Zechariah 13:5
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Zechariah 13:5 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Zechariah 13:5 is a verse from the book of Zechariah in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "But he shall say, I am no prophet, I am an husbandman; for man taught me to keep cattle from my youth." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Zechariah 13:5 — KJV
“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)
Zechariah 13:5 in Context — About the Book of Zechariah
Zechariah pairs night visions with Messianic precision — the king on a donkey, thirty pieces of silver, the pierced one, the fountain opened for sin. To discouraged builders his word still stands: not by might nor by power, but by my Spirit, says the Lord Almighty.
Cross-References for Zechariah 13:5
“That ye shall say, Thy servants' trade hath been about cattle from our youth even until now, both we, and also our fathers: that ye may dwell in the land of Goshen; for every shepherd is an abomination unto the Egyptians.”
Shares key themes with Zechariah 13:5: say, cattle, youth
“Yet the LORD testified against Israel, and against Judah, by all the prophets, and by all the seers, saying, Turn ye from your evil ways, and keep my commandments and my statutes, according to all the law which I commanded your fathers, and which I sent to you by my servants the prophets. by: Heb. by the hand of”
Shares key themes with Zechariah 13:5: say, prophet, keep
“Then said the Jews unto him, Now we know that thou hast a devil. Abraham is dead, and the prophets; and thou sayest, If a man keep my saying, he shall never taste of death.”
Shares key themes with Zechariah 13:5: say, prophet, keep
“Then saith he unto me, See thou do it not: for I am thy fellowservant, and of thy brethren the prophets, and of them which keep the sayings of this book: worship God.”
Shares key themes with Zechariah 13:5: say, prophet, keep
“Of fowls after their kind, and of cattle after their kind, of every creeping thing of the earth after his kind, two of every sort shall come unto thee, to keep them alive.”
Shares key themes with Zechariah 13:5: keep, cattle
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