Zechariah 10:11

Zechariah 10:11 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And he shall pass through the sea with affliction, and shall smite the waves in the sea, and all the deeps of the river shall dry up: and the pride of Assyria shall be brought down, and the sceptre of Egypt shall depart away.
• New International Version (NIV)They will pass through the sea of trouble; the surging sea will be subdued and all the depths of the Nile will dry up. Assyria’s pride will be brought down and Egypt’s scepter will pass away.
• English Standard Version (ESV)He shall pass through the sea of troubles and strike down the waves of the sea, and all the depths of the Nile shall be dried up. The pride of Assyria shall be laid low, and the scepter of Egypt shall depart.
• New King James Version (NKJV)He shall pass through the sea with affliction, And strike the waves of the sea: All the depths of the River shall dry up. Then the pride of Assyria shall be brought down, And the scepter of Egypt shall depart.

Context of Zechariah 10:11

9When I scatter them among the nations, They will remember Me in far countries, And with their children they will live and come back [to Me and the land I gave them]. 10I will bring them (all Israel) back home again from the land of Egypt And gather them from Assyria, And I will bring them into the land of Gilead and Lebanon [the land on the east and on the west of the Jordan] Until no room can be found for them. And they will pass through the sea of distress and anxiety [with the Lord leading His people, as at the Red Sea] And He will strike the waves in the sea, So that all the depths of the Nile will dry up; And the pride of Assyria will be brought down And the scepter [of the taskmasters] of Egypt will pass away. 12And I will strengthen Israel in the Lord, And they will walk [and glory] in His name,” declares the Lord.

Zechariah 10:11 word by word

וְעָבַ֨ר בַּיָּ֜ם צָרָ֗ה וְהִכָּ֤ה בַיָּם֙ גַּלִּ֔ים וְהֹבִ֕ישׁוּ כֹּ֖ל מְצוּל֣וֹת יְאֹ֑ר וְהוּרַד֙ גְּא֣וֹן אַשּׁ֔וּר וְשֵׁ֥בֶט מִצְרַ֖יִם יָסֽוּר׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And he shall pass throughעָבַר‛âbar · to passH5674
• the seaיָםyâm · seaH3220
• with afflictionצָרָהtsârâh · distressH6869
• and shall smiteנָכָהnâkâh · to smiteH5221
• the wavesגַּלgal · heap: waveH1530
• and all the deepsמְצוֹלָהmetsôlâh metsôlâh metsûlâh metsûlâh · depthH4688
• of the riverיְאֹרye'ôr · NileH2975
• shall dry upיָבֵשׁyâbêsh · to witherH3001
• and the prideגָּאוֹןgâ'ôn · prideH1347
• of Assyriaאַשּׁוּר'ashshûr 'ashshûr · AssyriaH804
• shall be brought downיָרַדyârad · to go downH3381
• and the sceptreשֵׁ֫בֶטshêbeţ · tribe: staffH7626
• of Egyptמִצְרַ֫יִםmitsrayim · EgyptH4714
• shall depart awayסוּרsûr ώûr · to turn aside: departH5493

Cross-references for Zechariah 10:11

• Psalms 66:10For You have tested us, O God; You have refined us as silver is refined.
• Isaiah 11:15And the Lord will utterly destroy The tongue of the Sea of Egypt; And with His scorching wind He will wave His hand over the River; He will strike and divide it into seven channels And make [it possible for] people [to] walk over in sandals.
• Isaiah 42:15I will lay waste the mountains and hills And wither all their vegetation; I will turn the rivers into coastlands And dry up the ponds.
• Isaiah 43:2When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; And through the rivers, they will not overwhelm you. When you walk through fire, you will not be scorched, Nor will the flame burn you.
• Exodus 14:21Then Moses stretched out his hand over the sea; and the Lord swept the sea back by a strong east wind all that night and turned the seabed into dry land, and the waters were divided.
• Joshua 3:15and when those who were carrying the ark came up to the Jordan, and the feet of the priests carrying the ark were submerged at the edge of the water (for the Jordan overflows all of its banks throughout the time of harvest),
• 2 Kings 2:8And Elijah took his mantle (coat) and rolled it up and struck the waters, and they were divided this way and that, so that the two of them crossed over on dry ground.
• Psalms 77:16The waters [of the Red Sea] saw You, O God; The waters saw You, they were in anguish; The deeps also trembled.
• Psalms 114:3The [Red] Sea looked and fled; The Jordan turned back.
• Revelation 16:12Then the sixth angel poured out his bowl on the great river, the Euphrates; and its water was dried up, so that the way would be prepared for [the coming of] the kings from the east.
• Ezra 6:22They observed the Feast of Unleavened Bread for seven days with joy, for the Lord had caused them to rejoice and had turned the heart of the king of Assyria toward them, so that he encouraged them and strengthened their hands in the work of the house of God, the God of Israel.
• Isaiah 14:25to break the Assyrian in My land, and on My mountains I will trample him underfoot. Then the Assyrian’s yoke will be removed from them (the people of Judah) and his burden removed from their shoulder.
• Micah 5:5This One [the Messiah] shall be our peace. When the Assyrian invades our land And tramples on our citadels and in our palaces, Then shall we raise against him Seven shepherds and eight princes [an overpowering force] among men.
• Ezekiel 29:14I will reverse the fortunes of Egypt [as I will that of Israel] and cause them to return to the land of Pathros, the land of their origin, and there they will be a lowly kingdom.
• Ezekiel 30:13‘Thus says the Lord God, “I will also destroy the idols And I will put an end to the images in Memphis; There will no longer be a prince of the land of Egypt. And I will put fear in the land of Egypt.

Commentaries on Zechariah 10:11

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 11And he shall pass through the sea - Here is an allusion to the passage of the Red Sea, on their coming out of Egypt, and to their crossing Jordan, when they went into the promised land; the waves or waters of both were dried up, thrown from side to side, till all the people passed safely through. When they shall return from the various countries in which they now sojourn, God will work, if necessary, similar miracles to those which he formerly worked for…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 11And He - that is, Almighty God, shall pass through the sea, affliction As He says, “When thou walkest through the waters, I will be with thee; and through the rivers, they shall not oveflow thee. And shall smite the waves in the sea” Isaiah 43:2, as in Isaiah, “The Lord shall utterly destroy the tongue of the Egyptian sea” Isaiah 11:15. The image is from the deliverance of Egypt: yet it is said, that it should not be any exact repetition of the miracles…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 6-12Verses 6-12 Here are precious promises to the people of God, which look to the state of the Jews, and even to the latter days of the church. Preaching the gospel is God's call for souls to come to Jesus Christ. Those whom Christ redeemed by his blood, God will gather by his grace. Difficulties shall be got over easily, and effectually, as those in the way of the deliverance out of Egypt. God himself will be their strength, and their song. When we resist…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 11When the Hebrews returned to Israel from exile in Babylon, they had to cross the Euphrates River. This journey is similar to their exodus from Egypt (see Isaiah 43:2–6, 16–17).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1111. pass ... sea with affliction--Personifying the "sea"; He shall afflict the sea, that is, cause it to cease to be an obstacle to Israel's return to Palestine (Is 11:15, 16). Vulgate translates, "The strait of the sea." Maurer, "He shall cleave and smite." English Version is best (Psa 114:3). As Jehovah smote the Red Sea to make a passage for His people (Ex 14:16, 21), so hereafter shall He make a way through every obstacle which opposes Israel's…Read the comment

Topics related to Zechariah 10:11

• Assyria
• Egypt
• Israel, Prophecies Concerning

In the dictionaries

• Assyria
• Egypt
• Assyria, Assyrian, Assyrian Empire
• Egypt, Egyptian
• Euphrates River, the River
• the sea, the Great Sea, the western sea
• Visit
• Bible, the
• River
• Salvation

Commentaries on Zechariah 10

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings