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Zechariah 13

1 Of the fountain of grace. 2 Of the clean riddance of idolatrie 3 The zeal of the godlie against false prophets.
1.In that day there ashalbe a fountain opened to the house of David, and to the inhabitants of Jerusalém, for sin and for uncleanness.
2.And in that day, saith the Lord of hostes, I will cut off the bnames of the idols out of the land: and they shal no more be remembered: and I wil cause the cprophets, and the unclean spirit to depart out of the land.
3.And when any shal yet dprophecie, his father and his mother that begate him, shal say unto him, Thou shalt not live: for thou speakest lies in the Name of the Lord: and his father and his mother that begate him, eshal thrust him through, when he prophecieth.
4.And in that day shal the Prophets fbe ashamed every one of his vision, when he hath prophecied: neither shal they wear a rough garment to deceive.
5.But he shal say, I am no gProphet: I am an housband man: for man taught me to be an herdman from my youth up.
6.And one shal say unto him, What are these hwounds in thine hands? Then he shal answer, Thus was I wounded in the house of my friends.
7.¶ Arise, ô sword, upon my ishepherd, and upon the man, that is my fellow, saith the Lord of hostes: smite the shepherd, and the sheep shalbe scattered: and I will turn mine hand upon the little ones.
8.And in all the land, saith the Lord, ktwo parts therein shalbe cut off, and die: but the third shalbe left therein.
9.And I will bring that third part through the fire, and wil fine them as the silver is fined, and wil try them as gold is tried: they shal call on my Name, and I will hear them: I wil say, It is my people, and they shal say, The Lord is my God.

Notes

1-a.
He shows what shall be the fruit of their repentance, to wit, remission of sins by the blood of Christ, which shall be a continual running fountain, and purge them from all uncleanness.
2-b.
He promises that God will also purge them from all superstition and that their religion shall be pure.
2-c.
Meaning, that false prophets and teachers, who are the corrupters of all religion, whom the Prophet here calls unclean spirits.
3-d.
That is, when they shall prophecie lies and make God, who is the author of truth, a cloak thereunto.
3-e.
He shows what zeal the godly shall have under the kingdom of Christ, Deu. 13.6.
4-f.
God shall make them ashamed of their errors and lies and bring them to repentance, and they shall no more wear Prophet’s apparel to make their doctrine seem more holy.
5-g.
They shall confess their former ignorance, and be content to labour for their living.
6-h.
Hereby he shows that though their parents and friends dealt more gently with them, and put them not to death, yet they would so punish their children, that became false prophets, that the marks and signs should remain for ever.
7-i.
The Prophet warns the Jews, that before this great comfort should come under Christ, there should be an horrible dissipation among the people: for their governors and pastors should be destroyed, and the people should be as scattered sheep: and the Evangelist applies this to Christ, because he was the head of all Pastors, Mt. 26.31.
8-k.
The greatest part shall have no portion of these blessings, and yet they that shall enjoy them, shall be tried with great afflictions, so that it shall be known that only God’s power and his mercies do preserve them.