“The burden of the word of the Lord in the land of Hadrik and Damascus shall be the rest thereof, when the eyes of man, as of all the tribes of Israel, shall be toward the Lord.”
Zechariah 9
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Chuck Smith13
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Carter Conlon6
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Zac Poonen4
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1This is the burden of the word of the LORD against the land of Hadrach and Damascus its resting place— for the eyes of men and of all the tribes of Israel are upon the LORD —
“the burden of the word of the Lord in the land of Hadrach and Damascus shall be the rest thereof when the eyes of man and all of the tribes of Israel shall be toward the Lord”
2and also against Hamath, which borders it, as well as Tyre and Sidon, though they are very shrewd.
“And Hemoth also, which borders on it, Tyre and Sidon, though they are very wise,”
“and Hamath also shall border there by Tyrus and Sidon, though it be very wise.”
3Tyre has built herself a fortress; she has heaped up silver like dust, and gold like the dirt of the streets.
“for Tyre built herself like a fortress, piled up silver like dust and gold like the mire of the streets,”
“and Tyrus did build herself a stronghold, and heaped up silver as the dust, and fine gold as the mire of the streets.”
4Behold, the Lord will impoverish her and cast her wealth into the sea, and she will be consumed by fire.
“Behold, the Lord will cast her out, and he will smite her power in the sea, and she shall be devoured with fire.”
“The Lord will dispossess her and cast her wealth into the sea, and she will be consumed with fire.”
5Ashkelon will see and fear; Gaza will writhe in agony, as will Ekron, for her hope will wither. There will cease to be a king in Gaza, and Ashkelon will be uninhabited.
“Ashkelon shall see it and fear. Gaza also shall see it and be very sorrowful. And Ekron, for her expectation, shall be ashamed and the king shall perish from Gaza and Ashkelon shall not be inhabited”
“Ashkelon shall see it in fear, Gazer also shall see it and be very sorrowful, and Ekron, for her expectation shall be ashamed. And the king shall perish from Gazer, and Ashkelon shall not be inhabited,”
6A mixed race will occupy Ashdod, and I will cut off the pride of the Philistines.
“and a bastard shall dwell in Ashdod and I will cut off the pride of the Philistines.”
“and a bastard shall dwell in Ashdon, and I will cut off the pride of the Philistines.”
7I will remove the blood from their mouths and the abominations from between their teeth. Then they too will become a remnant for our God; they will become like a clan in Judah, and Ekron will be like the Jebusites.
“And I will take away his blood out of his mouth and his abominations from between his teeth, but he that remaineth, even he, shall be for our God and he shall be as the governor in Judah and Ekron as a Jebusite.”
“And I will take away his blood out of his mouth, and his abominations from between his teeth. For he that remaineth, even he shall be for our God, and he shall be as a governor in Judah, and Ekron as a Jebusite.”
8But 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.
“And I will encamp about mine house, because of the army, because of him that passeth by, and because of him that returneth. And no oppressor shall pass through them any more, for now have I seen with mine eye.”
9Rejoice 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.
“Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion. Shout aloud, O daughter of Jerusalem. Behold, your King is coming to you righteous and having salvation. Is He humble and mounted on a donkey, on a colt, the foal of a donkey.”
“Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion! Shout, O daughter of Jerusalem! Behold, your king is coming to you. He is just and having salvation, lowly and riding on a donkey, a cult, the foal of a donkey.”
“Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion! Shout, O daughter of Jerusalem! Behold, thy King cometh unto thee! He is just and having salvation lowly and riding upon an ass and upon a colt the foal of an ass.”
“Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion, shout, O daughter of Jerusalem, I behold I, the King cometh unto thee, he is just, and having salvation, lowly, and riding upon an ass, and upon a colt, the foal of an ass.”
“Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion! Shout, O daughter of Jerusalem! Behold, thy king cometh unto me. He is just and having salvation, lowly and riding upon an ass, and upon a colt, the foal of an ass.”
“Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion. Shout, O daughter of Jerusalem. Behold, thy king cometh unto thee. He is just and having salvation, lowly and writing upon an ass upon a colt, the full of an ass.”
10And 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.
“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 even to sea, and from the river even to…”
“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 of the nations, and his dominion shall be from sea even to sea, and from…”
“I will cut off the chariot from Ephraim and the war horse from Jerusalem and the battle bow shall be cut off and he shall command peace to the nations. His dominion shall be from sea to sea and from the river to the end of the…”
“I will cut off the chariot from Ephraim, the horse from Jerusalem, the battle bow shall be cut off and he shall speak peace unto the heathen and his dominion shall be from sea to sea and from the river to the ends of the earth.”
“And I will cut off the chariots from Ephraim, and the horse from Jerusalem, and the battle boat 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 to…”
11As for you, because of the blood of My covenant, I will release your prisoners from the waterless pit.
“As for you also, because of the blood of my covenant with you, I have set your prisoners free from the waterless pit,”
“As for thee also by the blood of thy covenant, I have sent forth thy prisoners out of the pit where in is no water.”
“As for thee also, verse eleven, by the blood of thy covenant, I have sent forth thy prisoners out of the pit wherein is no water.”
“as for you. It's because of the blood of my covenant with you that I have set your prisoners free from the waterless pit.”
“as for thee also, by the blood of thy covenant I've sent forth thy prisoners out of the pit wherein is no water.”
12Return to your stronghold, O prisoners of hope; even today I declare that I will restore to you double.
“returned to the stronghold of prisoners who have had the hope, this very day I am declaring that I will restore double to you.”
13For 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.
“I will bend Judah as my bow. I will fill the bow with Ephraim. And I will stir up your son's old Zion against your son's old Greece. And I will make you like a warrior's sword.”
“when I bent Judah for me, verse 13, filled the bow with Ephraim, and raised up my sons, O Zion, against thy sons, O Greece, and made thee as the sword of a mighty man.”
“When I have bent Judah for me, filled the bow with Ephraim, raised up the sons of Zion against thy sons of Greece and made thee as the sword of a mighty man.”
“When I avenged Judah for thee, filled the bowl with Ephraim, and raised up thy sons, O Zion, against thy sons, O Greece, and made thee as the sword of a mighty man.”
14Then the LORD will appear over them, and His arrow will go forth like lightning. The Lord GOD will sound the ram's horn and advance in the whirlwinds of the south.
“Then the Lord will appear over them and his arrow will go forth like lightning. And the Lord God will blow the trumpet and will march in the storm winds of the south.”
“And the Lord shall be seen over them and his arrows shall go forth as the lightning. And the Lord God shall blow the trumpet and shall go with the whirlwinds of the south.”
“And the Lord shall be seen over them, and his arrow shall go forth as the lightning, and the Lord God shall blow the trumpet, and shall go with whirlwinds of the south.”
15The LORD of Hosts will shield them. They will destroy and conquer with slingstones; they will drink and roar as with wine. And they will be filled like sprinkling bowls, drenched like the corners of the altar.
“the Lord of hosts shall defend them and they shall devour and subdue with the sling stones. And they shall drink and make a noise as through wine. And they shall be filled like bowls and as the corners of the altar.”
“The Lord of hosts shall defend them, and they shall devour and subdue with sling stones, and they shall drink and make a noise as through wine, and they shall be filled like bowls, and as the corners of the altar.”
“The Lord of hosts shall defend them, verse 15, and they shall devour and subdue with sling stones. And they shall drink and make a noise as their wine. And they shall be filled like bowls as the corners of the altar.”
16On that day the LORD their God will save them as the flock of His people; for like jewels in a crown they will sparkle over His land.
“And the Lord, dear God, shall save them in that day as the flock of his people, for they shall be as the stones of a crown, lifted up as an ensign upon his land.”
“And the Lord their God shall save them in that day as the flock of his people. But they shall be as the stones of a crown lifted up as the ensign upon this land.”
“And the Lord their God shall save them in that day as the flock of his people. They shall be as stones of a crown, lifted up as an onsight upon his land.”
17How lovely they will be, and how beautiful! Grain will make the young men flourish, and new wine, the young women.
“For how great is his goodness and how great is his beauty. Corn shall make the young men cheerful, new wine the maid.”
“how great is his goodness, verse 17. How great is his beauty. Corn shall make the young men cheerful, and new wine the maids.”