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but he shall say, I am no prophet, I am a tiller of the ground; for I have been made a bondservant from my youth.
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The Great Shame of Falsehood
Commentators explain that in the era of spiritual cleansing described by Zechariah, the shame of having been a false prophet will be so great that individuals will lie to hide their past. They will claim to be simple farmers or even purchased slaves, considering any humble labor more noble than the disgrace of having misled people spiritually.
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Zechariah
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18th Century
Presbyterian
And he shall say - Repudiating his former claims, I am a husbandman: for a man has taught me from my youth. There was no room then …
19th Century
Anglican
Taught ... cattle. —Better, acquired, or bought me. He pretends to be a purchased slave, kept hard at work, and therefor…
Baptist
They shall be so ashamed of it that to have kept cattle shall seem a far more noble employment than to have falsely set up as a prophet of the Lord…
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16th Century
Protestant
He describes repentance in this verse more fully. When Paul wanted to exhort the faithful to newness of life, he said,
“Let him who has …
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
But he shall say, I [am] no prophet That he is not of the Romish clergy, or of any of their religious orders, having…
In the time mentioned at the close of the previous chapter, a fountain would be opened to the rulers and people of the Jews, in which to wash away …
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