Zechariah 2:13
11 And many nations shall be joined to the LORD in that day, and shall be my people: and I will dwell in the midst of thee, and thou shalt know that the LORD of hosts hath sent me unto thee.
12 And the LORD shall inherit Judah his portion in the holy land, and shall choose Jerusalem again.
Be silent, O all flesh, before the LORD: for he is raised up out of his holy habitation.
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- Be silent before the LORD, all people, for He has roused Himself from His holy dwelling.”
- KJV
- Be silent, O all flesh, before the LORD: for he is raised up out of his holy habitation.
- WEB
- Be silent, all flesh, before the LORD; for he has roused himself from his holy habitation!”
- ASV
- Be silent, all flesh, before Jehovah; for he is waked up out of his holy habitation.
- DARBY
- Let all flesh be silent before Jehovah; for he is risen up out of his holy habitation.
- BLB
- Be silent, all flesh, before the face of YHWH! For He has roused Himself from the abode of His holiness!”
- ÅB
- Vær stille, alt kjød, for Herrens åsyn! For han har reist seg og er gått ut av sin hellige bolig.
- OTB
- Vær stille for Herren, all menneskehet, for Han har reist seg fra sin hellige bolig.”
- B1930
- Vær stille, alt kjød, for Herrens åsyn! For han har reist sig og er gått ut av sin hellige bolig.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Habakkuk 2:20
But the LORD is in his holy temple: let all the earth keep silence before him.
Read in contextZephaniah 1:7
Hold thy peace at the presence of the Lord GOD: for the day of the LORD is at hand: for the LORD hath prepared a sacrifice, he hath bid his guests.
Read in contextPsalms 68:5
A father of the fatherless, and a judge of the widows, is God in his holy habitation.
Read in contextPsalms 78:65
Then the Lord awaked as one out of sleep, and like a mighty man that shouteth by reason of wine.
Read in contextPsalms 46:10
Be still, and know that I am God: I will be exalted among the heathen, I will be exalted in the earth.
Read in contextZephaniah 3:8
Therefore wait ye upon me, saith the LORD, until the day that I rise up to the prey: for my determination is to gather the nations, that I may assemble the kingdoms, to pour upon them mine indignation, even all my fierce anger: for all the earth shall be devoured with the fire of my jealousy.
Read in contextIsaiah 57:15
For thus saith the high and lofty One that inhabiteth eternity, whose name is Holy; I dwell in the high and holy place, with him also that is of a contrite and humble spirit, to revive the spirit of the humble, and to revive the heart of the contrite ones.
Read in contextIsaiah 26:20–21
Come, my people, enter thou into thy chambers, and shut thy doors about thee: hide thyself as it were for a little moment, until the indignation be overpast.
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