Zechariah 13:5

An End to Idolatry

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. 5He will say, ‘I am not a prophet; I work the land, for I was purchased as a servant in my youth. ’ 6If someone asks him, ‘What are these wounds on your chest ?’ he will answer, ‘These are the wounds I received in the house of my friends.’

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Berean Standard Bible
He will say, ‘I am not a prophet; I work the land, for I was purchased as a servant in my youth. ’
American Standard Version (1901)
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.
Bible in Basic English
But he will say, I am no prophet, but a worker on the land; for I have been an owner of land from the time when I was young.
Douay-Rheims 1899
But he shall say: I am no prophet, I am a husbandman: for Adam is my example from my youth.
Free Bible Version
They will say, “I'm not a prophet, I'm a farmer. I've worked on the land since I was a child.”
Geneva Bible 1599
But he shall say, I am no Prophet: I am an husbandman: for man taught me to be an heardman from my youth vp.
King James (Authorized) Version
But he shall say, I am no prophet, I am an husbandman; for man taught me to keep cattle from my youth.
Translation for Translators
So each of them will say, ‘I am not really a prophet; I am a farmer, and I have been a farmer on my land ever since I was a boy!’
Unlocked Literal Bible
For each will say, 'I am not a prophet! I am a man who works the soil, for the land became my work while I was still a young man!'
Noah Webster Bible
But he shall say, I am no prophet, I am a husbandman; for man taught me to keep cattle from my youth.
World English Bible
but he will say, ‘I am no prophet, I am a tiller of the ground; for I have been made a bondservant from my youth.’
Young's Literal Translation
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.'