The Meaning of Zechariah 13:5 Explained

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.

YLT: And one hath said, 'I am not a prophet, A man, a tiller of ground I am, For ground is my possession from my youth.'

Darby: And he shall say, I am no prophet, I am a tiller of the ground; for man acquired me as bondman from my youth.

ASV: but he shall say, I am no prophet, I am a tiller of the ground; for I have been made a bondman from my youth.

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What is the context of Zechariah 13:5?

KJV Reverse Interlinear

But he shall say, I [am] no prophet, I [am] an husbandman; for man taught me to keep cattle from my youth.

What does Zechariah 13:5 Mean?

Context Summary

Zechariah 13:1-9 - A Day Of Testing

This Fountain was opened, when the soldier pierced the Savior's side. But it is not enough for God to forgive; He must deal drastically with the waywardness of his people. And so thorough would be the work, that parents would rather their son should die than assume for filthy lucre and without the divine call, the lucrative profession of a prophet. A township would arise against a man suspected of being a prophet, who, in his terror, would pretend that he was a tiller of the ground. And if they discovered marks in his body which indicated that he had been previously branded as a false prophet, he would rather assert that his friends had been the cause of his affliction, than that he had any sympathy with the prophetic office.

Note that remarkable anticipation, Zechariah 13:7-9. See Matthew 26:31. Jesus knew that He was the Father's fellow. He thought it not robbery to be equal with God. "We will come unto Him, and make our abode with Him." But He is also the Man. By the grace of the One Man, we may reign in life, Romans 5:17. [source]

Chapter Summary: Zechariah 13

¹ The fountain of purgation for Jerusalem,
² from idolatry, and false prophecy
⁷ The death of Christ, and the trial of a third part

What do the individual words in Zechariah 13:5 mean?

but he will say no prophet I [am] a farmer serve a farmer I [am] for a man taught me to keep cattle from my youth

וְאָמַ֕ר לֹ֥א נָבִ֖יא אָנֹ֑כִי אִישׁ־ עֹבֵ֤ד אֲדָמָה֙ אָנֹ֔כִי כִּ֥י אָדָ֖ם הִקְנַ֥נִי מִנְּעוּרָֽי

וְאָמַ֕ר	but he will say
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Conjunctive perfect, third person masculine singular Root: אָמַר Sense: to say, speak, utter.
לֹ֥א	no
Parse: Adverb, Negative particle Root: הֲלֹא Sense: not, no.
נָבִ֖יא	prophet
Parse: Noun, masculine singular Root: נָבִיא Sense: spokesman, speaker, prophet.
אָנֹ֑כִי	I [am]
Parse: Pronoun, first person common singular Root: אָנׄכִי Sense: I (first pers.
אִישׁ־	a farmer
Parse: Noun, masculine singular Root: אִישׁ Sense: man.
עֹבֵ֤ד	serve
Parse: Verb, Qal, Participle, masculine singular Root: עָבַד Sense: to work, serve.
אֲדָמָה֙	a farmer
Parse: Noun, feminine singular Root: אֲדָמָה Sense: ground, land.
אָנֹ֔כִי	I [am]
Parse: Pronoun, first person common singular Root: אָנׄכִי Sense: I (first pers.
אָדָ֖ם	a man
Parse: Noun, masculine singular Root: אָדָם Sense: man, mankind.
הִקְנַ֥נִי	taught me to keep cattle
Parse: Verb, Hifil, Perfect, third person masculine singular, first person common singular Root: קָנָה Sense: to get, acquire, create, buy, possess.
מִנְּעוּרָֽי	from my youth
Parse: Preposition-m, Noun, masculine plural construct, first person common singular Root: נְעוּרִים Sense: youth, early life.

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