1 On that day a spring will be opened for David's house and the people of Jerusalem, to wash away sin and impurity.
2 On that day, declares the LORD of hosts, I will wipe the names of the idols out of the land, and they will never be mentioned again; I will also drive the prophets and the spirit of uncleanness out of the land.
3 If anyone still prophesies, the very father and mother who gave him life will tell him, "You must die, because you have spoken lies in the LORD's name"; and his own father and mother will run him through while he is prophesying.
4 On that day each prophet will be embarrassed by his vision as he prophesies, and none will wear a cloak of hair to fool people.
5 Instead he will say, "I am not a prophet; I till the ground; a man has owned me since I was young."
6 And if someone asks him, "What are these wounds between your hands?" he will reply, "They are the wounds I was given in the house of those who love me."
7 Rise up, sword, against my shepherd, against the man who is my close companion, declares the LORD of hosts. Strike the shepherd, and the sheep will be scattered, and I will turn my hand upon the little ones.
8 Throughout the land, declares the LORD, two parts will be cut off and die, and a third will be left in it.
9 That third I will lead through the fire; I will refine them the way silver is refined and assay them the way gold is assayed. They will call on my name and I will answer them; I will say, "This is my people," and they will say, "The LORD is my God."