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1. "At that time a fountain will be open for David's descendants and for the people of Jerusalem to cleanse them of their sin and uncleanness."
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1. In that H1931 day H3117 there shall be H1961 a fountain H4726 opened H6605 to the house H1004 of David H1732 and to the inhabitants H3427 of Jerusalem H3389 for sin H2403 and for uncleanness H5079 .
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2. The Lord All-Powerful says, "At that time I will get rid of the names of the idols from the land; no one will remember them anymore. I will also remove the prophets and unclean spirits from the land.
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2. And it shall come to pass H1961 in that H1931 day H3117 , saith H5002 the LORD H3068 of hosts H6635 , that I will cut off H3772 H853 the names H8034 of the idols H6091 out of H4480 the land H776 , and they shall no H3808 more H5750 be remembered H2142 : and also H1571 I will cause H853 the prophets H5030 and the unclean H2932 spirit H7307 to pass H5674 out of H4480 the land H776 .
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3. If a person continues to prophesy, his own father and mother, the ones who gave birth to him, will tell him, 'You have told lies using the Lord's name, so you must die.' When he prophesies, his own father and mother who gave birth to him will stab him.
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3. And it shall come to pass H1961 , that when H3588 any H376 shall yet H5750 prophesy H5012 , then his father H1 and his mother H517 that begot H3205 him shall say H559 unto H413 him , Thou shalt not H3808 live H2421 ; for H3588 thou speakest H1696 lies H8267 in the name H8034 of the LORD H3068 : and his father H1 and his mother H517 that begot H3205 him shall thrust him through H1856 when he prophesieth H5012 .
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4. "At that time the prophets will be ashamed of their visions and prophecies. They won't wear the prophet's clothes made of hair to trick people.
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4. And it shall come to pass H1961 in that H1931 day H3117 , that the prophets H5030 shall be ashamed H954 every one H376 of his vision H4480 H2384 , when he hath prophesied H5012 ; neither H3808 shall they wear H3847 a rough H8181 garment H155 to H4616 deceive H3584 :
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5. Each of them will say, 'I am not a prophet. I am a farmer and have been a farmer since I was young.'
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5. But he shall say H559 , I H595 am no H3808 prophet H5030 , I H595 am a husbandman H376 H5647 H127 ; for H3588 man H120 taught me to keep cattle H7069 from my youth H4480 H5271 .
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6. But someone will ask, 'What are the deep cuts on your body?' And each will answer, 'I was hurt at my friend's house.'
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6. And one shall say H559 unto H413 him, What H4100 are these H428 wounds H4347 in H996 thine hands H3027 ? Then he shall answer H559 , Those with which H834 I was wounded H5221 in the house H1004 of my friends H157 .
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7. "Sword, hit the shepherd. Attack the man who is my friend," says the Lord All-Powerful. "Kill the shepherd, and the sheep will scatter, and I will punish the little ones."
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7. Awake H5782 , O sword H2719 , against H5921 my shepherd H7462 , and against H5921 the man H1397 that is my fellow H5997 , saith H5002 the LORD H3068 of hosts H6635 : smite H5221 H853 the shepherd H7462 , and the sheep H6629 shall be scattered H6327 : and I will turn H7725 mine hand H3027 upon H5921 the little ones H6819 .
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8. The Lord says, "Two-thirds of the people through all the land will die. They will be gone, and one-third will be left.
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8. And it shall come to pass H1961 , that in all H3605 the land H776 , saith H5002 the LORD H3068 , two H8147 parts H6310 therein shall be cut off H3772 and die H1478 ; but the third H7992 shall be left H3498 therein.
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9. The third that is left I will test with fire, purifying them like silver, testing them like gold. Then they will call on me, and I will answer them. I will say, 'You are my people,' and they will say, 'The Lord is our God.'"
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9. And I will bring H935 H853 the third part H7992 through the fire H784 , and will refine H6884 them as H853 silver H3701 is refined H6884 , and will try H974 them as H853 gold H2091 is tried H974 : they H1931 shall call H7121 on my name H8034 , and I H589 will hear H6030 them : I will say H559 , It H1931 is my people H5971 : and they H1931 shall say H559 , The LORD H3068 is my God H430 .
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