Zechariah 12:1-5
Lexham English Bible
The Day of Yahweh
12 An oracle. The word of Yahweh concerning Israel. “Thus declares[a] Yahweh, who stretches out the heavens, founds the earth, and forms the spirit of humankind in its midst:[b] 2 ‘Look, I am going to make Jerusalem a cup of reeling for all the surrounding nations; it will also be against Judah in the siege against Jerusalem. 3 And then[c] on that day I will make Jerusalem a stone weight[d] for all the peoples. All those lifting it up will grievously hurt themselves, and all the nations of the earth will assemble against it. 4 On that day,’ declares[e] Yahweh, ‘I will strike every horse with confusion, and the one riding it with madness; but over the house of Judah I will keep my eyes open,[f] and I will strike every horse of the peoples with blindness. 5 And the clans of Judah will say to themselves,[g] “The inhabitants of Jerusalem are a strength to us,[h] through Yahweh of hosts, their God.”
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- Zechariah 12:1 Literally “Declaration of”
- Zechariah 12:1 Or “forms the spirit of a man within him”
- Zechariah 12:3 Literally “And it will happen”
- Zechariah 12:3 Or “a heavy stone”
- Zechariah 12:4 Literally “declaration of”
- Zechariah 12:4 Literally “I will open my eyes,” that is, “I will be responsive” or “I will pay attention”
- Zechariah 12:5 Literally “in their heart”
- Zechariah 12:5 Hebrew “me”
Zechariah 12:1-5
International Standard Version
The Lord will Deliver Jerusalem
12 A declaration: a message from the Lord to Israel. “The Lord, who stretches out the heavens, who lays the foundation of the earth, and who frames the spirit of man within himself, declares, 2 ‘Look, I am making Jerusalem an unstable cup[a] toward all of its surrounding armies when they lay siege against Judah and Jerusalem. 3 It will come about at that time[b] that I will make Jerusalem a heavy weight; so everyone who burdens themselves with it will be crushed,[c] even though all of the nations of the earth gather themselves against it. 4 At that time,’[d] declares the Lord, ‘I will strike every horse with panic and every rider with insanity. I will keep my eyes on the house of Judah, but I will blind every horse of the invading[e] armies. 5 The leaders of Judah will say to themselves, “Those who live in Jerusalem are my strength through the Lord of the Heavenly Armies, their God.”
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- Zechariah 12:2 I.e. one that cannot be set down without spilling its contents
- Zechariah 12:3 Lit. day
- Zechariah 12:3 Lit. sliced
- Zechariah 12:4 Lit. day
- Zechariah 12:4 The Heb. lacks invading
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