Zechariah 13:5

Instead he will say, ‘I am no prophet – indeed, I am a farmer, for a man has made me his indentured servant since my youth.’ ¹ 

biblegateway Zec 13:5

He will say, ‘I am not a prophet. I am a farmer; the land has been my livelihood since my youth.’

biblegateway Zec 13:5

but he will say, ‘I am not a prophet; I am a tiller of the ground, for a man sold me as a slave in my youth.’

biblegateway Zec 13:5

‘No,’ he will say. ‘I’m not a prophet; I’m a farmer. The soil has been my means of livelihood from my earliest youth.’

biblegateway Zec 13:5

But they'll deny they've even heard of such things: 'Me, a prophet? Not me. I'm a farmer--grew up on the farm.'

SABDAweb Zec 13:5

But he will say, I am no prophet, but a worker on the land; for I have been an owner of land from the time when I was young.

bibleoremus Zec 13:5

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."

biblegateway Zec 13:5

"But he will say, ‘I am no prophet, I am a farmer; for a man taught me to keep cattle from my youth.’

biblegateway Zec 13:5

Instead he will say, ‘I am no prophet – indeed, I am a farmer, for a man has made me his indentured servant since my youth.’ ¹ 

¹ tn Or perhaps “for the land has been my possession since my youth” (so NRSV; similar NAB).