And it shall come to pass, that when any shall yet prophesy, then his father and his mother that begat him shall say unto him, Thou shalt not live; for thou speakest lies in the name of the LORD: and his father and his mother that begat him shall thrust him through when he prophesieth.
Here's what's going to happen: if someone tries to be a fake prophet, even their own parents will confront them and say, 'You can't keep living like this, you're spreading lies and using God's name to do it.' And those same parents who raised them will be the ones to stop them when they try to prophesy.
Even family won't protect you when you're using God's name to spread lies.
📚 Historical Context
Zechariah was a prophet in the post-exilic period, around 520 BC, when the Jewish people were rebuilding their temple and society after returning from Babylonian captivity. This verse is part of a prophecy about a future time of spiritual purification, where false prophets would be so strongly rejected that even parents would turn against their own children to eliminate deception in God's name. It reflects the biblical call for complete devotion to God's truth amid widespread idolatry and moral corruption.
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