Zechariah 9:14-17
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
14 Then the Lord will appear over them,
and his arrow go forth like lightning;
the Lord God will sound the trumpet
and march forth in the whirlwinds of the south.(A)
15 The Lord of hosts will protect them,
and they shall consume and conquer the slingers;[a]
they shall drink their blood[b] like wine
and be full like a bowl,
drenched like the corners of the altar.(B)
16 On that day the Lord their God will save them,
for they are the flock of his people,
for like the jewels of a crown
they shall shine on his land.(C)
17 For what goodness and beauty are his!
Grain shall make the young men flourish,
and new wine the young women.(D)
Zechariah 9:14-17
Lexham English Bible
14 Then Yahweh will appear over them,
and his arrow will go forth like lightning;
and my Lord Yahweh will blow the trumpet,
and he shall go out in the storm winds of the south.
15 Yahweh of hosts will defend them,
and they will devour and subdue the slingstones;[a]
they will drink, they will make noise[b] like wine,
and they will be full like the sacrificial basin,[c]
drenched like the corners of an altar.
16 And Yahweh their God will save them on that day,
as the flock of his people;
for they are like the stones of a diadem,
glittering on his land.
17 For how great is his goodness, and how great is his beauty!
Grain will make the young men thrive,
and new wine the young women.
Footnotes
- Zechariah 9:15 Perhaps metonymy for the slingers of stones
- Zechariah 9:15 LXX reads “they will drink blood like wine”
- Zechariah 9:15 That is, the ceremonial bowl used by the priest for sprinkling blood
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