Zechariah 13:1
“"In that day there will be a spring opened to the house of David and to the inhabitants of Jerusalem, for sin and for uncleanness.”
— Zechariah 13:1
About this verse
Zechariah 13:1 comes from the book of Zechariah, written during the Return (~516 BC) period. The setting is Jerusalem. These words are attributed to Zechariah. The dominant emotion in this verse is grateful, with a comfort power of 90% and a tone that is prophetic. It belongs to the prophecy genre of biblical literature. Key themes include cleansing, fountain, forgiveness. Notable phrases: spring opened; sin and uncleanness. This verse contains a promise of God. This verse contains prophecy.
Speaker
Zechariah
Era
Return (~516 BC)
Emotion
grateful
Type
prophecy
Emotional genome
Comfort power
Quotability
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