets and the spirit^* of impurity from the land.

³ And if anyone still prophesies,^* his father and mother who bore him will say to him, ‘You shall not remain alive, because you have spoken falsely in the name of the LORD.’ When he prophesies,^* his father and mother who bore him will pierce him through.

⁴ And on that day every prophet who prophesies^* will be ashamed^* of his vision, and he will not put on a hairy cloak in order to deceive. ⁵ He will say, ‘I am not a prophet; I work the land, for I was purchased as a servant^* in my youth.’ ⁶ If someone asks him, ‘What are these wounds on your chest?’ he will answer, ‘These are the wounds I received in the house^* of my friends.’^*

The Shepherd Struck, the Sheep Scattered

⁷ Awake, 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.

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.

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.’”