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Zechariah 12:9

Jerusalem
Judgment

7 The LORD will save the tents of Judah first, so that the glory of the house of David and of the people of Jerusalem may not be greater than that of Judah.

8 On that day the LORD will defend the people of Jerusalem, so that the weakest among them will be like David, and the house of David will be like God, like the angel of the LORD going before them.

So on that day I will set out to destroy all the nations that come against Jerusalem.

10 Then I will pour out on the house of David and on the people of Jerusalem a spirit of grace and prayer, and they will look on Me, the One they have pierced. They will mourn for Him as one mourns for an only child, and grieve bitterly for Him as one grieves for a firstborn son.

11 On that day the wailing in Jerusalem will be as great as the wailing of Hadad-rimmon in the plain of Megiddo.

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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.

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BSB
So on that day I will set out to destroy all the nations that come against Jerusalem.
KJV
And it shall come to pass in that day, that I will seek to destroy all the nations that come against Jerusalem.
WEB
It will happen in that day, that I will seek to destroy all the nations that come against Jerusalem.
ASV
And it shall come to pass in that day, that I will seek to destroy all the nations that come against Jerusalem.
DARBY
And it shall come to pass in that day, [that] I will seek to destroy all the nations that come against Jerusalem.
BLB
And it will come to pass on that day, [that] I will seek to destroy all the nations who are coming against Jerusalem.
ÅB
Og på den dag vil jeg søke å ødelegge alle de hedningefolk som drar mot Jerusalem.
OTB
På den dagen vil jeg sette meg fore å ødelegge alle nasjonene som reiser seg mot Jerusalem.
B1930
Og på den dag vil jeg søke å ødelegge alle de hedningefolk som drar mot Jerusalem.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Isaiah 54:17

    No weapon formed against you shall prosper, and you will refute every tongue that accuses you. This is the heritage of the servants of the LORD, and their vindication is from Me,” declares the LORD.

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  • Zechariah 14:2–3

    For I will gather all the nations for battle against Jerusalem, and the city will be captured, the houses looted, and the women ravished. Half of the city will go into exile, but the rest of the people will not be removed from the city.

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  • Haggai 2:22

    I will overturn royal thrones and destroy the power of the kingdoms of the nations. I will overturn chariots and their riders; horses and their riders will fall, each by the sword of his brother.

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  • Zechariah 12:2

    “Behold, I will make Jerusalem a cup of drunkenness to all the surrounding peoples. Judah will be besieged, as well as Jerusalem.

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