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class="padleft"><div class="vheadingv"><b>Verse</b><a href="/bsb/zechariah/13.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/zechariah/13.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />&#8220On that day a fountain will be opened to the house of David and the inhabitants of Jerusalem, to cleanse them from sin and impurity.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/zechariah/13.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />“On that day a fountain will be opened for the dynasty of David and for the people of Jerusalem, a fountain to cleanse them from all their sins and impurity.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/zechariah/13.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />“On that day there shall be a fountain opened for the house of David and the inhabitants of Jerusalem, to cleanse them from sin and uncleanness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/zechariah/13.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />“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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/zechariah/13.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />In that day there shall be a fountain opened to the house of David and to the inhabitants of Jerusalem for sin and for uncleanness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/zechariah/13.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />“In that day a fountain shall be opened for the house of David and for the inhabitants of Jerusalem, for sin and for uncleanness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/zechariah/13.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />“On that day a fountain will be opened for the house of David and for the inhabitants of Jerusalem, for sin and for defilement.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/zechariah/13.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220In that day a fountain will be opened for the house of David and for the inhabitants of Jerusalem, for sin and for impurity.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/zechariah/13.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“In that day a fountain will be opened for the house of David and for the inhabitants of Jerusalem, for sin and for impurity.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/zechariah/13.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />“In that day a fountain will be opened for the house of David and for the inhabitants of Jerusalem, for sin and for impurity.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/zechariah/13.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />“In that day a fountain shall be opened for the house of David and for the people of Jerusalem for [cleansing from] sin and impurity.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/zechariah/13.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />“On that day a fountain will be opened for the house of David and for the residents of Jerusalem, to wash away sin and impurity.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/zechariah/13.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />On that day a fountain will be opened for the house of David and for the residents of Jerusalem, to wash away sin and impurity.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/zechariah/13.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />In that day there shall be a fountain opened to the house of David and to the inhabitants of Jerusalem, for sin and for uncleanness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/zechariah/13.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />In the future there will be a fountain, where David's descendants and the people of Jerusalem can wash away their sin and guilt. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/zechariah/13.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />In that day there shall be a fountain opened to the house of David and to the inhabitants of Jerusalem, for sin and for uncleanness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/zechariah/13.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />[The LORD declares,] "On that day a fountain will be opened for David's family and for those who live in Jerusalem to wash away [their] sin and stain.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/zechariah/13.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />"When that time comes," says the LORD Almighty, "a fountain will be opened to purify the descendants of David and the people of Jerusalem from their sin and idolatry. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/zechariah/13.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />At that time, a fountain will be opened for the house of David and for those who live in Jerusalem so they can be cleansed from sin and ceremonial impurity.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/zechariah/13.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />?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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/zechariah/13.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />"In that day there will be a fountain opened up for the dynasty of David and the people of Jerusalem to cleanse them from sin and impurity.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/zechariah/13.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />"In that day there will be a spring opened to the house of David and to the inhabitants of Jerusalem, for sin and for uncleanness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/zechariah/13.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />In that day there shall be a fountain opened to the house of David and to the inhabitants of Jerusalem for sin and for uncleanness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/zechariah/13.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />“In that day there will be a fountain opened to David’s house and to the inhabitants of Jerusalem, for sin and for uncleanness. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/zechariah/13.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />“In that day there is a fountain opened "" To the house of David "" And to the inhabitants of Jerusalem, "" For sin and for impurity.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/zechariah/13.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> In that day there is a fountain opened To the house of David And to the inhabitants of Jerusalem, For sin and for impurity.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/zechariah/13.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />In that day shall be a fountain opened to the house of David and to the inhabitants of Jerusalem, for sin and for putting away.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/zechariah/13.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />In that day there shall be a fountain open to the house of David, and to the inhabitants of Jerusalem: for the washing of the sinner, and of the unclean woman. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/zechariah/13.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />In that day, there will be a fountain open to the house of David and to the inhabitants of Jerusalem, for the washing of the transgressor and of the defiled woman.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/zechariah/13.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />On that day a fountain will be opened for the house of David and the inhabitants of Jerusalem, to purify from sin and uncleanness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/zechariah/13.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />On that day a fountain shall be opened for the house of David and the inhabitants of Jerusalem, to cleanse them from sin and impurity.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/zechariah/13.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />ON that day there shall be a fountain opened for the house of David and for the inhabitants of Jerusalem for sprinkling and for cleansing.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/zechariah/13.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />In that day there shall be a fountain that is opened to the house of David and to the inhabitants of Jerusalem for sprinkling and for purifying<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/zechariah/13.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />In that day there shall be a fountain opened To the house of David and to the inhabitants of Jerusalem, For purification and for sprinkling.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/zechariah/13.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />In that day every place shall be opened to the house of David and to the inhabitants of Jerusalem for removal and for separation.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/zechariah/13-1.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=1998" 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">1</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/1931.htm" title="1931: ha·hū (Art:: Pro-3ms) -- He, she, it. ">“On that</a> <a href="/hebrew/3117.htm" title="3117: bay·yō·wm (Prep-b, Art:: N-ms) -- Day. From an unused root meaning to be hot; a day, whether literal, or figurative.">day</a> <a href="/hebrew/4726.htm" title="4726: mā·qō·wr (N-ms) -- A spring, fountain. ">a fountain</a> <a href="/hebrew/1961.htm" title="1961: yih·yeh (V-Qal-Imperf-3ms) -- To fall out, come to pass, become, be. A primitive root; to exist, i.e. Be or become, come to pass.">will be</a> <a href="/hebrew/6605.htm" title="6605: nip̄·tāḥ (V-Nifal-Prtcpl-ms) -- To open wide, to loosen, begin, plough, carve. A primitive root; to open wide; specifically, to loosen, begin, plough, carve.">opened</a> <a href="/hebrew/1004.htm" title="1004: lə·ḇêṯ (Prep-l:: N-msc) -- A house. Probably from banah abbreviated; a house.">to the house</a> <a href="/hebrew/1732.htm" title="1732: dā·wîḏ (N-proper-ms) -- Perhaps beloved one, a son of Jesse. Rarely; Daviyd; from the same as dowd; loving; David, the youngest son of Jesse.">of David</a> <a href="/hebrew/3427.htm" title="3427: ū·lə·yō·šə·ḇê (Conj-w, Prep-l:: V-Qal-Prtcpl-mpc) -- A primitive root; properly, to sit down; by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry.">and the people</a> <a href="/hebrew/3389.htm" title="3389: yə·rū·šā·lim (N-proper-fs) -- Probably foundation of peace, capital city of all Isr. ">of Jerusalem,</a> <a href="/hebrew/2403.htm" title="2403: lə·ḥaṭ·ṭaṯ (Prep-l:: N-fsc) -- Or chattacth; from chata'; an offence, and its penalty, occasion, sacrifice, or expiation; also an offender.">to cleanse them from sin</a> <a href="/hebrew/5079.htm" title="5079: ū·lə·nid·dāh (Conj-w, Prep-l:: N-fs) -- Impurity. From nadad; properly, rejection; by implication, impurity, especially personal or moral.">and impurity.</a> </span><span class="reftext">2</span>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.…<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="/ezekiel/36-25.htm">Ezekiel 36:25</a></span><br />I will also sprinkle clean water on you, and you will be clean. I will cleanse you from all your impurities and all your idols.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/12-3.htm">Isaiah 12:3</a></span><br />With joy you will draw water from the springs of salvation,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/31-34.htm">Jeremiah 31:34</a></span><br />No longer will each man teach his neighbor or his brother, saying, ‘Know the LORD,’ because they will all know Me, from the least of them to the greatest, declares the LORD. For I will forgive their iniquities and will remember their sins no more.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/joel/3-18.htm">Joel 3:18</a></span><br />And in that day the mountains will drip with sweet wine, and the hills will flow with milk. All the streams of Judah will run with water, and a spring will flow from the house of the LORD to water the Valley of Acacias.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/1-16.htm">Isaiah 1:16</a></span><br />Wash and cleanse yourselves. Remove your evil deeds from My sight. Stop doing evil!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/51-2.htm">Psalm 51:2</a></span><br />Wash me clean of my iniquity and cleanse me from my sin.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/47-1.htm">Ezekiel 47:1</a></span><br />Then the man brought me back to the entrance of the temple, and I saw water flowing from under the threshold of the temple toward the east (for the temple faced east). The water was coming down from under the south side of the temple, south of the altar.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/55-1.htm">Isaiah 55:1</a></span><br />“Come, all you who are thirsty, come to the waters; and you without money, come, buy, and eat! Come, buy wine and milk without money and without cost!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/19-34.htm">John 19:34</a></span><br />Instead, one of the soldiers pierced His side with a spear, and immediately blood and water flowed out.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/22-1.htm">Revelation 22:1</a></span><br />Then the angel showed me a river of the water of life, as clear as crystal, flowing from the throne of God and of the Lamb<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/9-14.htm">Hebrews 9:14</a></span><br />how much more will the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered Himself unblemished to God, purify our consciences from works of death, so that we may serve the living God!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_john/1-7.htm">1 John 1:7</a></span><br />But if we walk in the light as He is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus His Son cleanses us from all sin.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/1-5.htm">Revelation 1:5</a></span><br />and from Jesus Christ, the faithful witness, the firstborn from the dead, and the ruler of the kings of the earth. To Him who loves us and has released us from our sins by His blood,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/22-16.htm">Acts 22:16</a></span><br />And now what are you waiting for? Get up, be baptized, and wash your sins away, calling on His name.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/titus/3-5.htm">Titus 3:5</a></span><br />He saved us, not by the righteous deeds we had done, but according to His mercy, through the washing of new birth and renewal by the Holy Spirit.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">In that day there shall be a fountain opened to the house of David and to the inhabitants of Jerusalem for sin and for uncleanness.</p><p class="hdg">that,</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/zechariah/12-3.htm">Zechariah 12:3,8,11</a></b></br> And in that day will I make Jerusalem a burdensome stone for all people: all that burden themselves with it shall be cut in pieces, though all the people of the earth be gathered together against it… </p><p class="hdg">a fountain,</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/9-30.htm">Job 9:30,31</a></b></br> If I wash myself with snow water, and make my hands never so clean; … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/51-2.htm">Psalm 51:2,7</a></b></br> Wash me throughly from mine iniquity, and cleanse me from my sin… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/1-16.htm">Isaiah 1:16-18</a></b></br> Wash you, make you clean; put away the evil of your doings from before mine eyes; cease to do evil; … </p><p class="hdg">the house.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/zechariah/12-7.htm">Zechariah 12:7,10</a></b></br> The LORD also shall save the tents of Judah first, that the glory of the house of David and the glory of the inhabitants of Jerusalem do not magnify <i>themselves</i> against Judah… </p><p class="hdg">uncleanness.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/leviticus/15-2.htm">Leviticus 15:2-33</a></b></br> Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, When any man hath a running issue out of his flesh, <i>because of</i> his issue he <i>is</i> unclean… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/numbers/19-9.htm">Numbers 19:9-22</a></b></br> And a man <i>that is</i> clean shall gather up the ashes of the heifer, and lay <i>them</i> up without the camp in a clean place, and it shall be kept for the congregation of the children of Israel for a water of separation: it <i>is</i> a purification for sin… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ezekiel/36-17.htm">Ezekiel 36:17,29</a></b></br> Son of man, when the house of Israel dwelt in their own land, they defiled it by their own way and by their doings: their way was before me as the uncleanness of a removed woman… </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/joel/3-21.htm">Cleanse</a> <a href="/zechariah/12-12.htm">David</a> <a href="/zechariah/12-14.htm">Family</a> <a href="/joel/3-18.htm">Fountain</a> <a href="/zechariah/12-13.htm">House</a> <a href="/ezekiel/36-17.htm">Impurity</a> <a href="/zechariah/12-10.htm">Inhabitants</a> <a href="/zechariah/12-11.htm">Jerusalem</a> <a href="/zechariah/12-4.htm">Open</a> <a href="/nahum/3-13.htm">Opened</a> <a href="/esther/2-12.htm">Purification</a> <a href="/zechariah/5-8.htm">Sin</a> <a href="/zechariah/10-1.htm">Spring</a> <a href="/ezekiel/43-18.htm">Sprinkling</a> <a href="/zechariah/3-4.htm">Unclean</a> <a href="/micah/2-10.htm">Uncleanness</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/matthew/3-12.htm">Cleanse</a> <a href="/matthew/1-1.htm">David</a> <a href="/zechariah/14-18.htm">Family</a> <a href="/mark/5-29.htm">Fountain</a> <a href="/zechariah/13-6.htm">House</a> <a href="/zechariah/13-2.htm">Impurity</a> <a href="/mark/1-5.htm">Inhabitants</a> <a href="/zechariah/14-2.htm">Jerusalem</a> <a href="/malachi/3-10.htm">Open</a> <a href="/matthew/2-11.htm">Opened</a> <a href="/mark/1-44.htm">Purification</a> <a href="/zechariah/14-19.htm">Sin</a> <a href="/matthew/4-16.htm">Spring</a> <a href="/hebrews/9-13.htm">Sprinkling</a> <a href="/zechariah/13-2.htm">Unclean</a> <a href="/matthew/23-27.htm">Uncleanness</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'; 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In the context of Zechariah, "that day" often points to the eschatological day of the Lord, a time of both judgment and restoration. It is a recurring theme in prophetic literature, indicating a period when God will act decisively in history.<p><b>a fountain will be opened</b><br>The imagery of a fountain suggests an abundant and continuous source of cleansing and renewal. In the ancient Near East, water was a precious resource, and a fountain symbolized life and purification. This metaphor is reminiscent of the cleansing power of water in the rituals of the Mosaic Law and points forward to the spiritual cleansing available through Jesus Christ, as seen in <a href="/john/4-14.htm">John 4:14</a> and <a href="/revelation/22.htm">Revelation 22:1</a>.<p><b>to the house of David and the people of Jerusalem</b><br>The house of David refers to the royal lineage of King David, emphasizing the messianic promise that a descendant of David would reign eternally. The people of Jerusalem represent the inhabitants of the city, often seen as the spiritual and political center of Israel. This phrase underscores the fulfillment of God's promises to Israel and the centrality of Jerusalem in redemptive history.<p><b>to cleanse them from sin and impurity</b><br>Cleansing from sin and impurity highlights the need for spiritual purification. In the Old Testament, sin and impurity required atonement through sacrifices and rituals. This prophecy anticipates a time when such cleansing will be fully realized, pointing to the ultimate sacrifice of Jesus Christ, whose blood provides the means for true and lasting purification, as described in <a href="/hebrews/9-14.htm">Hebrews 9:14 and 1</a> <a href="/john/1-7.htm">John 1:7</a>.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/h/house_of_david.htm">House of David</a></b><br>Refers to the royal lineage of King David, symbolizing the leadership and messianic promise associated with David's descendants.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/r/residents_of_jerusalem.htm">Residents of Jerusalem</a></b><br>Represents the people living in Jerusalem, often symbolizing the broader community of God's people.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/f/fountain.htm">Fountain</a></b><br>Symbolizes a source of cleansing and purification, often associated with spiritual renewal and forgiveness.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/s/sin_and_impurity.htm">Sin and Impurity</a></b><br>Represents the moral and spiritual defilement that separates humanity from God, necessitating cleansing.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/o/on_that_day.htm">On that day</a></b><br>A prophetic phrase indicating a future time of divine intervention and fulfillment of God's promises.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_promise_of_cleansing.htm">The Promise of Cleansing</a></b><br>God's provision of a fountain signifies His commitment to purify His people from sin and impurity. This promise is fulfilled in Jesus Christ, whose sacrifice offers complete cleansing.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_repentance.htm">The Role of Repentance</a></b><br>Access to the cleansing fountain requires acknowledgment of sin and a turning towards God. Repentance is a necessary step in experiencing God's forgiveness and renewal.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_hope_of_restoration.htm">The Hope of Restoration</a></b><br>The opening of the fountain points to a future hope where God's people are fully restored and purified. This hope encourages believers to live in anticipation of God's ultimate redemption.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_universality_of_god's_grace.htm">The Universality of God's Grace</a></b><br>While the prophecy specifically mentions the house of David and Jerusalem, the cleansing fountain is available to all who come to Christ in faith, highlighting the inclusivity of God's grace.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/l/living_as_cleansed_people.htm">Living as Cleansed People</a></b><br>Believers are called to live in the reality of their cleansing, pursuing holiness and reflecting God's purity in their daily lives.<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/can_a_fountain_cleanse_sin_literally.htm">Zechariah 13:1 – How can a “fountain” literally cleanse sin and impurity, and is there historical or scientific evidence of such an event occurring? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/who_was_ithamar_in_the_bible.htm">Who was Obed-Edom in the Bible?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/jesus'_role_in_each_bible_book.htm">How is Jesus represented in each book of the Bible?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_zech._12_7_align_with_judah's_history.htm">How does Zechariah 12:7, which promises the Lord will save the tents of Judah first, align with historical records showing Judah's multiple defeats and exiles?</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">Verses 1-6.</span> - § 3. <span class="accented">This repentance will lead to purification from past defilement, and a reaction against idolatry and false prophet.</span> <span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 1.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">In that day.</span> At the time when the great mourning (ch. 12.) takes place, or, more generally, in the Messianic period, when all these things shall be fulfilled. <span class="cmt_word">Shall be a fountain opened,</span> etc. Shall be opened and continue open. The allusion is to the lustral rites practised in the consecration of the Levites, who were to have "water of sin" sprinkled on them, and to "the water of separation," or "water of uncleanness" (the word found in our passage), used for purposes of legal purification (see <a href="/numbers/8-7.htm">Numbers 8:7</a>; <a href="/numbers/19-9.htm">Numbers 19:9</a>). Instead of this merely ceremonial cleansing, there should be in the Christian Church the cleansing of the soul by the blood of Christ (<a href="/1_peter/1-2.htm">1 Peter 1:2</a>; <a href="/1_john/1-7.htm">1 John 1:7</a>). Septuagint, <span class="greek">Ασται πᾶς τόπος διανοιγόμενος</span>, "Every place shall he opened." <span class="cmt_word">The house of David and the inhabitants of Jerusalem</span> represent the whole nation, as in <a href="/zechariah/12-10.htm">Zechariah 12:10</a>; the cleansing is as universal as the sin (see the announcement in <a href="/ezekiel/36-25.htm">Ezekiel 36:25</a>; <a href="/ezekiel/47-1.htm">Ezekiel 47:1-12</a>; <a href="/joel/3-18.htm">Joel 3:18</a>). <span class="cmt_word">For sin and for uncleanness.</span> The latter word is used for the separation on account of uncleanness (<a href="/leviticus/15-20.htm">Leviticus 15:20</a>, etc.); and the two terms together comprise all guilt and pollution. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/zechariah/13-1.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">On that</span><br /><span class="heb">הַה֗וּא</span> <span class="translit">(ha·hū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Pronoun - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1931.htm">Strong's 1931: </a> </span><span class="str2">He, self, the same, this, that, as, are</span><br /><br /><span class="word">day</span><br /><span class="heb">בַּיּ֣וֹם</span> <span class="translit">(bay·yō·wm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3117.htm">Strong's 3117: </a> </span><span class="str2">A day</span><br /><br /><span class="word">a fountain</span><br /><span class="heb">מָק֣וֹר</span> <span class="translit">(mā·qō·wr)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4726.htm">Strong's 4726: </a> </span><span class="str2">Something dug, a, source, of happiness, wisdom, progeny)</span><br /><br /><span class="word">will be</span><br /><span class="heb">יִֽהְיֶה֙</span> <span class="translit">(yih·yeh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1961.htm">Strong's 1961: </a> </span><span class="str2">To fall out, come to pass, become, be</span><br /><br /><span class="word">opened</span><br /><span class="heb">נִפְתָּ֔ח</span> <span class="translit">(nip̄·tāḥ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6605.htm">Strong's 6605: </a> </span><span class="str2">To open wide, to loosen, begin, plough, carve</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to the house</span><br /><span class="heb">לְבֵ֥ית</span> <span class="translit">(lə·ḇêṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1004.htm">Strong's 1004: </a> </span><span class="str2">A house</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of David</span><br /><span class="heb">דָּוִ֖יד</span> <span class="translit">(dā·wîḏ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1732.htm">Strong's 1732: </a> </span><span class="str2">David -- perhaps 'beloved one', a son of Jesse</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and the residents</span><br /><span class="heb">וּלְיֹשְׁבֵ֣י</span> <span class="translit">(ū·lə·yō·šə·ḇê)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3427.htm">Strong's 3427: </a> </span><span class="str2">To sit down, to dwell, to remain, to settle, to marry</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of Jerusalem,</span><br /><span class="heb">יְרֽוּשָׁלִָ֑ם</span> <span class="translit">(yə·rū·šā·lim)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3389.htm">Strong's 3389: </a> </span><span class="str2">Jerusalem -- probably 'foundation of peace', capital city of all Israel</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to cleanse them from sin</span><br /><span class="heb">לְחַטַּ֖את</span> <span class="translit">(lə·ḥaṭ·ṭaṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Noun - feminine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2403.htm">Strong's 2403: </a> </span><span class="str2">An offence, its penalty, occasion, sacrifice, expiation, an offender</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and impurity.</span><br /><span class="heb">וּלְנִדָּֽה׃</span> <span class="translit">(ū·lə·nid·dāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5079.htm">Strong's 5079: </a> </span><span class="str2">Rejection, impurity, personal, moral</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/zechariah/13-1.htm">Zechariah 13:1 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/zechariah/13-1.htm">Zechariah 13:1 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/zechariah/13-1.htm">Zechariah 13:1 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/zechariah/13-1.htm">Zechariah 13:1 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/zechariah/13-1.htm">Zechariah 13:1 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/zechariah/13-1.htm">Zechariah 13:1 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/zechariah/13-1.htm">Zechariah 13:1 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/zechariah/13-1.htm">Zechariah 13:1 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/zechariah/13-1.htm">Zechariah 13:1 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/zechariah/13-1.htm">Zechariah 13:1 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/zechariah/13-1.htm">OT Prophets: Zechariah 13:1 In that day there will be (Zech. 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