Zechariah 10:4
2 For idols speak deceit and diviners see illusions; they tell false dreams and offer empty comfort. Therefore the people wander like sheep, oppressed for lack of a shepherd.
3 “My anger burns against the shepherds, and I will punish the leaders. For the LORD of Hosts attends to His flock, the house of Judah; He will make them like His royal steed in battle.
The cornerstone will come from Judah, the tent peg from him, as well as the battle bow and every ruler together.
5 They will be like mighty men in battle, trampling the enemy in the mire of the streets. They will fight because the LORD is with them, and they will put the horsemen to shame.
6 I will strengthen the house of Judah and save the house of Joseph. I will restore them because I have compassion on them, and they will be as though I had not rejected them. For I am the LORD their God, and I will answer them.
This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- The cornerstone will come from Judah, the tent peg from him, as well as the battle bow and every ruler together.
- KJV
- Out of him came forth the corner, out of him the nail, out of him the battle bow, out of him every oppressor together.
- WEB
- From him will come the cornerstone, from him the tent peg, from him the battle bow, from him every ruler together.
- ASV
- From him shall come forth the corner-stone, from him the nail, from him the battle bow, from him every ruler together.
- DARBY
- From him shall come forth the corner-stone, from him the nail, from him the battle bow, from him every exactor together.
- BLB
- From him [is] the cornerstone, from him the [tent] peg, from him the bow of battle; from him comes every ruler together.
- ÅB
- Fra det[^3] skal hjørnesteinene komme, fra det naglene[^4], fra det krigsbuene - fra det skal alle herskere utgå.
- OTB
- Fra dem skal hjørnesteinen oppstå,
Fra dem teltpluggen,
Fra dem kampbuen,
Fra dem hver hersker, alle sammen. - B1930
- Fra det skal hjørnestenene komme, fra det naglene , fra det krigsbuene - fra det skal alle herskere utgå. / < Judas hus.> / < JES 22, 23. 25.>
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Zechariah 9:10
And I will cut off the chariot from Ephraim and the horse from Jerusalem, and the bow of war will be broken. Then He will proclaim peace to the nations. His dominion will extend from sea to sea, and from the Euphrates to the ends of the earth.
Read in contextRevelation 19:13–15
He is dressed in a robe dipped in blood, and His name is The Word of God.
Read in contextNumbers 24:17
I see him, but not now; I behold him, but not near. A star will come forth from Jacob, and a scepter will arise from Israel. He will crush the skulls of Moab and strike down all the sons of Sheth.
Read in contextZechariah 9:8
But I will camp around My house because of an army, because of those who march to and fro, and never again will an oppressor overrun My people, for now I keep watch with My own eyes.
Read in contextEzra 9:8
But now, for a brief moment, grace has come from the LORD our God to preserve for us a remnant and to give us a stake in His holy place. Even in our bondage, our God has given us new life and light to our eyes.
Read in contextZechariah 9:13–16
For I will bend Judah as My bow and fit it with Ephraim. I will rouse your sons, O Zion, against the sons of Greece. I will make you like the sword of a mighty man.
Read in contextJeremiah 1:18
Now behold, this day I have made you like a fortified city, an iron pillar, and bronze walls against the whole land—against the kings of Judah, its officials, its priests, and the people of the land.
Read in contextZechariah 12:6–8
On that day I will make the clans of Judah like a firepot in a woodpile, like a flaming torch among the sheaves; they will consume all the peoples around them on the right and on the left, while the people of Jerusalem remain secure there.
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