Zechariah 13:3

"It will come to pass in that day, says the LORD of Armies, that I will cut off the names of the idols out of the land, and they will be remembered no more. I will also cause the prophets and the spirit of impurity to pass out of the land."

Key Reflection

In Zechariah 13:3, this passage prophesies a future time when false worship and idolatry will cease in Israel as God's people turn away from these practices. Simultaneously, the ministry of true prophets and the influence of evil spirits will also diminish, signaling a period of spiritual purity and truth.

From the Scholars: Barnes' Notes

His father and mother that begat him shall say unto him, Thou shalt not live -The prophet describes the zeal against false prophecy, with reference to the law against those who seduced to apostasy from God.Deuteronomy 13:6-10: “the nearest relations were themselves to denounce any who had secretly tried to seduce them, and themselves, as the accusers, to cast the first stone at them.

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