7 Sword, awake against my shepherd,
against the man who is my associate —
this is the declaration of the Lord of Armies.
Strike the shepherd, and the sheep will be scattered; 13:7 Mt 26:31; Mk 14:27
I will turn my hand against the little ones.
8 In the whole land —
this is the Lord’s declaration —
two-thirds 13:8 Lit two-thirds in it will be cut off and die,
but a third will be left in it.
9 I will put this third through the fire;
I will refine them as silver is refined
and test them as gold is tested. 13:9 Ps 66:10; Pr 17:3; Is 48:10; Mal 3:3
They will call on my name,
and I will answer them. 13:9 Ps 20:9; 27:7; 86:7; 102:2; Pr 1:28; Is 58:9; 65:24; Jr 33:3
I will say, ‘They are my people,’
and they will say, ‘The Lord is our God.’ " 13:9 Ex 6:7; Lv 26:12; Jr 7:23; 11:4; 24:7; 30:22; 31:1,33; 32:38; Ezk 11:20; 14:11; 36:28; 37:23,27; Zch 8:8; 2Co 6:16; Heb 8:10