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I am a farmer; the land has been my livelihood since my youth.&#8217<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/zechariah/13.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />He will say, ‘I’m no prophet; I’m a farmer. I began working for a farmer as a boy.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/zechariah/13.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />but he will say, ‘I am no prophet, I am a worker of the soil, for a man sold me in my youth.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/zechariah/13.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />He will say, ‘I am not a prophet; I work the land, for I was purchased as a servant in my youth.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/zechariah/13.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />But he shall say, I <i>am</i> no prophet, I <i>am</i> an husbandman; for man taught me to keep cattle from my youth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/zechariah/13.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />But he will say, ‘I <i>am</i> no prophet, I <i>am</i> a farmer; for a man taught me to keep cattle from my youth.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/zechariah/13.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />but he will say, ‘I am not a prophet; I am a cultivator of the ground, because a man sold me <i>as a slave</i> in my youth.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/zechariah/13.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />but he will say, &#8216I am not a prophet; I am a tiller of the ground, for a man sold me as a slave in my youth.&#8217<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/zechariah/13.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />but he will say, ‘I am not a prophet; I am a tiller of the ground, for a man sold me as a slave in my youth.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/zechariah/13.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />but he will say, ‘I am not a prophet; I am a cultivator of the ground, for a man sold me as a slave in my youth.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/zechariah/13.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />but he will [deny his identity and] say, ‘I am no prophet. I work the ground, because a man sold me as a slave in my youth.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/zechariah/13.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />He will say, ‘I am not a prophet; I work the land, for a man purchased me as a servant since my youth.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/zechariah/13.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />He will say: I am not a prophet; I work the land, for a man purchased me as a servant since my youth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/zechariah/13.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />but he shall say, I am no prophet, I am a tiller of the ground; for I have been made a bondman from my youth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/zechariah/13.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Instead, they will say, "I'm no prophet. I've been a farmer all my life." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/zechariah/13.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />but he shall say, I am no prophet, I am a tiller of the ground; for I have been made a bondman from my youth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/zechariah/13.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />He will say, 'I am not a prophet. I'm a farmer. I've owned this land since I was a child.'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/zechariah/13.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Instead, he will say, 'I am not a prophet. I am a farmer--I have farmed the land all my life.' <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/zechariah/13.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />"He will say, 'I am no mere prophet. A servant of mankind am I, because a man dedicated to this have I been from my youth.'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/zechariah/13.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />He will say, ?I am not a prophet; I work the land, for I was purchased as a servant in my youth.?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/zechariah/13.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Instead he will say, 'I am no prophet--indeed, I am a farmer, for a man has made me his indentured servant since my youth.'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/zechariah/13.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />but he will say, 'I am no prophet, I am a tiller of the ground; for I have been made a bondservant from my youth.'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/zechariah/13.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />But he shall say, I am no prophet, I am a husbandman; for man taught me to keep cattle from my youth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/zechariah/13.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />but he will say, ‘I am no prophet, I am a tiller of the ground; for I have been made a bondservant from my youth.’ <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/zechariah/13.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And [one] has said, I am not a prophet, "" A man—I am a tiller of ground, "" For ground [is] my possession from my youth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/zechariah/13.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And one hath said, 'I am not a prophet, A man, a tiller of ground I am, For ground is my possession from my youth.'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/zechariah/13.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And saying, I am not a prophet; I a man working the land; for man sold me from my youth.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/zechariah/13.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />But he shall say: I am no prophet, I am a husbandman: for Adam is my ex- ample from my youth. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/zechariah/13.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />But he will say, “I am not a prophet; I am a man of agriculture. For Adam has been my example from my youth.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/zechariah/13.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />but each will say, “I am not a prophet. I am a tiller of the soil, for I have owned land since my youth.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/zechariah/13.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />but each of them will say, “I am no prophet, I am a tiller of the soil; for the land has been my possession since my youth.”<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/zechariah/13.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />But he shall say, I am no prophet, I am a farmer; and a man made me zealous to prophesy from my youth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/zechariah/13.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And he shall say: ”I have not been a Prophet, but I am a man who cultivates the land, and a son of man made me zealous from my youth!”<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/zechariah/13.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />but he shall say: 'I am no prophet, I am a tiller of the ground; for I have been made a bondman from my youth.'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/zechariah/13.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And <i>one</i> shall say, I am not a prophet, for I am a tiller of the ground, for a man brought me up <i>thus</i> from my youth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/zechariah/13-5.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/CFPk_KgOyMk?start=2055" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/zechariah/13.htm">An End to Idolatry</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">4</span>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. <span class="reftext">5</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/559.htm" title="559: wə·’ā·mar (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-3ms) -- To utter, say. A primitive root; to say.">He will say,</a> <a href="/hebrew/595.htm" title="595: ’ā·nō·ḵî (Pro-1cs) -- I. Sometimes; a primitive pro. I.">‘I</a> <a href="/hebrew/376.htm" title="376: ’îš- (N-ms) -- Man. Contracted for 'enowsh; a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term."></a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: lō (Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">am not</a> <a href="/hebrew/5030.htm" title="5030: nā·ḇî (N-ms) -- A spokesman, speaker, prophet. From naba'; a prophet or inspired man.">a prophet;</a> <a href="/hebrew/595.htm" title="595: ’ā·nō·ḵî (Pro-1cs) -- I. Sometimes; a primitive pro. I.">I</a> <a href="/hebrew/5647.htm" title="5647: ‘ō·ḇêḏ (V-Qal-Prtcpl-ms) -- To work, serve. A primitive root; to work; by implication, to serve, till, enslave, etc.">work</a> <a href="/hebrew/127.htm" title="127: ’ă·ḏā·māh (N-fs) -- Ground, land. From 'adam; soil.">the land,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: kî (Conj) -- That, for, when. ">for</a> <a href="/hebrew/120.htm" title="120: ’ā·ḏām (N-ms) -- Man, mankind. From 'adam; ruddy i.e. A human being."></a> <a href="/hebrew/7069.htm" title="7069: hiq·na·nî (V-Hifil-Perf-3ms:: 1cs) -- A primitive root; to erect, i.e. Create; by extension, to procure, especially by purchase; by implication to own.">I was purchased as a servant</a> <a href="/hebrew/5271.htm" title="5271: min·nə·‘ū·rāy (Prep-m:: N-mpc:: 1cs) -- Or naur; and nturah; properly, passive participle from na'ar as denominative; youth, the state or the persons.">in my youth.’</a> </span><span class="reftext">6</span>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.’…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/23-28.htm">Jeremiah 23:28</a></span><br />Let the prophet who has a dream retell it, but let him who has My word speak it truthfully. For what is straw compared to grain?” declares the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/amos/7-14.htm">Amos 7:14-15</a></span><br />“I was not a prophet,” Amos replied, “nor was I the son of a prophet; rather, I was a herdsman and a tender of sycamore-fig trees. / But the LORD took me from following the flock and said to me, ‘Go, prophesy to My people Israel.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_samuel/16-11.htm">1 Samuel 16:11</a></span><br />And Samuel asked him, “Are these all the sons you have?” “There is still the youngest,” Jesse replied, “but he is tending the sheep.” “Send for him,” Samuel replied. “For we will not sit down to eat until he arrives.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/3-11.htm">2 Kings 3:11</a></span><br />But Jehoshaphat asked, “Is there no prophet of the LORD here? Let us inquire of the LORD through him.” And one of the servants of the king of Israel answered, “Elisha son of Shaphat is here. He used to pour water on the hands of Elijah.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/61-1.htm">Isaiah 61:1</a></span><br />The Spirit of the Lord GOD is on Me, because the LORD has anointed Me to preach good news to the poor. He has sent Me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives and freedom to the prisoners,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/34-2.htm">Ezekiel 34:2-4</a></span><br />“Son of man, prophesy against the shepherds of Israel. Prophesy and tell them that this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘Woe to the shepherds of Israel, who only feed themselves! Should not the shepherds feed their flock? / You eat the fat, wear the wool, and butcher the fattened sheep, but you do not feed the flock. / You have not strengthened the weak, healed the sick, bound up the injured, brought back the strays, or searched for the lost. Instead, you have ruled them with violence and cruelty.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/micah/3-5.htm">Micah 3:5-7</a></span><br />This is what the LORD says: “As for the prophets who lead My people astray, who proclaim peace while they chew with their teeth, but declare war against one who puts nothing in their mouths: / Therefore night will come over you without visions, and darkness without divination. The sun will set on these prophets, and the daylight will turn black over them. / Then the seers will be ashamed and the diviners will be disgraced. They will all cover their mouths because there is no answer from God.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/14-14.htm">Jeremiah 14:14</a></span><br />“The prophets are prophesying lies in My name,” replied the LORD. “I did not send them or appoint them or speak to them. They are prophesying to you a false vision, a worthless divination, the futility and delusion of their own minds.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/19-19.htm">1 Kings 19:19-21</a></span><br />So Elijah departed and found Elisha son of Shaphat. He was plowing with twelve teams of oxen, and he was with the twelfth team. Elijah passed by him and threw his cloak around him. / So Elisha left the oxen, ran after Elijah, and said, “Please let me kiss my father and mother goodbye, and then I will follow you.” “Go on back,” Elijah replied, “for what have I done to you?” / So Elisha turned back from him, took his pair of oxen, and slaughtered them. Using the oxen’s equipment for fuel, he cooked the meat and gave it to the people, and they ate. Then he set out to follow and serve Elijah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/1-6.htm">Jeremiah 1:6-7</a></span><br />“Ah, Lord GOD,” I said, “I surely do not know how to speak, for I am only a child!” / But the LORD told me: “Do not say, ‘I am only a child.’ For to everyone I send you, you must go, and all that I command you, you must speak.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/7-15.htm">Matthew 7:15</a></span><br />Beware of false prophets. They come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly they are ravenous wolves.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/10-12.htm">John 10:12-13</a></span><br />The hired hand is not the shepherd, and the sheep are not his own. When he sees the wolf coming, he abandons the sheep and runs away. Then the wolf pounces on them and scatters the flock. / The man runs away because he is a hired servant and is unconcerned for the sheep.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/20-29.htm">Acts 20:29-30</a></span><br />I know that after my departure, savage wolves will come in among you and will not spare the flock. / Even from your own number, men will rise up and distort the truth to draw away disciples after them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_corinthians/11-13.htm">2 Corinthians 11:13-15</a></span><br />For such men are false apostles, deceitful workers, masquerading as apostles of Christ. / And no wonder, for Satan himself masquerades as an angel of light. / It is not surprising, then, if his servants masquerade as servants of righteousness. Their end will correspond to their actions.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_john/4-1.htm">1 John 4:1</a></span><br />Beloved, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits to see whether they are from God. For many false prophets have gone out into the world.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">But he shall say, I am no prophet, I am an farmer; for man taught me to keep cattle from my youth.</p><p class="hdg">I am no.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/amos/7-14.htm">Amos 7:14</a></b></br> Then answered Amos, and said to Amaziah, I <i>was</i> no prophet, neither <i>was</i> I a prophet's son; but I <i>was</i> an herdman, and a gatherer of sycomore fruit:</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/acts/19-17.htm">Acts 19:17-20</a></b></br> And this was known to all the Jews and Greeks also dwelling at Ephesus; and fear fell on them all, and the name of the Lord Jesus was magnified… </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/ezekiel/38-12.htm">Acquired</a> <a href="/jeremiah/30-8.htm">Bondman</a> <a href="/jeremiah/30-8.htm">Bondservant</a> <a href="/zechariah/2-4.htm">Cattle</a> <a href="/amos/7-14.htm">Farmer</a> <a href="/zechariah/9-16.htm">Ground</a> <a href="/amos/5-16.htm">Husbandman</a> <a href="/luke/15-12.htm">Livelihood</a> <a href="/isaiah/24-2.htm">Owner</a> <a href="/zechariah/9-4.htm">Possession</a> <a href="/zechariah/13-4.htm">Prophet</a> <a href="/nahum/2-7.htm">Slave</a> <a href="/micah/5-5.htm">Soil</a> <a href="/amos/2-6.htm">Sold</a> <a href="/hosea/11-3.htm">Taught</a> <a href="/genesis/9-20.htm">Tiller</a> <a href="/zechariah/10-1.htm">Time</a> <a href="/isaiah/21-16.htm">Worker</a> <a href="/zechariah/11-16.htm">Young</a> <a href="/joel/1-8.htm">Youth</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/acts/20-28.htm">Acquired</a> <a href="/matthew/8-9.htm">Bondman</a> <a href="/matthew/20-27.htm">Bondservant</a> <a href="/zechariah/14-15.htm">Cattle</a> <a href="/matthew/13-3.htm">Farmer</a> <a href="/malachi/3-11.htm">Ground</a> <a href="/john/15-1.htm">Husbandman</a> <a href="/luke/15-12.htm">Livelihood</a> <a href="/matthew/9-38.htm">Owner</a> <a href="/malachi/3-17.htm">Possession</a> <a href="/malachi/4-5.htm">Prophet</a> <a href="/matthew/8-9.htm">Slave</a> <a href="/malachi/3-11.htm">Soil</a> <a href="/matthew/10-29.htm">Sold</a> <a href="/matthew/5-2.htm">Taught</a> <a href="/genesis/4-2.htm">Tiller</a> <a href="/zechariah/14-7.htm">Time</a> <a href="/matthew/10-10.htm">Worker</a> <a href="/malachi/4-2.htm">Young</a> <a href="/malachi/2-14.htm">Youth</a><div class="vheading2">Zechariah 13</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/zechariah/13-1.htm">The fountain of purgation for Jerusalem,</a></span><br><span class="reftext">2. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/zechariah/13-2.htm">from idolatry, and false prophecy.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">7. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/zechariah/13-7.htm">The death of Christ, and the trial of a third part.</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/zechariah/13.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/zechariah/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/zechariah/13.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>He will say, ‘I am not a prophet;</b><br>This phrase reflects a denial of the prophetic office, which is significant in the context of <a href="/zechariah/13.htm">Zechariah 13</a>, where false prophets are being exposed. Historically, prophets were seen as God's messengers, and claiming to be one carried great responsibility. The denial here suggests a rejection of false claims to divine authority, aligning with the broader biblical theme of discerning true prophecy (<a href="/deuteronomy/18-20.htm">Deuteronomy 18:20-22</a>).<p><b>I work the land,</b><br>This statement emphasizes a humble occupation, contrasting with the often elevated status of prophets. Agriculture was a common profession in ancient Israel, and working the land signifies a return to honest labor. This echoes the biblical value of humility and integrity, as seen in the lives of figures like Amos, who was a shepherd and fig farmer before being called by God (<a href="/amos/7-14.htm">Amos 7:14-15</a>).<p><b>for I was purchased as a servant in my youth.’</b><br>The mention of being purchased as a servant highlights the social and economic realities of the time, where servitude was a common aspect of life. This phrase may imply a lack of freedom or status, reinforcing the humility theme. Biblically, servitude can also symbolize spiritual truths, such as being a servant of God (<a href="/romans/6-22.htm">Romans 6:22</a>). The idea of being bought at a price resonates with New Testament teachings on redemption (<a href="/1_corinthians/6-20.htm">1 Corinthians 6:20</a>), drawing a parallel to the believer's relationship with Christ.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/z/zechariah.htm">Zechariah</a></b><br>A prophet in the Old Testament, Zechariah's messages often focus on the restoration of Israel and the coming of the Messiah. His prophecies are filled with visions and symbolic actions.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/f/false_prophets.htm">False Prophets</a></b><br>In the context of <a href="/bsb/zechariah/13.htm">Zechariah 13</a>, false prophets are those who claim to speak for God but do not. This verse indicates a time when false prophets will deny their previous claims.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_land.htm">The Land</a></b><br>Represents the agricultural livelihood of the people. In this verse, it symbolizes a return to honest work and a rejection of falsehood.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/i/israel.htm">Israel</a></b><br>The nation to whom Zechariah prophesied, often struggling with idolatry and false teachings.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_day_of_the_lord.htm">The Day of the Lord</a></b><br>A future time of judgment and restoration, often referenced in prophetic literature, including Zechariah.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/h/humility_in_service.htm">Humility in Service</a></b><br>The verse emphasizes humility, as the individual denies being a prophet and identifies as a farmer. This teaches us the value of humility in our service to God.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/h/honesty_and_integrity.htm">Honesty and Integrity</a></b><br>The rejection of false prophecy in favor of honest work underscores the importance of integrity in our lives. We are called to live truthfully and reject deceit.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_use_of_the_ordinary.htm">God's Use of the Ordinary</a></b><br>God often uses ordinary people to fulfill His purposes. We should not underestimate our role in God's plan, regardless of our occupation or status.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/r/repentance_and_transformation.htm">Repentance and Transformation</a></b><br>The context of this verse suggests a turning away from falsehood and a return to truth, which is a powerful reminder of the need for repentance and transformation in our lives.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/d/discernment_in_spiritual_matters.htm">Discernment in Spiritual Matters</a></b><br>The passage encourages us to discern true from false teachings, aligning with the broader biblical call to test the spirits and hold fast to what is good.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_zechariah_13.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Zechariah 13</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/who_believed_in_the_old_testament.htm">Who were the believers in the Old Testament?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_does_jeremiah_27_stress_obeying_babylon.htm">Why does the text in Jeremiah 27 emphasize obedience to Babylon's rule if rabbinic and later Christian teachings stress allegiance to God above earthly powers?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_do_haggai_and_zechariah_fit_persia's_era.htm">(Ezra 5:1) How can we reconcile the prophetic claims of Haggai and Zechariah with the broader historical timeline of Persian dominance?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/main_themes_of_bible's_books.htm">What are the main themes of the Bible's books?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/zechariah/13.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 5.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">I am an husbandman</span>. The imposter shall confess the truth about himself, and own that he is only "a tiller of the ground (<span class="greek">ἄνθρωπος ἐργαζόμενος τὴν γῆν</span>)," as <a href="/genesis/4-2.htm">Genesis 4:2</a>. The abnegation in <a href="/amos/7-14.htm">Amos 7:14</a> is quite different in character. <span class="cmt_word">Man taught me to keep cattle;</span> literally, <span class="accented">man bought</span> (or, <span class="accented">possessed</span>) me; Revised Version, <span class="accented">I have been made a bondman</span>. So eager is he now to hide his false pretensions, that he is willing, to be considered a slave, employed from his youth in farm work, and therefore incapable of executing the prophetical office. Vulgate, <span class="accented">Quoniam Adam exemplum meum ab adoloscentia mea</span>; <span class="accented">i.e.</span> "I have followed the example of Adam in tilling the ground and in earning my bread by the sweat of my brow." St. Cyril and some modern commentators hold that the false prophet says this in sorrow and repentant, not with any idea of deceiving; and that herein is exhibited a signal instance of the grace of God in the Messanic period, when even such sinners are converted from the error of their ways. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/zechariah/13-5.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">He will say,</span><br /><span class="heb">וְאָמַ֕ר</span> <span class="translit">(wə·’ā·mar)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_559.htm">Strong's 559: </a> </span><span class="str2">To utter, say</span><br /><br /><span class="word">‘I</span><br /><span class="heb">אָנֹ֑כִי</span> <span class="translit">(’ā·nō·ḵî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Pronoun - first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_595.htm">Strong's 595: </a> </span><span class="str2">I</span><br /><br /><span class="word">am not</span><br /><span class="heb">לֹ֥א</span> <span class="translit">(lō)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb - Negative particle<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> </span><span class="str2">Not, no</span><br /><br /><span class="word">a prophet;</span><br /><span class="heb">נָבִ֖יא</span> <span class="translit">(nā·ḇî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5030.htm">Strong's 5030: </a> </span><span class="str2">A spokesman, speaker, prophet</span><br /><br /><span class="word">I</span><br /><span class="heb">אָנֹ֔כִי</span> <span class="translit">(’ā·nō·ḵî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Pronoun - first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_595.htm">Strong's 595: </a> </span><span class="str2">I</span><br /><br /><span class="word">work</span><br /><span class="heb">עֹבֵ֤ד</span> <span class="translit">(‘ō·ḇêḏ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5647.htm">Strong's 5647: </a> </span><span class="str2">To work, to serve, till, enslave</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the land,</span><br /><span class="heb">אֲדָמָה֙</span> <span class="translit">(’ă·ḏā·māh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_127.htm">Strong's 127: </a> </span><span class="str2">Ground, land</span><br /><br /><span class="word">for</span><br /><span class="heb">כִּ֥י</span> <span class="translit">(kî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> </span><span class="str2">A relative conjunction</span><br /><br /><span class="word">I was purchased as a servant</span><br /><span class="heb">הִקְנַ֥נִי</span> <span class="translit">(hiq·na·nî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7069.htm">Strong's 7069: </a> </span><span class="str2">To erect, create, to procure, by purchase, to own</span><br /><br /><span class="word">in my youth.</span><br /><span class="heb">מִנְּעוּרָֽי׃</span> <span class="translit">(min·nə·‘ū·rāy)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-m | Noun - masculine plural construct | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5271.htm">Strong's 5271: </a> </span><span class="str2">Youth, the state, the persons</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/zechariah/13-5.htm">Zechariah 13:5 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/zechariah/13-5.htm">Zechariah 13:5 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/zechariah/13-5.htm">Zechariah 13:5 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/zechariah/13-5.htm">Zechariah 13:5 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/zechariah/13-5.htm">Zechariah 13:5 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/zechariah/13-5.htm">Zechariah 13:5 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/zechariah/13-5.htm">Zechariah 13:5 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/zechariah/13-5.htm">Zechariah 13:5 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/zechariah/13-5.htm">Zechariah 13:5 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/zechariah/13-5.htm">Zechariah 13:5 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/zechariah/13-5.htm">OT Prophets: Zechariah 13:5 But he will say 'I am no (Zech. 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