Zechariah 9:10

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.

9 Rejoice greatly, O Daughter of Zion! Shout in triumph, O Daughter of Jerusalem! See, your King comes to you, righteous and victorious, humble and riding on a donkey, on a colt, the foal of a donkey.

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.

11 As for you, because of the blood of My covenant, I will release your prisoners from the waterless pit.

12 Return to your stronghold, O prisoners of hope; even today I declare that I will restore to you double.

Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
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.
KJV
And I will cut off the chariot from Ephraim, and the horse from Jerusalem, and the battle bow shall be cut off: and he shall speak peace unto the heathen: and his dominion shall be from sea even to sea, and from the river even to the ends of the earth.
WEB
I will cut off the chariot from Ephraim and the horse from Jerusalem. The battle bow will be cut off; and he will speak peace to the nations. His dominion will be from sea to sea, and from the River to the ends of the earth.
ASV
And I will cut off the chariot from Ephraim, and the horse from Jerusalem; and the battle bow shall be cut off; and he shall speak peace unto the nations: and his dominion shall be from sea to sea, and from the River to the ends of the earth.
DARBY
And I will cut off the chariot from Ephraim, and the horse from Jerusalem; and the battle-bow shall be cut off. And he shall speak peace unto the nations; and his dominion shall be from sea to sea, and from the river to the ends of the earth.
BLB
And I will cut off the chariot from Ephraim and the horse from Jerusalem; and the bow of battle will be cut off, and He will speak peace to the nations, and His dominion [is] from sea to sea and from the River to the ends of the earth.
ÅB
Og jeg vil utrydde vognene i Efra'im og hestene i Jerusalem, og alle krigsbuer skal utryddes, Og han skal tale fred til hedningene, og hans herredømme skal nå fra hav til hav og fra elven til jordens ender.
OTB
Og jeg vil fjerne vognen fra Efraim
Og hesten fra Jerusalem;
Og krigsbuen vil bli brutt.
Og han vil forkynne fred for nasjonene;
Og hans herredømme vil strekke seg fra hav til hav,
Og fra Eufrat-elven til jordens ender.
B1930
Og jeg vil utrydde vognene i Efra'im og hestene i Jerusalem, og alle krigsbuer skal utryddes, Og han skal tale fred til hedningene, og hans herredømme skal nå fra hav til hav og fra elven til jordens ender.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Hosea 2:18

    On that day I will make a covenant for them with the beasts of the field and the birds of the air and the creatures that crawl on the ground. And I will abolish bow and sword and weapons of war in the land, and will make them lie down in safety.

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  • Hosea 1:7

    Yet I will have compassion on the house of Judah, and I will save them—not by bow or sword or war, not by horses and cavalry, but by the LORD their God.”

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  • Psalms 72:7–11

    May the righteous flourish in his days and prosperity abound, until the moon is no more.

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  • Revelation 11:15

    Then the seventh angel sounded his trumpet, and loud voices called out in heaven: “The kingdom of the world has become the kingdom of our Lord and of His Christ, and He will reign forever and ever.”

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  • Colossians 1:20–21

    and through Him to reconcile to Himself all things, whether things on earth or things in heaven, by making peace through the blood of His cross.

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  • 2 Corinthians 10:4–5

    The weapons of our warfare are not the weapons of the world. Instead, they have divine power to demolish strongholds.

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  • Ephesians 2:13–17

    But now in Christ Jesus you who once were far away have been brought near through the blood of Christ.

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  • Isaiah 60:12

    For the nation or kingdom that will not serve you will perish; it will be utterly destroyed.

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