Zechariah 12:6-8

Expanded Bible

⁶ “At that time I will make the ·leaders [or clans] of Judah like a ·fire burning [firepot on] a stack of wood or like a ·fire burning straw [burning torch among sheaves]. They will ·destroy [consume; devour] all the people around them left and right. But the people of Jerusalem will remain ·safe [^Lsettled in their place].

⁷ “The Lord will save the ·homes [^Ltents] of Judah first so that the ·honor given to [glory of] ·David’s family [^Lthe house of David] and to the people of Jerusalem won’t be greater than the ·honor given to [glory of] Judah [^Cthe defenseless countryside would be saved before the fortified city, showing the victory was due to the Lord]. ⁸ ·At that time [^LOn that day] the Lord will ·protect [defend] the people in Jerusalem. Then even the weakest of them will be strong like David. And the ·family [house] of David will be like God, like ·an [or the] angel of the Lord in front of them [Gen. 48:16; Ex. 14:19; 23:20].