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Berean Standard Bible

“This third I will bring through the fire; I will refine them like silver and test them like gold. They will call on My name, and I will answer them. I will say, ‘They are My people,’ and they will say, ‘The LORD is our God.’””

Zechariah 13:9

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Zechariah 13 speaks of a fountain opened for cleansing and of a struggle in which the shepherd is struck and the sheep scatter. The chapter ends with a promise about a remnant.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

This third I will bring through the fire; I will refine them like silver and test them like gold. They will call on My name, and I will answer them. I will say, ‘They are My people,’ and they will say, ‘The LORD is our God.’”

World English Bible (WEB)

I will bring the third part into the fire, and will refine them as silver is refined, and will test them like gold is tested. They will call on my name, and I will hear them. I will say, ‘It is my people;’ and they will say, ‘Yahweh is my God.’”

King James Version (KJV)

And I will bring the third part through the fire, and will refine them as silver is refined, and will try them as gold is tried: they shall call on my name, and I will hear them: I will say, It is my people: and they shall say, The LORD is my God.

American Standard Version (ASV)

And I will bring the third part into the fire, and will refine them as silver is refined, and will try them as gold is tried. They shall call on my name, and I will hear them: I will say, It is my people; and they shall say, Jehovah is my God.

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

And I will make the third part go through the fire, cleaning them as silver is made clean, and testing them as gold is tested: and they will make their prayer to me and I will give them an answer: I will say, It is my people; and they will say, The Lord is my God.

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

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Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

Y meteré en el fuego la tercera parte, y los fundiré como se funde la plata, y probarélos como se prueba el oro. El invocará mi nombre, y yo le oiré, y diré: Pueblo mío; y él dirá: Jehová es mi Dios.

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

A este tercio restante lo someteré a una dura prueba, será como hacerlo pasar por el fuego para purificarlo, así como se hace con el oro y la plata para refinarlos. Entonces se dirigirán a mí con oraciones fervientes y yo les pondré atención. Diré: “¡Este es mi pueblo!”, y ellos dirán: “El Señor es nuestro Dios”.

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