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Then he shall answer, <i>Those</i> with which I was wounded <i>in</i> the house of my friends.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/zechariah/13.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />And <i>one</i> will say to him, ‘What are these wounds between your arms?’ Then he will answer, ‘<i>Those</i> with which I was wounded in the house of my friends.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/zechariah/13.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />And <i>someone</i> will say to him, ‘What are these wounds between your arms?’ Then he will say, ‘<i>Those</i> with which I was wounded at the house of my friends.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/zechariah/13.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220And one will say to him, &#8216What are these wounds between your arms?&#8217 Then he will say, &#8216Those with which I was wounded in the house of my friends.&#8217<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/zechariah/13.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“And one will say to him, ‘What are these wounds between your arms?’ Then he will say, ‘<i>Those</i> with which I was wounded in the house of my friends.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/zechariah/13.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />And one will say to him, ‘What are these wounds struck <i>here</i> between your arms?’ Then he will say, ‘<i>Those</i> with which I was struck in the house of my friends.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/zechariah/13.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />And one will say to him, ‘What are these wounds between your arms?’ Then he will answer, ‘Those wounds I received in the house of my friends.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/zechariah/13.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />If someone asks him, ‘What are these wounds on your chest?’ —then he will answer, ‘I received the wounds in the house of my friends.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/zechariah/13.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />If someone asks him: What are these wounds on your chest?—then he will answer: I received the wounds in the house of my friends. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/zechariah/13.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And one shall say unto him, What are these wounds between thine arms? Then he shall answer, Those with which I was wounded in the house of my friends.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/zechariah/13.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />And if any of them are asked why they are wounded, they will answer, "It happened at the house of some friends." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/zechariah/13.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And one shall say unto him, What are these wounds between thine arms? Then he shall answer, Those with which I was wounded in the house of my friends.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/zechariah/13.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />"When someone asks him, 'What are these scars on your chest?' he will answer, 'I was hurt at my friend's house.'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/zechariah/13.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Then if someone asks him, 'What are those wounds on your chest?' he will answer, 'I got them at a friend's house.'" <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/zechariah/13.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />"Someone will say to him, 'What are these injuries to your hands?' "He will reply, '…what I received at my friend's house.'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/zechariah/13.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />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.?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/zechariah/13.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Then someone will ask him, 'What are these wounds on your chest?' and he will answer, 'Some that I received in the house of my friends.' <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/zechariah/13.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />One will say to him, 'What are these wounds between your hands?' Then he will answer, 'Those with which I was wounded in the house of my friends.'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/zechariah/13.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And one shall say to him, What are these wounds in thy hands? Then he shall answer, Those with which I was wounded in the house of my friends.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/zechariah/13.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />One will say to him, ‘What are these wounds between your arms?’ Then he will answer, ‘Those with which I was wounded in the house of my friends.’ <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 to him, "" What [are] these wounds in your hands? And he has said, Because I was struck [at] home by my lovers.<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 unto him, 'What are these wounds in thy hands?' And he hath said, 'Because I was smitten at home by my lovers.'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/zechariah/13.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And saying to him, What these wounds between thy hands? And he said, Which I was struck in the house of those loving me.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/zechariah/13.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And they shall say to him: What are these wounds in the midst of thy hands? And he shall say: With these I was wounded in the house of them that loved me. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/zechariah/13.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And they will say to him, “What are these wounds in the middle of your hands?” And he will say, “I was wounded with these in the house of those who love me.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/zechariah/13.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />And if anyone asks, “What are these wounds on your chest?” each will answer, “I received these wounds in the house of my friends.” <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/zechariah/13.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />And if anyone asks them, “What are these wounds on your chest?” the answer will be “The wounds I received in the house of my friends.”<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/zechariah/13.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And they shall say to him, What are these wounds in your hands? And he shall say, These are wounds with which I was wounded in the house of my friends.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/zechariah/13.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And they will say to him: ”What are these wounds that are in your hands?” And he shall say: ”These are the wounds with which I was wounded in the house of my friends”<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/zechariah/13.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And one shall say unto him: 'What are these wounds between thy hands?' Then he shall answer: 'Those with which I was wounded in the house of my friends.'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/zechariah/13.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And I will say to him, What are these wounds between thine hands? and he shall say, <i>Those</i> with which I was wounded in my beloved house.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/zechariah/13-6.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=2063" 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">5</span>He will say, ‘I am not a prophet; I work the land, for I was purchased as a servant in my youth.’ <span class="reftext">6</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.">If someone asks</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ’ê·lāw (Prep:: 3ms) -- To, into, towards. ">him,</a> <a href="/hebrew/4100.htm" title="4100: māh (Interrog) -- What? how? anything. ">‘What</a> <a href="/hebrew/428.htm" title="428: hā·’êl·leh (Art:: Pro-cp) -- These. Prolonged from 'el; these or those.">are these</a> <a href="/hebrew/4347.htm" title="4347: ham·mak·kō·wṯ (Art:: N-fp) -- A blow, wound, slaughter. Or makkeh; from nakah; a blow; by implication, a wound; figuratively, carnage, also pestilence.">wounds</a> <a href="/hebrew/996.htm" title="996: bên (Prep) -- An interval, space between. ">on your chest?’</a> <a href="/hebrew/3027.htm" title="3027: yā·ḏe·ḵā (N-fdc:: 2ms) -- Hand (indicating power, means, direction, etc.)"></a> <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 answer,</a> <a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="834: ’ă·šer (Pro-r) -- Who, which, that. A primitive relative pronoun; who, which, what, that; also when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.">‘These are</a> <a href="/hebrew/5221.htm" title="5221: huk·kê·ṯî (V-Hofal-Perf-1cs) -- To smite. A primitive root; to strike.">the wounds I received</a> <a href="/hebrew/1004.htm" title="1004: bêṯ (N-msc) -- A house. Probably from banah abbreviated; a house.">in the house</a> <a href="/hebrew/157.htm" title="157: mə·’a·hă·ḇāy (V-Piel-Prtcpl-mpc:: 1cs) -- To love. Or raheb; a primitive root; to have affection for.">of my friends.’</a> </span><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="/isaiah/53-5.htm">Isaiah 53:5</a></span><br />But He was pierced for our transgressions, He was crushed for our iniquities; the punishment that brought us peace was upon Him, and by His stripes we are healed.<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="/matthew/26-67.htm">Matthew 26:67-68</a></span><br />Then they spit in His face and struck Him. Others slapped Him / and said, “Prophesy to us, Christ! Who hit You?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/20-25.htm">John 20:25-27</a></span><br />So the other disciples told him, “We have seen the Lord!” But he replied, “Unless I see the nail marks in His hands, and put my finger where the nails have been, and put my hand into His side, I will never believe.” / Eight days later, His disciples were once again inside with the doors locked, and Thomas was with them. Jesus came and stood among them and said, “Peace be with you.” / Then Jesus said to Thomas, “Put your finger here and look at My hands. Reach out your hand and put it into My side. Stop doubting and believe.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/22-16.htm">Psalm 22:16</a></span><br />For dogs surround me; a band of evil men encircles me; they have pierced my hands and feet.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/27-29.htm">Matthew 27:29-30</a></span><br />And they twisted together a crown of thorns and set it on His head. They put a staff in His right hand, knelt down before Him, and mocked Him, saying, “Hail, King of the Jews!” / Then they spit on Him and took the staff and struck Him on the head repeatedly.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/mark/15-19.htm">Mark 15:19</a></span><br />They kept striking His head with a staff and spitting on Him. And they knelt down and bowed before Him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/24-39.htm">Luke 24:39-40</a></span><br />Look at My hands and My feet. It is I Myself. Touch Me and see—for a spirit does not have flesh and bones, as you see I have.” / And when He had said this, He showed them His hands and feet.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/1-7.htm">Revelation 1:7</a></span><br />Behold, He is coming with the clouds, and every eye will see Him—even those who pierced Him. And all the tribes of the earth will mourn because of Him. So shall it be! Amen.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/18-22.htm">John 18:22-23</a></span><br />When Jesus had said this, one of the officers standing nearby slapped Him in the face and said, “Is this how You answer the high priest?” / Jesus replied, “If I said something wrong, testify as to what was wrong. But if I spoke correctly, why did you strike Me?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/micah/5-1.htm">Micah 5:1</a></span><br />Now, O daughter of troops, mobilize your troops; for a siege is laid against us! With a rod they will strike the cheek of the judge of Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/69-4.htm">Psalm 69:4</a></span><br />Those who hate me without cause outnumber the hairs of my head; many are those who would destroy me—my enemies for no reason. Though I did not steal, I must repay.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/24-30.htm">Matthew 24:30</a></span><br />At that time the sign of the Son of Man will appear in heaven, and all the tribes of the earth will mourn. They will see the Son of Man coming on the clouds of heaven with power and great glory.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/2-23.htm">Acts 2:23</a></span><br />He was delivered up by God’s set plan and foreknowledge, and you, by the hands of the lawless, put Him to death by nailing Him to the cross.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/50-6.htm">Isaiah 50:6</a></span><br />I offered My back to those who struck Me, and My cheeks to those who tore out My beard. I did not hide My face from scorn and spittle.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And one shall say to him, What are these wounds in your hands? Then he shall answer, Those with which I was wounded in the house of my friends.</p><p class="hdg">What.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_kings/18-28.htm">1 Kings 18:28</a></b></br> And they cried aloud, and cut themselves after their manner with knives and lancets, till the blood gushed out upon them.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/revelation/13-16.htm">Revelation 13:16,17</a></b></br> And he causeth all, both small and great, rich and poor, free and bond, to receive a mark in their right hand, or in their foreheads: … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/revelation/14-11.htm">Revelation 14:11</a></b></br> And the smoke of their torment ascendeth up for ever and ever: and they have no rest day nor night, who worship the beast and his image, and whosoever receiveth the mark of his name.</p><p class="hdg">I was.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/22-16.htm">Psalm 22:16</a></b></br> For dogs have compassed me: the assembly of the wicked have inclosed me: they pierced my hands and my feet.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/proverbs/27-5.htm">Proverbs 27:5,6</a></b></br> Open rebuke <i>is</i> better than secret love… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/john/18-35.htm">John 18:35</a></b></br> Pilate answered, Am I a Jew? Thine own nation and the chief priests have delivered thee unto me: what hast thou done?</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/hosea/11-3.htm">Arms</a> <a href="/haggai/2-13.htm">Body</a> <a href="/zechariah/3-8.htm">Friends</a> <a href="/zechariah/11-6.htm">Hands</a> <a href="/zechariah/10-10.htm">Home</a> <a href="/zechariah/13-1.htm">House</a> <a href="/hosea/8-13.htm">Lovers</a> <a href="/zephaniah/3-2.htm">Received</a> <a href="/zechariah/10-11.htm">Smitten</a> <a href="/haggai/2-12.htm">Someone</a> <a href="/zechariah/1-9.htm">What</a> <a href="/zechariah/12-3.htm">Wounded</a> <a href="/micah/5-1.htm">Wounds</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/matthew/24-7.htm">Arms</a> <a href="/matthew/5-29.htm">Body</a> <a href="/matthew/5-24.htm">Friends</a> <a href="/malachi/1-9.htm">Hands</a> <a href="/matthew/1-20.htm">Home</a> <a href="/zechariah/14-20.htm">House</a> <a href="/luke/16-14.htm">Lovers</a> <a href="/matthew/1-24.htm">Received</a> <a href="/matthew/27-3.htm">Smitten</a> <a href="/matthew/5-39.htm">Someone</a> <a href="/malachi/1-13.htm">What</a> <a href="/matthew/15-30.htm">Wounded</a> <a href="/mark/12-4.htm">Wounds</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>If someone asks him, ‘What are these wounds on your chest?’</b><br>This phrase suggests a scenario of inquiry and revelation. In the context of <a href="/zechariah/13.htm">Zechariah 13</a>, the chapter deals with themes of purification and the removal of false prophets. The wounds mentioned here are significant as they imply a history of suffering or punishment. In ancient Near Eastern cultures, self-inflicted wounds were sometimes associated with pagan rituals or acts of mourning. The question posed indicates a confrontation or a demand for accountability, which aligns with the broader biblical theme of truth being revealed in the end times. This can also be seen as a foreshadowing of the questioning of Jesus Christ, who bore wounds on His body, as seen in <a href="/john/20-27.htm">John 20:27</a> when Thomas is invited to see the wounds of Christ.<p><b>he will answer, ‘These are the wounds I received in the house of my friends.’</b><br>The response highlights a sense of betrayal or misunderstanding, as the wounds were received among friends, not enemies. This can be interpreted as a reflection of the betrayal Jesus experienced, notably by Judas Iscariot, one of His disciples. The phrase "house of my friends" suggests a place of safety and trust, which makes the betrayal more poignant. Historically, this could also refer to the internal strife within Israel, where prophets and leaders were often rejected or harmed by their own people. This mirrors the experience of many prophets in the Old Testament, such as Jeremiah, who faced opposition from his own community. Theologically, it underscores the theme of suffering and redemption, as Jesus' ultimate sacrifice was made for those He considered His own, fulfilling prophecies like <a href="/isaiah/53-5.htm">Isaiah 53:5</a>, which speaks of being wounded for our transgressions.<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 who ministered to the people of Judah after their return from Babylonian exile. His prophecies often focus on the coming Messiah and the restoration of God's people.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_wounded_man.htm">The Wounded Man</a></b><br>In <a href="/zechariah/13-6.htm">Zechariah 13:6</a>, this figure is questioned about wounds on his body, which he claims were received in the house of his friends. This enigmatic figure is often interpreted as a messianic prophecy pointing to Jesus Christ.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_house_of_friends.htm">The House of Friends</a></b><br>This phrase suggests a place of supposed safety and trust, yet it becomes a place of betrayal and harm. It can be seen as a metaphor for the betrayal Jesus experienced from those close to Him.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/u/understanding_prophetic_imagery.htm">Understanding Prophetic Imagery</a></b><br><a href="/zechariah/13-6.htm">Zechariah 13:6</a> uses vivid imagery to convey deep spiritual truths. Recognizing the symbolic nature of biblical prophecy helps us understand God's redemptive plan through Christ.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/b/betrayal_and_redemption.htm">Betrayal and Redemption</a></b><br>The wounds received "in the house of my friends" remind us of the betrayal Jesus faced. Yet, through His suffering, redemption was made possible for all. This teaches us about the cost of our salvation and the depth of God's love.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/trust_in_god's_sovereignty.htm">Trust in God's Sovereignty</a></b><br>Even in betrayal and suffering, God's purposes prevail. This encourages believers to trust in God's sovereignty, knowing that He can bring good out of painful situations.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_cost_of_discipleship.htm">The Cost of Discipleship</a></b><br>Just as Jesus bore wounds, believers are called to take up their cross and follow Him. This involves enduring hardships and remaining faithful amidst trials.<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/is_love_ever_considered_rude.htm">Is love ever considered rude?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_does_'open_heaven's_windows'_mean.htm">What does 'Satan entered Judas' signify?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_to_heal_from_church_hurt.htm">How can one heal from being hurt by the church?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_did_god_reveal_to_zechariah.htm">What visions and messages did Zechariah receive from God?</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 6.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">What are these wounds in thine hands?</span> or rather, <span class="accented">between thy hands</span>, <span class="accented">i.e.</span> on thy breast; Revised Version, <span class="accented">between thine arms</span>. Cheyne compares, "between his arms," <span class="accented">i.e.</span>, in his back (<a href="/2_kings/9-24.htm">2 Kings 9:24</a>) and "between your eyes" <span class="accented">i.e.</span> on your foreheads (<a href="/deuteronomy/11-18.htm">Deuteronomy 11:18</a>). Not satisfied with the assertion in ver. 5, the questioner asks the meaning of these wounds which he sees on his body. Jerome considers these scars to be marks of correction and punishment at the hands of his parents. More probably they are thought to be self-infilcted in the service of some idol, according to the practice mentioned in <a href="/1_kings/18-28.htm">1 Kings 18:28</a>; <a href="/jeremiah/48-37.htm">Jeremiah 48:37</a>. <span class="cmt_word">Those with which I was wounded in the house of my friends.</span> This may be a confession of guilt, the impostor owning that his friends, had thus punished him for his pretensions; or, as the word rendered "friends" is generally used in the case of illicit or impure love or spiritual fornication, it may be here applied to the idols whom he served. But it seems most probable that the answer is intentionally false and misleading; as if he had said, "The wounds were not made as you suppose, but are the result of something that happened to me in my friends' house." The LXX. renders, <span class="greek">α}ς ἐπλήγην ἐν τῷ οἴκῳ τῷ ἀγαπητῷ μου</span>, "with which I was struck in my beloved house." To see in this passage a reference to our blessed Lord and his crucifixion, though such an opinion has the support of the Roman Liturgy and of many interpreters, is to do violence to the context, and to read into the words a meaning wholly alien from the subject of false prophets, which is the matter in hand. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/zechariah/13-6.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">If someone asks</span><br /><span class="heb">וְאָמַ֣ר</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">him,</span><br /><span class="heb">אֵלָ֔יו</span> <span class="translit">(’ê·lāw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_413.htm">Strong's 413: </a> </span><span class="str2">Near, with, among, to</span><br /><br /><span class="word">‘What</span><br /><span class="heb">מָ֧ה</span> <span class="translit">(māh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Interrogative<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4100.htm">Strong's 4100: </a> </span><span class="str2">What?, what!, indefinitely what</span><br /><br /><span class="word">are these</span><br /><span class="heb">הָאֵ֖לֶּה</span> <span class="translit">(hā·’êl·leh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Pronoun - common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_428.htm">Strong's 428: </a> </span><span class="str2">These, those</span><br /><br /><span class="word">wounds</span><br /><span class="heb">הַמַּכּ֛וֹת</span> <span class="translit">(ham·mak·kō·wṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - feminine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4347.htm">Strong's 4347: </a> </span><span class="str2">A wound, carnage, pestilence</span><br /><br /><span class="word">on your chest?’</span><br /><span class="heb">בֵּ֣ין</span> <span class="translit">(bên)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_996.htm">Strong's 996: </a> </span><span class="str2">An interval, space between</span><br /><br /><span class="word">he will answer,</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">‘These are</span><br /><span class="heb">אֲשֶׁ֥ר</span> <span class="translit">(’ă·šer)</span><br /><span class="parse">Pronoun - relative<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_834.htm">Strong's 834: </a> </span><span class="str2">Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the wounds I received</span><br /><span class="heb">הֻכֵּ֖יתִי</span> <span class="translit">(huk·kê·ṯî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Hofal - Perfect - first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5221.htm">Strong's 5221: </a> </span><span class="str2">To strike</span><br /><br /><span class="word">in the house</span><br /><span class="heb">בֵּ֥ית</span> <span class="translit">(bêṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">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 my friends.’</span><br /><span class="heb">מְאַהֲבָֽי׃</span> <span class="translit">(mə·’a·hă·ḇāy)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine plural construct | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_157.htm">Strong's 157: </a> </span><span class="str2">To have affection f</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/zechariah/13-6.htm">Zechariah 13:6 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/zechariah/13-6.htm">Zechariah 13:6 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/zechariah/13-6.htm">Zechariah 13:6 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/zechariah/13-6.htm">Zechariah 13:6 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/zechariah/13-6.htm">Zechariah 13:6 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/zechariah/13-6.htm">Zechariah 13:6 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/zechariah/13-6.htm">Zechariah 13:6 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/zechariah/13-6.htm">Zechariah 13:6 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/zechariah/13-6.htm">Zechariah 13:6 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/zechariah/13-6.htm">Zechariah 13:6 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/zechariah/13-6.htm">OT Prophets: Zechariah 13:6 One will say to him 'What (Zech. 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