Zechariah 13:5 - New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021

but each of them will say, “I am no prophet; I am a tiller of the soil, for the land has been my possession since my youth.”

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but he shall say, I am no prophet, I am an husbandman; for man taught me to keep cattle from my youth.

But he will [deny his identity and] say, I am no prophet. I am a tiller of the ground, for I have been made a bond servant from my youth.

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.

Each will say, “I’m not a prophet. I’m a man who works the ground, for the soil has been my occupation since I was young.”

But he will say, "I am not a prophet; I am a man of agriculture. For Adam has been my example from my youth."

But he shall say: I am no prophet, I am a husbandman: for Adam is my example from my youth.

Then Amos answered Amaziah, “I am no prophet nor a prophet’s son, but I am a herdsman and a dresser of sycamore trees,

And if anyone asks them, “What are these wounds on your chest?” the answer will be “The wounds I received in the house of my friends.”