Zechariah 12

The Coming Deliverance of Jerusalem

1This is the burdenH4853 of the wordH1697 of the LORDH3068 concerningH5921 IsraelH3478.

Thus declaresH5002 the LORDH3068, who stretches outH5186 the heavensH8064 and lays the foundationH3245 of the earthH776, who formsH3335 the spiritH7307 of manH120 within himH7130:

2“BeholdH2009, IH595 will makeH7760 JerusalemH3389 a cupH5592 of drunkennessH7478 to allH3605 the surroundingH5439 peoplesH5971. JudahH3063 will beH1961 besiegedH4692, as well asH5921 JerusalemH3389.

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On thatH1931 dayH3117, when allH3605 the nationsH1471 of the earthH776 gatherH622 against herH5921, I will makeH7760 JerusalemH3389 a heavyH4614 stoneH68 for allH3605 the peoplesH5971; allH3605 who would heave it awayH6006 will be severely injuredH8295.

4On thatH1931 dayH3117, declaresH5002 the LORDH3068, I will strikeH5221 everyH3605 horseH5483 with panicH8541, and every riderH7392 with madnessH7697. I will keep a watchfulH6491 eyeH5869 onH5921 the houseH1004 of JudahH3063, but I will strikeH5221 with blindnessH5788 allH3605 the horsesH5483 of the nationsH5971.

5Then the leadersH441 of JudahH3063 will sayH559 in their heartsH3820: ‘The peopleH3427 of JerusalemH3389 are my strengthH556, for the LORDH3068 of HostsH6635 is their GodH430.’

6On thatH1931 dayH3117 I will makeH7760 the clansH441 of JudahH3063 like a firepotH3595H784 in a woodpileH6086, like a flamingH784 torchH3940 among the sheavesH5995; they will consumeH398 allH3605 the peoplesH5971 around themH5439 onH5921 the rightH3225 and onH5921 the leftH8040, while the peopleH3427 of JerusalemH3389 remainH5750 secureH8478 there.

7The LORDH3068 will saveH3467 the tentsH168 of JudahH3063 firstH7223, so thatH4616 the gloryH8597 of the houseH1004 of DavidH1732 and of the peopleH3427 of JerusalemH3389 may notH3808 be greaterH1431 thanH5921 that of JudahH3063. 8On thatH1931 dayH3117 the LORDH3068H1157 will defendH1598 the peopleH3427 of JerusalemH3389, so thatH1931 the weakestH3782 among them will beH1961 like DavidH1732, and the houseH1004 of DavidH1732 will be like GodH430, like the angelH43971 of the LORDH3068 going before themH6440.

9SoH1961 on thatH1931 dayH3117 I will set outH1245 to destroyH8045 allH3605 the nationsH1471 that comeH935 againstH5921 JerusalemH3389.

Mourning the One They Pierced

(John 19:31–37)

10Then I will pour outH8210 onH5921 the houseH1004 of DavidH1732 and onH5921 the peopleH3427 of JerusalemH3389 a spiritH73072 of graceH2580 and prayerH8469, and they will lookH5027 on MeH413,3 the OneH834 they have piercedH1856.4 They will mournH5594 for HimH5921 as one mournsH4553 forH5921 an only childH3173, and grieve bitterlyH4843 for HimH5921 as one grievesH4843 forH5921 a firstborn sonH1060.

11On thatH1931 dayH3117 the wailingH4553 in JerusalemH3389 will be as greatH1431 as the wailingH4553 of Hadad-rimmonH1910 in the plainH1237 of MegiddoH4023. 12The landH776 will mournH5594, eachH4940 clanH4940 on its ownH905: the clanH4940 of the houseH1004 of DavidH1732 and their wivesH802, the clanH4940 of the houseH1004 of NathanH5416 and their wivesH802H905, 13the clanH4940 of the houseH1004 of LeviH3878 and their wivesH802H905, the clanH4940 of ShimeiH8097 and their wivesH802H905, 14and allH3605 the remainingH7604 clansH4940 and their wivesH802H905.