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Zechariah 13:5 Cross-References
Explore 2 cross-references for Zechariah 13:5 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Zechariah chapter 13 verse 5 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“But he shall say, I am no prophet, I am an husbandman ; for man taught me to keep cattle from my youth.”
Zechariah 13:5 (KJV)
Commentary on Zechariah 13:5
But he shall say, I am no prophet, I am an husbandman; for man taught me to keep cattle from my youth. Continuing from verse 4, this verse describes the false prophet's desperate denial when exposed. "I am no prophet" (lo navi anoki, לֹא נָבִיא אָנֹכִי) is emphatic denial—"I am definitely not a prophet!" The fraudulent teacher, faced with shame and judgment, claims to be merely "an husbandman" (ish oved adamah, אִישׁ עֹבֵד אֲדָמָה), literally "a man working the ground," a farmer.The phrase "for man taught me to keep cattle from my youth" (ki adam hiqnani mine'uray, כִּי אָדָם הִקְנַנִי מִנְּעֻ...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Zechariah 13:5
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“I was no prophet, neither was I a prophet's son; but I was a herdsman, and a farmer of sycamore figs;,Then answered Amos, and said to Amaziah, I was no prophet, neither was I a prophet's son; but I was an herdman, and a gatherer of sycomore fruit:, וַיַּעַן עָמוֹס וַיֹּאמֶר אֶל־אֲמַצְיָה לֹא־נָבִיא אָנֹכִי וְלֹא בֶן־נָבִיא אָנֹכִי כִּי־בוֹקֵר אָנֹכִי וּבוֹלֵס שִׁקְמִים׃ ,Then answered Amos, and said to Amaziah: I was no prophet”
“both Jews and Greeks”