Zechariah 9
New King James Version
Israel Defended Against Enemies
9 The [a]burden of the word of the Lord
Against the land of Hadrach,
And (A)Damascus its resting place
(For (B)the eyes of men
And all the tribes of Israel
Are on the Lord);
2 Also against (C)Hamath, which borders on it,
And against (D)Tyre and (E)Sidon, though they are very (F)wise.
3 For Tyre built herself a tower,
Heaped up silver like the dust,
And gold like the mire of the streets.
4 Behold, (G)the Lord will cast her out;
He will destroy (H)her power in the sea,
And she will be devoured by fire.
5 Ashkelon shall see it and fear;
Gaza also shall be very sorrowful;
And (I)Ekron, for He dried up her expectation.
The king shall perish from Gaza,
And Ashkelon shall not be inhabited.
6 “A[b] mixed race shall settle (J)in Ashdod,
And I will cut off the pride of the (K)Philistines.
7 I will take away the blood from his mouth,
And the abominations from between his teeth.
But he who remains, even he shall be for our God,
And shall be like a leader in Judah,
And Ekron like a Jebusite.
8 (L)I will camp around My house
Because of the army,
Because of him who passes by and him who returns.
No more shall an oppressor pass through them,
For now I have seen with My eyes.
The Coming King(M)
9 “Rejoice (N)greatly, O daughter of Zion!
Shout, O daughter of Jerusalem!
Behold, (O)your King is coming to you;
He is just and having salvation,
Lowly and riding on a donkey,
A colt, the foal of a donkey.
10 I (P)will cut off the chariot from Ephraim
And the horse from Jerusalem;
The (Q)battle bow shall be cut off.
He shall speak peace to the nations;
His dominion shall be (R)‘from sea to sea,
And from the River to the ends of the earth.’
God Will Save His People
11 “As for you also,
Because of the blood of your covenant,
I will set your (S)prisoners free from the waterless pit.
12 Return to the stronghold,
(T)You prisoners of hope.
Even today I declare
That I will restore (U)double to you.
13 For I have bent Judah, My bow,
Fitted the bow with Ephraim,
And raised up your sons, O Zion,
Against your sons, O Greece,
And made you like the sword of a mighty man.”
14 Then the Lord will be seen over them,
And (V)His arrow will go forth like lightning.
The Lord God will blow the trumpet,
And go (W)with whirlwinds from the south.
15 The Lord of hosts will (X)defend them;
They shall devour and subdue with slingstones.
They shall drink and roar as if with wine;
They shall be filled with blood like [c]basins,
Like the corners of the altar.
16 The Lord their God will (Y)save them in that day,
As the flock of His people.
For (Z)they shall be like the [d]jewels of a crown,
(AA)Lifted like a banner over His land—
17 For (AB)how great is [e]its goodness
And how great its (AC)beauty!
(AD)Grain shall make the young men thrive,
And new wine the young women.
Footnotes
- Zechariah 9:1 oracle, prophecy
- Zechariah 9:6 Lit. An illegitimate one
- Zechariah 9:15 Sacrificial basins
- Zechariah 9:16 Lit. stones
- Zechariah 9:17 Lit. His
Zechariah 9
English Standard Version
Judgment on Israel's Enemies
9 The oracle of the word of the Lord is against the land of Hadrach
and (A)Damascus is its resting place.
For the Lord has an eye on mankind
and on all the tribes of Israel,[a]
2 (B)and on Hamath also, which borders on it,
(C)Tyre and (D)Sidon, though (E)they are very wise.
3 Tyre has built herself (F)a rampart
and (G)heaped up silver like dust,
and fine gold like the mud of the streets.
4 But behold, the Lord will strip her of her possessions
and strike down (H)her power on the sea,
and (I)she shall be devoured by fire.
5 (J)Ashkelon shall see it, and be afraid;
Gaza too, and shall writhe in anguish;
Ekron also, because its hopes are confounded.
The king shall perish from Gaza;
Ashkelon shall be uninhabited;
6 (K)a mixed people[b] shall dwell in Ashdod,
and I will cut off the pride of Philistia.
7 I will take away (L)its blood from its mouth,
and (M)its abominations from between its teeth;
(N)it too shall be a remnant for our God;
it shall be like (O)a clan in Judah,
and Ekron shall be like the Jebusites.
8 Then (P)I will encamp at my house as a guard,
(Q)so that none shall march to and fro;
(R)no oppressor shall again march over them,
(S)for now I see with my own eyes.
The Coming King of Zion
9 (T)Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion!
Shout aloud, O daughter of Jerusalem!
(U)Behold, (V)your king is coming to you;
righteous and having salvation is he,
(W)humble and mounted on a donkey,
on a colt, the foal of a donkey.
10 (X)I will cut off the chariot from Ephraim
and (Y)the war horse from Jerusalem;
and the battle bow shall be cut off,
and (Z)he shall speak peace to the nations;
(AA)his rule shall be from sea to sea,
and from (AB)the River[c] to the ends of the earth.
11 As for you also, because of (AC)the blood of my covenant with you,
(AD)I will set your prisoners free from (AE)the waterless pit.
12 Return to your stronghold, O (AF)prisoners of hope;
today I declare that (AG)I will restore to you double.
13 For (AH)I have bent Judah as my bow;
I have made Ephraim its arrow.
I will stir up your sons, O Zion,
against your sons, (AI)O Greece,
and wield you like a warrior's sword.
The Lord Will Save His People
14 Then the Lord will appear over them,
and (AJ)his arrow will go forth like lightning;
(AK)the Lord God will sound the trumpet
and will march forth in (AL)the whirlwinds (AM)of the south.
15 The Lord of hosts (AN)will protect them,
and (AO)they shall devour, (AP)and tread down the sling stones,
and (AQ)they shall drink and roar as if drunk with wine,
and be full like a bowl,
drenched (AR)like the corners of the altar.
16 On that day the Lord their God will save them,
as (AS)the flock of his people;
for (AT)like the jewels of a crown
they shall shine on his land.
17 (AU)For how great is his goodness, and how great his beauty!
(AV)Grain shall make the young men flourish,
and new wine the young women.
Footnotes
- Zechariah 9:1 Or For the eye of mankind, especially of all the tribes of Israel, is toward the Lord
- Zechariah 9:6 Or a foreign people; Hebrew a bastard
- Zechariah 9:10 That is, the Euphrates
Zacarías 9
La Biblia de las Américas
Juicio contra las naciones vecinas
9 Profecía [a] de la palabra del Señor contra la tierra de Hadrac y Damasco, su lugar de reposo (porque hacia el Señor están puestos los ojos de los hombres y de todas las tribus de Israel(A)),
2 y también Hamat(B), que linda con ella,
y Tiro y Sidón, aunque[b] sean muy sabias(C).
3 Tiro se ha edificado una fortaleza(D),
y ha amontonado plata como polvo(E)
y oro(F) como barro de las calles.
4 He aquí, el Señor la despojará,
arrojará al mar su riqueza(G)
y ella será consumida por el fuego(H).
5 Ascalón lo verá y temerá,
también Gaza, y se retorcerá con gran dolor,
lo mismo Ecrón, pues su esperanza ha sido confundida.
Además perecerá el rey de Gaza,
y Ascalón no será habitada.
6 Un pueblo bastardo habitará en Asdod,
y yo destruiré el orgullo de los filisteos(I).
7 Quitaré la sangre de su boca,
y sus abominaciones de entre sus dientes.
Entonces él será también un remanente para nuestro Dios,
será como una tribu[c] en Judá,
y Ecrón será como el jebuseo.
8 Y yo acamparé junto a mi casa como un guardián[d]
para que nadie vaya ni venga[e](J),
y no pasará más sobre ellos el opresor(K),
porque ahora he visto con mis ojos.
Restauración del pueblo
9 Regocíjate sobremanera, hija de Sión.
Da voces de júbilo, hija de Jerusalén(L).
He aquí, tu rey viene a ti(M),
justo(N) y dotado de salvación[f](O),
humilde(P), montado en un asno(Q),
en un pollino, hijo de asna.
10 Destruiré el carro de Efraín
y el caballo(R) de Jerusalén,
y el arco de guerra será destruido(S).
Él hablará paz a las naciones(T),
y su dominio será de mar a mar,
y desde el río[g] hasta los confines de la tierra(U).
11 Y[h] en cuanto a ti, por la sangre de mi pacto contigo(V),
he librado a tus cautivos de la cisterna(W)
en la que no hay agua.
12 Volved a la fortaleza[i](X),
oh cautivos de la esperanza(Y);
hoy mismo anuncio
que el doble te restituiré(Z).
13 Porque entesaré a Judá como mi arco[j],
y cargaré el arco con Efraín.
Incitaré a tus hijos(AA), oh Sión,
contra tus hijos, oh Grecia,
y te haré como espada(AB) de guerrero(AC).
14 Entonces el Señor aparecerá sobre ellos(AD),
y saldrá como un rayo su flecha(AE);
el Señor Dios[k] tocará la trompeta(AF),
y caminará en los torbellinos(AG) del sur.
15 El Señor de los ejércitos los defenderá(AH);
ellos devorarán(AI) y pisotearán las piedras de la honda(AJ),
beberán y alborotarán como embriagados de vino(AK),
se llenarán como tazón de sacrificio,
empapados como las esquinas del altar(AL).
16 Los salvará el Señor su Dios aquel día
como rebaño de su pueblo(AM);
porque como piedras de una corona
brillan[l](AN) sobre su tierra.
17 Pues ¡cuánta es su gracia[m] y cuánta su hermosura(AO)!
El trigo hará florecer a los jóvenes(AP) y el mosto a las doncellas.
Footnotes
- Zacarías 9:1 O, Carga
- Zacarías 9:2 O, porque
- Zacarías 9:7 O, un jefe
- Zacarías 9:8 Lit., guarnición
- Zacarías 9:8 Lit., pase ni regrese
- Zacarías 9:9 O, vindicado y victorioso
- Zacarías 9:10 I.e., el Eufrates
- Zacarías 9:11 Lit., También
- Zacarías 9:12 O, Fortaleza
- Zacarías 9:13 Lit., para mí
- Zacarías 9:14 Heb., YHWH, generalmente traducido Señor
- Zacarías 9:16 O, desplegada
- Zacarías 9:17 Lit., bondad
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