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Zechariah 12:9

Jerusalem
Judgment

7 The LORD also shall save the tents of Judah first, that the glory of the house of David and the glory of the inhabitants of Jerusalem do not magnify themselves against Judah.

8 In that day shall the LORD defend the inhabitants of Jerusalem; and he that is feeble among them at that day shall be as David; and the house of David shall be as God, as the angel of the LORD before them.

And it shall come to pass in that day, that I will seek to destroy all the nations that come against Jerusalem.

10 And I will pour upon the house of David, and upon the inhabitants of Jerusalem, the spirit of grace and of supplications: and they shall look upon me whom they have pierced, and they shall mourn for him, as one mourneth for his only son, and shall be in bitterness for him, as one that is in bitterness for his firstborn.

11 In that day shall there be a great mourning in Jerusalem, as the mourning of Hadadrimmon in the valley of Megiddon.

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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.

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Cross references

  • Isaiah 54:17

    No weapon that is formed against thee shall prosper; and every tongue that shall rise against thee in judgment thou shalt condemn. This is the heritage of the servants of the LORD, and their righteousness is of me, saith the LORD.

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  • Zechariah 14:2–3

    For I will gather all nations against Jerusalem to battle; and the city shall be taken, and the houses rifled, and the women ravished; and half of the city shall go forth into captivity, and the residue of the people shall not be cut off from the city.

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  • Haggai 2:22

    And I will overthrow the throne of kingdoms, and I will destroy the strength of the kingdoms of the heathen; and I will overthrow the chariots, and those that ride in them; and the horses and their riders shall come down, every one by the sword of his brother.

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  • Zechariah 12:2

    Behold, I will make Jerusalem a cup of trembling unto all the people round about, when they shall be in the siege both against Judah and against Jerusalem.

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