The Meaning of Zechariah 13:8 Explained

Zechariah 13:8

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.

YLT: And it hath come to pass, In all the land, an affirmation of Jehovah, Two parts in it are cut off -- they expire, And the third is left in it.

Darby: And it shall come to pass in all the land, saith Jehovah, two parts therein shall be cut off and die; but the third shall be left therein.

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.

Discover Zechariah 13:8

CONTEXT: What is the Context of Zechariah 13:8?

MEANING: What does Zechariah 13:8 Mean?

WORDS: What do the individual words in Zechariah 13:8 mean?

RELATIONS: What do the major concepts mean in Zechariah 13:8?

KJV Reverse Interlinear

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. 

What does Zechariah 13:8 Mean?

Study Notes

And it shall come to pass
Zechariah 13 now returns to the subject of Zechariah 12:10 . Zechariah 13:8 ; Zechariah 13:9 refer to the sufferings of the remnant; Isaiah 1:9 ; Romans 11:5 preceding the great battle. Zechariah 14. is a recapitulation of the whole matter. The order is:
(1) The gathering of the nation, Zechariah 13:2
(2) the deliverance, Zechariah 13:3 ;
(3) the return of Christ to the Mount of Olives, and the physical change of the scene, Zechariah 13:4-8 ;
(4) the setting up of the kingdom, and full earthly blessing, Zechariah 13:9-9 .
Day of the Lord
(Day of Jehovah). ( Isaiah 2:10-22 ); ( Isaiah 4:1-6 ); ( Isaiah 11:10-13 ); ( Isaiah 13:9-16 ); ( Isaiah 24:21-23 ); ( Isaiah 26:20-21 ); ( Isaiah 63:1-6 ); ( Isaiah 66:15-24 ); ( Revelation 19:11-21 ).
saw heaven opened
The vision is of the departure from heaven of Christ and the saints and angels preparatory to the catastrophe in which Gentile world-power, headed up in the Beast, is smitten by the "stone cut out without hands". ( Daniel 2:34 ); ( Daniel 2:35 ).
white horse
Contrast ( Revelation 6:2 ); ( Psalms 45:4 ).
Contrast ( Matthew 21:2-5 ).
Day of the Lord
(Day of Jehovah). ( Isaiah 2:10-22 ); ( Isaiah 4:1-6 ); ( Isaiah 11:10-13 ); ( Isaiah 13:9-16 ); ( Isaiah 24:21-23 ); ( Isaiah 26:20-21 ); ( Isaiah 63:1-6 ); ( Isaiah 66:15-24 ); ( Revelation 19:11-21 ).
white horse
Contrast ( Revelation 6:2 ); ( Psalms 45:4 ).
Contrast ( Matthew 21:2-5 ).
Day of the Lord
(Day of Jehovah). ( Isaiah 2:10-22 ); ( Isaiah 4:1-6 ); ( Isaiah 11:10-13 ); ( Isaiah 13:9-16 ); ( Isaiah 24:21-23 ); ( Isaiah 26:20-21 ); ( Isaiah 63:1-6 ); ( Isaiah 66:15-24 ); ( Revelation 19:11-21 ).

Context Summary

Zechariah 13:1-9 - A Day Of Testing
This Fountain was opened, when the soldier pierced the Savior's side. But it is not enough for God to forgive; He must deal drastically with the waywardness of his people. And so thorough would be the work, that parents would rather their son should die than assume for filthy lucre and without the divine call, the lucrative profession of a prophet. A township would arise against a man suspected of being a prophet, who, in his terror, would pretend that he was a tiller of the ground. And if they discovered marks in his body which indicated that he had been previously branded as a false prophet, he would rather assert that his friends had been the cause of his affliction, than that he had any sympathy with the prophetic office.
Note that remarkable anticipation, Zechariah 13:7-9. See Matthew 26:31. Jesus knew that He was the Father's fellow. He thought it not robbery to be equal with God. "We will come unto Him, and make our abode with Him." But He is also the Man. By the grace of the One Man, we may reign in life, Romans 5:17. [source]

Chapter Summary: Zechariah 13

1  The fountain of purgation for Jerusalem,
2  from idolatry, and false prophecy
7  The death of Christ, and the trial of a third part

What do the individual words in Zechariah 13:8 mean?

And it shall come to pass in all the land says Yahweh parts [That] two [thirds] in it shall be cut off [and] die but [one-] third shall be left in it
וְהָיָ֤ה בְכָל־ הָאָ֙רֶץ֙ נְאֻם־ יְהוָ֔ה פִּֽי־ שְׁנַ֣יִם בָּ֔הּ יִכָּרְת֖וּ יִגְוָ֑עוּ וְהַשְּׁלִשִׁ֖ית יִוָּ֥תֶר בָּֽהּ

וְהָיָ֤ה  And  it  shall  come  to  pass 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Conjunctive perfect, third person masculine singular
Root: אֶהְיֶה 
Sense: to be, become, come to pass, exist, happen, fall out.
בְכָל־  in  all 
Parse: Preposition-b, Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: כֹּל  
Sense: all, the whole.
הָאָ֙רֶץ֙  the  land 
Parse: Article, Noun, feminine singular
Root: אֶרֶץ  
Sense: land, earth.
נְאֻם־  says 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: נְאֻם  
Sense: (Qal) utterance, declaration (of prophet).
יְהוָ֔ה  Yahweh 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: יהוה 
Sense: the proper name of the one true God.
פִּֽי־  parts 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: פֶּה  
Sense: mouth.
שְׁנַ֣יִם  [That]  two  [thirds] 
Parse: Number, md
Root: שְׁנַיִם  
Sense: two.
בָּ֔הּ  in  it 
Parse: Preposition, third person feminine singular
יִכָּרְת֖וּ  shall  be  cut  off 
Parse: Verb, Nifal, Imperfect, third person masculine plural
Root: כָּרַת  
Sense: to cut, cut off, cut down, cut off a body part, cut out, eliminate, kill, cut a covenant.
יִגְוָ֑עוּ  [and]  die 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, third person masculine plural
Root: גָּוַע  
Sense: to expire, die, perish, give up the ghost, yield up the ghost, be dead, be ready to die.
וְהַשְּׁלִשִׁ֖ית  but  [one-]  third 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Article, Number, ordinal feminine singular
Root: שְׁלִישִׁי 
Sense: third, one third, third part, third time.
יִוָּ֥תֶר  shall  be  left 
Parse: Verb, Nifal, Imperfect, third person masculine singular
Root: יָתַר  
Sense: to be left over, remain, remain over, leave.
בָּֽהּ  in  it 
Parse: Preposition, third person feminine singular

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