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Zechariah 9  Legacy Standard Bible

Yahweh’s Oracle Against Israel’s Enemies

9 The [a]oracle of the word of Yahweh is against the land of Hadrach, with (A)Damascus as its resting place (for the eyes of men, especially of all the tribes of Israel, are toward Yahweh),

2 And (B)Hamath also, which borders on it;
(C)And Tyre and (D)Sidon, [b]because [c]they are (E)very wise.
3 So Tyre built herself a (F)tight fortification
And (G)tied up silver like dust
And (H)fine gold like the mire of the streets.
4 Behold, the Lord will (I)dispossess her
And strike her wealth down into the sea;
And she will be (J)consumed with fire.
5 Ashkelon will see it and be afraid.
Gaza too will writhe in great pain;
Also Ekron, for her hope has been put to shame.
Moreover, the king will perish from Gaza,
And Ashkelon will not be inhabited.
6 And those of illegitimate birth will inhabit (K)Ashdod,
And I will cut off the pride of the Philistines.
7 And I will remove their blood from their mouth
And their detestable things from between their teeth.
Then they also will be a remnant for our God,
And be like a [d]clan in Judah,
And Ekron like a Jebusite.
8 But I will camp around My house [e]because of an army,
Because of (L)him who passes by and returns;
And (M)no taskmaster will pass over them anymore,
For now I have seen with My eyes.

The Coming King of Zion

9 (N)Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion!
Make a loud shout, O daughter of Jerusalem!
Behold, your (O)king is coming to you;
He is [f](P)righteous and (Q)endowed with salvation,
[g](R)Lowly and mounted on a donkey,
Even on a [h](S)colt, the [i]foal of a pack animal.
10 I will (T)cut off the chariot from Ephraim
And the (U)horse from Jerusalem;
And the (V)bow of war will be cut off.
And He will speak (W)peace to the nations;
And His (X)reign will be from sea to sea
And from the [j]River to the ends of the earth.

11 As for you also, because of the (Y)blood of your covenant,
I have set your (Z)prisoners free from the [k]waterless pit.
12 Return to the [l](AA)stronghold, O prisoners [m]who have the (AB)hope;
This very day I am declaring that I will return (AC)double to you.
13 For I will (AD)bend Judah [n]as My bow;
I will fill the bow with Ephraim.
And I will rouse up your sons, O Zion, against your sons, O [o](AE)Greece;
And I will make you like a (AF)mighty man’s sword.
14 Then Yahweh will appear (AG)over them,
And His (AH)arrow will go forth like lightning;
And Lord Yahweh will blow the (AI)trumpet
And will go in the (AJ)storm winds of the south.
15 (AK)Yahweh of hosts will defend them.
And they will (AL)consume and trample on the (AM)stones of a sling;
And they will drink and (AN)roar as with wine;
And they will be filled like a sacrificial bowl,
Drenched like the (AO)corners of the altar.
16 And Yahweh their God will (AP)save them in that day
As the flock of His people;
For they are as the stones of a (AQ)crown,
[p]Sparkling in His land.
17 For what (AR)goodness and (AS)what beauty will be [q]theirs!
Grain will make the choice men flourish, and new wine the virgins.

Footnotes

  1. Zechariah 9:1 Or burden
  2. Zechariah 9:2 Or though
  3. Zechariah 9:2 They think they are
  4. Zechariah 9:7 Or chief
  5. Zechariah 9:8 Or as a guard, so that none will go back and forth
  6. Zechariah 9:9 Or vindicated and victorious
  7. Zechariah 9:9 Or humble, afflicted
  8. Zechariah 9:9 Or foal, cf. Gen 49:11
  9. Zechariah 9:9 Or donkey’s colt, cf. Gen 49:11; lit son of a female donkey
  10. Zechariah 9:10 The Euphrates River
  11. Zechariah 9:11 Lit cistern in which there is no water
  12. Zechariah 9:12 Or Stronghold
  13. Zechariah 9:12 Lit of the hope
  14. Zechariah 9:13 Lit for Me
  15. Zechariah 9:13 Lit Javan
  16. Zechariah 9:16 Or Displayed over
  17. Zechariah 9:17 Lit his

Cross references

  1. Zechariah 9:1 : Is 17:1; Jer 49:23-27; Amos 1:3-5
  2. Zechariah 9:2 : Jer 49:23
  3. Zechariah 9:2 : Ezek 28:2-5, 12
  4. Zechariah 9:2 : Ezek 28:21
  5. Zechariah 9:2 : Ezek 28:2-5, 12
  6. Zechariah 9:3 : Josh 19:29; 2 Sam 24:7
  7. Zechariah 9:3 : Job 27:16; Ezek 27:33; 28:4, 5
  8. Zechariah 9:3 : 1 Kin 10:21, 27
  9. Zechariah 9:4 : Ezek 26:3-5
  10. Zechariah 9:4 : Ezek 28:18
  11. Zechariah 9:6 : Amos 1:8; Zeph 2:4
  12. Zechariah 9:8 : Is 52:1
  13. Zechariah 9:8 : Is 54:14; 60:18
  14. Zechariah 9:9 : Zeph 3:14, 15; Zech 2:10
  15. Zechariah 9:9 : Ps 110:1; Is 9:6, 7; Jer 23:5, 6; Matt 21:5; John 12:15
  16. Zechariah 9:9 : Zeph 3:5
  17. Zechariah 9:9 : Is 43:3, 11
  18. Zechariah 9:9 : Is 57:15
  19. Zechariah 9:9 : Judg 10:4; Is 30:6
  20. Zechariah 9:10 : Hos 1:7
  21. Zechariah 9:10 : Mic 5:10
  22. Zechariah 9:10 : Hos 2:18
  23. Zechariah 9:10 : Is 57:19; Mic 4:2-4
  24. Zechariah 9:10 : Ps 72:8; Is 60:12
  25. Zechariah 9:11 : Ex 24:8; Heb 10:2
  26. Zechariah 9:11 : Is 24:22; 51:14
  27. Zechariah 9:12 : Jer 16:19; Joel 3:16
  28. Zechariah 9:12 : Jer 14:8; 17:13; Heb 6:18, 19
  29. Zechariah 9:12 : Is 61:7
  30. Zechariah 9:13 : Jer 51:20
  31. Zechariah 9:13 : Joel 3:6
  32. Zechariah 9:13 : Ps 45:3
  33. Zechariah 9:14 : Is 31:5; Zech 2:5
  34. Zechariah 9:14 : Ps 18:14; Hab 3:11
  35. Zechariah 9:14 : Is 27:13
  36. Zechariah 9:14 : Is 21:1; 66:15
  37. Zechariah 9:15 : Is 37:35; Zech 12:8
  38. Zechariah 9:15 : Zech 12:6
  39. Zechariah 9:15 : Job 41:28
  40. Zechariah 9:15 : Ps 78:65
  41. Zechariah 9:15 : Ex 27:2
  42. Zechariah 9:16 : Jer 31:10, 11
  43. Zechariah 9:16 : Is 62:3
  44. Zechariah 9:17 : Jer 31:12, 14
  45. Zechariah 9:17 : Ps 27:4; Is 33:17
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