Berean Standard Bible
Zechariah 12:2-7
2“Beholdהִנֵּ֣הhi.NehH2009,Iאָ֠נֹכִי'A.no.khiH595will makeשָׂ֣םsamH7760אֶת־'et-H853Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֧םye.ru.sha.LimH3389a cupסַף־saf-H5592of drunkennessרַ֛עַלRa.'alH7478to allלְכָל־le.kholH3605the surroundingסָבִ֑יבsa.VivH5439peoplesהָעַמִּ֖יםha.'a.MimH5971וְגַ֧םve.GamH1571עַל־'al-H5921.Judahיְהוּדָ֛הye.hu.DahH3063will beיִֽהְיֶ֥הyih.YehH1961besiegedבַמָּצ֖וֹרva.ma.TzorH4692,as well asעַל־'al-H5921Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ye.ru.sha.LimH3389.
3וְהָיָ֣הve.ha.YahH1961On thatהַ֠הוּאHa.hu'H1931dayבַיּוֹם־vai.yom-H3117,when allלְכָל־le.kholH3605the nationsגּוֹיֵ֥יgo.YeiH1471of the earthהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776gatherוְנֶאֶסְפ֣וּve.ne.'es.FuH622against herעָלֶ֔יהָ'a.Lei.haH5921,I will makeאָשִׂ֨ים'a.SimH7760אֶת־'et-H853Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֜םye.ru.sha.LimH3389a heavyמַֽעֲמָסָה֙ma.'a.ma.SahH4614stoneאֶ֤בֶן'E.venH68for allכָּל־kol-H3605the peoplesהָ֣עַמִּ֔יםha.'a.MimH5971;allכֹּ֖לkolH3605who would heave it awayעֹמְסֶ֖יהָ'o.me.Sei.haH6006will be severely injuredH8295.
4On thatהַה֜וּאha.Hu'H1931dayבַּיּ֨וֹםbai.YomH3117,declaresנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002the LORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068,I will strikeאַכֶּ֤ה'a.KehH5221everyכָל־khol-H3605horseסוּס֙susH5483with panicבַּתִּמָּה֔וֹןba.ti.ma.HonH8541,and every riderוְרֹכְב֖וֹve.ro.khe.VoH7392with madnessבַּשִּׁגָּע֑וֹןba.shi.ga.'onH7697.I will keep a watchfulאֶפְקַ֣ח'ef.KachH6491אֶת־'et-H853eyeעֵינַ֔י'ei.NaiH5869onוְעַל־ve.'al-H5921the houseבֵּ֤יתbeitH1004of Judahיְהוּדָה֙ye.hu.DahH3063,but I will strikeאַכֶּ֖ה'a.KehH5221with blindnessבַּֽעִוָּרֽוֹן׃Ba.'i.va.RonH5788allוְכֹל֙ve.KholH3605the horsesס֣וּסsusH5483of the nationsהָֽעַמִּ֔יםha.'a.MimH5971.
5Then the leadersאַלֻּפֵ֥י'a.lu.FeiH441of Judahיְהוּדָ֖הye.hu.DahH3063will sayוְאָֽמְר֛וּve.'a.me.RuH559in their heartsבְּלִבָּ֑םbe.li.BamH3820: ‘The peopleיֹשְׁבֵ֣יyo.she.VeiH3427of Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֔םye.ru.sha.LimH3389are my strengthאַמְצָ֥ה'am.TzahH556,for the LORDבַּיהוָ֥הba.Yah.wehH3068of Hostsצְבָא֖וֹתtze.va.'otH6635istheir Godאֱלֹהֵיהֶֽם׃'e.lo.hei.HemH430.’
6On thatהַה֡וּאha.Hu'H1931dayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117I will makeאָשִׂים֩'a.SimH7760אֶת־'et-H853the clansאַלֻּפֵ֨י'a.lu.FeiH441of Judahיְהוּדָ֜הye.hu.DahH3063like a firepotכְּֽכִיּ֧וֹר אֵ֣שׁke.khi.Yor 'eshH3595H784in a woodpileבְּעֵצִ֗יםbe.'e.TzimH6086,like a flamingאֵשׁ֙'eshH784torchוּכְלַפִּ֥ידu.khe.la.PidH3940among the sheavesבְּעָמִ֔ירbe.'a.MirH5995;they will consumeוְאָ֨כְל֜וּve.'A.khe.LuH398allכָּל־kol-H3605the peoplesהָעַמִּ֖יםha.'a.MimH5971around themסָבִ֑יבsa.VivH5439onעַל־'al-H5921the rightיָמִ֧יןya.MinH3225and onוְעַל־ve.'al-H5921the leftשְׂמֹ֛אולse.MolH8040אֶת־'et-H853,while the peopleוְיָשְׁבָ֨הve.ya.she.VahH3427of Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֥םye.ru.sha.LimH3389remainע֛וֹדodH5750secureתַּחְתֶּ֖יהָtach.Tei.haH8478thereבִּירוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ פbi.ru.sha.LimH3389.
7The LORDיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068אֶת־'et-H853will saveוְהוֹשִׁ֧יעַve.ho.Shi.a'H3467the tentsאָהֳלֵ֥י'o.ho.LeiH168of Judahיְהוּדָ֖הye.hu.DahH3063firstבָּרִֽאשֹׁנָ֑הba.ri.sho.NahH7223,so thatלְמַ֨עַןle.Ma.'anH4616the gloryתִּפְאֶ֣רֶתtif.'E.retH8597of the houseבֵּית־beit-H1004of Davidדָּוִ֗ידda.VidH1732andוְתִפְאֶ֛רֶתve.tif.'E.retH8597of the peopleיֹשֵׁ֥בyo.ShevH3427of Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֖םye.ru.sha.LimH3389may notלֹֽא־lo'-H3808be greaterתִגְדַּ֜לtig.DalH1431thanעַל־'al-H5921that of Judahיְהוּדָֽה׃ye.hu.DahH3063.
Commentaries on Zechariah 12
- 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
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