The Scattering of Sheep
“”Awake, O sword, against My shepherd, the man who is My partner,” say the Lord of Heaven’s Armies.
“Strike down the shepherd and the sheep will be scattered, and I will turn against the lambs.
“Two-thirds of the people in the land will be cut off and die”, says the Lord.
“But one-third will be left in the land. I will bring that group through the fire and make them pure. I will refine them like silver and purify them like gold.” They will call on My name, and I will answer them. I will say, “These are my people “and they will say, “The Lord is Our God.”” (vv. 7-9, NLT)