Zechariah 13:3

* The two F.O.G. Bibles & Commentary below are currently a work in progress.

And if anyone still prophesies, his father and mother who bore him will say to him, ‘You shall not remain alive, because you have spoken falsely in the name of the LORD.’ When he prophesies, his father and mother who bore him will pierce him through.
Berean Standard Bible (BSB)
It will happen that, when anyone still prophesies, then his father and his mother who bore him will tell him, ‘You must die, because you speak lies in the name of Yahweh;’ and his father and his mother who bore him will stab him when he prophesies.
World English Bible (WEB)
And it shall come to pass, that when any{H376} shall yet prophesy{H5012}{(H8735)}, then his father{H1} and his mother{H517} that begat{H3205}{(H8802)} him shall say{H559}{(H8804)} unto him, Thou shalt not live{H2421}{(H8799)}; for thou speakest{H1696}{(H8765)} lies{H8267} in the name{H8034} of the LORD{H3068}: and his father{H1} and his mother{H517} that begat{H3205}{(H8802)} him shall thrust{H1856}{(H8804)} him through when he prophesieth{H5012}{(H8736)}.
Strong's King James
And it will come to pass, if anyone still prophesies, then his father and mother who begot him will say to him, "You cannot live! For you have spoken a lie in the name of יהוה Yahweh." And his father and mother who begot him will pierce him through when he prophesies.
The F.O.G*
The F.O.G Paraphrase
And it hath been, when one prophesieth again, That said unto him have his father and his mother, his parents, ‘Thou dost not live, For falsehood thou hast spoken in the name of Jehovah,’ And pierced him through have his father and his mother, his parents, in his prophesying.
Young's Literal Translation

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