Zechariah
Zechariah 13:4
4And on that day every prophet who prophesies will be ashamed of his vision, and he will not put on a hairy cloak in order to deceive.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| And | וְהָיָ֣ה׀ | wə·hā·yāh | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular | H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be |
| on that | הַה֗וּא | ha·hū | Article; Pronoun - third person masculine singular | H1931 he, she |
| day | בַּיּ֣וֹם | bay·yō·wm | Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular | H3117 day |
| every | אִ֥ישׁ | ’îš | Noun - masculine singular | H376 man |
| prophet | הַנְּבִיאִ֛ים | han·nə·ḇî·’îm | Article; Noun - masculine plural | H5030 spokesman, speaker, prophet |
| who prophesies | בְּהִנָּֽבְאֹת֑וֹ | bə·hin·nā·ḇə·’ō·ṯōw | Preposition-b; Verb - Nifal - Infinitive construct; third person masculine singular | H5012 prophesy |
| will be ashamed | יֵבֹ֧שׁוּ | yê·ḇō·šū | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural | H954 be ashamed |
| of his vision | מֵחֶזְיֹנ֖וֹ | mê·ḥez·yō·nōw | Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular | H2384 vision |
| and he will not | וְלֹ֧א | wə·lō | Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| put on | יִלְבְּשׁ֛וּ | yil·bə·šū | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural | H3847 put on (a garment), wear, clothe, be clothed |
| a hairy | שֵׂעָ֖ר | śê·‘ār | Noun - masculine singular | H8181 hair |
| cloak | אַדֶּ֥רֶת | ’ad·de·reṯ | Noun - feminine singular construct | H155 glory, cloak |
| in order to | לְמַ֥עַן | lə·ma·‘an | Conjunction | H4616 purpose, intent |
| deceive | כַּחֵֽשׁ׃ | ka·ḥêš | Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct | H3584 be disappointing, deceive, fail, grow lean |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Micah 3:6–7 · Matthew 3:4 · Revelation 11:3 · 2 Kings 1:8 · Isaiah 20:2 · Mark 1:6 · Jeremiah 6:15
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.