Zechariah 2:8-10
Lexham English Bible
8 For thus said Yahweh of hosts, after glory[a] he sent me against the nations plundering you: Truly, the one touching you is touching the apple[b] of his eye. 9 “Yes, look! I am going to wave my hand against them, and they will become plunder for their servants, and you will know that Yahweh of hosts has sent me. 10 Sing and rejoice, O daughter of Zion, for look, I am coming and I will dwell in your midst,” declares[c] Yahweh.
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- Zechariah 2:8 The phrase “after glory” is difficult to interpret
- Zechariah 2:8 Hebrew “pupil,” but the expression “apple of his eye” has become well-established in English
- Zechariah 2:10 Literally “a declaration of”
Zechariah 2:8-10
New International Version
8 For this is what the Lord Almighty says: “After the Glorious One has sent me against the nations that have plundered you—for whoever touches you touches the apple of his eye(A)— 9 I will surely raise my hand against them so that their slaves will plunder them.[a](B) Then you will know that the Lord Almighty has sent me.(C)
10 “Shout(D) and be glad, Daughter Zion.(E) For I am coming,(F) and I will live among you,”(G) declares the Lord.(H)
Footnotes
- Zechariah 2:9 Or says after … eye: 9 “I … plunder them.”
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