Zechariah 9:8

Zechariah 9:8 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)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 eyes.
• New International Version (NIV)But I will encamp at my temple to guard it against marauding forces. Never again will an oppressor overrun my people, for now I am keeping watch.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Then I will encamp at my house as a guard, so that none shall march to and fro; no oppressor shall again march over them, for now I see with my own eyes.
• New King James Version (NKJV)I will camp around My house Because of the army, Because of him who passes by and him who returns. No more shall an oppressor pass through them, For now I have seen with My eyes.

Context of Zechariah 9:8

6Foreign people will live in Ashdod city. I will show the Philistines that they are not clever. They are not as clever as they believe. 7I will take the blood from their mouths. I will take the food from their teeth, because it is bad food. Those that remain will still be my people. They will become leaders in Judah. Ekron will be like a part of Judah, as the Jebusites were. Then I will keep my house safe against my enemies. No army will ever again beat my people, because I am watching them. 9Sing loudly, people in Zion. Shout, people in Jerusalem. Look! Your king comes to you. He will save you because he does everything well. But he is quiet and he is riding on a donkey. He will ride on a young animal. Its mother is a donkey. 10I will take away the chariots from Ephraim, and the horses of war from Jerusalem. The bows of war will be broken. He will speak to all the countries and wars will finish. He will rule from sea to sea. He will rule from the river Euphrates to the ends of the earth.

Zechariah 9:8 word by word

וְחָנִ֨יתִי לְבֵיתִ֤י מִצָּבָה֙ מֵעֹבֵ֣ר וּמִשָּׁ֔ב וְלֹֽא־יַעֲבֹ֧ר עֲלֵיהֶ֛ם ע֖וֹד נֹגֵ֑שׂ כִּ֥י עַתָּ֖ה רָאִ֥יתִי בְעֵינָֽי׃ סRead the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And I will encampחָנָהchânâh · to campH2583
• about mine houseבַּ֫יִתbayith · house: homeH1004
• because of the armyמִצָּבָהmatstsâbâh mitstsâbâh · guardH4675
• because of him that passeth byעָבַר‛âbar · to passH5674
• and because of him that returnethשׁוּבshûb · to return: repentH7725
• and no oppressorנָגַשׂnâgaώ · to oppressH5065
• them any more: for now have I seenרָאָהrâ'âh · to see: seeH7200
• with mine eyesעַ֫יִן‛ayin · eyeH5869

Cross-references for Zechariah 9:8

• Zechariah 2:1Then I looked up and I saw a man in front of me. He had a line in his hand. The line was to measure something.
• Zechariah 12:8On that day, the Lord will save the people who live in Jerusalem. Even sick people will be as strong as King David was. The family of David will lead the people from Jerusalem like the angel of the Lord. God himself will go before them.
• Genesis 32:1Jacob continued on his journey to his father's house. On his way the angels of God met him.
• Psalms 34:7The Lord's angel is very near to people who respect and obey the Lord. He keeps them safe from danger.
• Psalms 46:1God is a strong place for us, where he will keep us safe. He will always help us when troubles come.
• Psalms 125:1People who trust in the Lord are strong, like Mount Zion. Nothing can shake it. It will always be there.
• Isaiah 4:5The Lord himself will be above all of Mount Zion, and over all the people who meet together there. There will be cloud and smoke over them during the day. There will be bright flames of fire at night. The Lord's glory will cover over them all.
• Isaiah 26:1At that time, people will sing this song in Judah: We have a strong city, where we are safe. The Lord has made it safe, like strong walls that protect us all round.
• Isaiah 31:5The Lord Almighty will make Jerusalem safe. He will protect it like a bird that protects its nest. He will pass over the city and he will rescue it.
• Isaiah 33:20Now, look at Zion, the city where we have our festivals. Yes, you will see Jerusalem. It will be a place that is quiet and safe. It will be like a tent that people will never move. They will never pull up its pegs. They will never break its ropes.
• Isaiah 52:12But you will not have to hurry and run away. No, the Lord, Israel's God, will keep you safe. He will lead you at the front, and he will be your guard at the back.
• Joel 3:16The Lord will shout from Zion. He will make a great noise from Jerusalem. The earth and the sky will move about. But the Lord will keep his people safe.
• Revelation 20:9I saw them as they marched over the whole earth. They arrived at the city which God loves. That is where God's people had made their camp. Satan's army made their camp all around the city. Then fire came down from heaven and it destroyed them completely.
• 2 Kings 23:29While Josiah was king, Pharaoh Necho, the king of Egypt, took his army up to the River Euphrates. He went there to help the king of Assyria. King Josiah took his army to fight against Pharaoh Necho. But Necho killed Josiah in a battle at Megiddo.
• 2 Kings 24:1While Jehoiakim was king, King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon attacked Judah. Jehoiakim was under Nebuchadnezzar's authority for three years. But then Jehoiakim turned against Nebuchadnezzar.
• Jeremiah 46:2This is the message about Egypt. Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babylon, and his army fought against the army of Pharaoh Necho, king of Egypt. Babylon's army won the battle against Egypt's army at Carchemish on the Euphrates river. That happened in the fourth year that Josiah's son Jehoiakim ruled Judah as king.

Commentaries on Zechariah 9:8

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 8I will encamp about mine house - This may apply to the conquests in Palestine by Alexander, who, coming with great wrath against Jerusalem, was met by Jaddua the high priest and his fellows in their sacred robes, who made intercession for the city and the temple; and, in consequence, Alexander spared both, which he had previously purposed to destroy. He showed the Jews also much favor, and remitted the tax every seventh year, because the law on that year…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 8And I will encamp about my house - (for my house‘s sake) because of the army “Because,” it is added in explanation, “of him that passeth by and of him that returneth;” Alexander, who passed by with his army, on his way to Egypt, and “returned,” having founded Alexandria. It was a most eventful march; one of the most eventful in the history of mankind. The destruction of the Persian empire, for which it prepared, was in itself of little moment; Alexander‘s…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-8This message reassured the Judeans that they should not fear their three main neighbors: Syria (Aram), the Phoenicians (Tyre and Sidon), and the Philistines. These neighbors were rivals of Judah and often tried to gain commercial and territorial advantages. God said their efforts would fail.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 88. encamp about--(Psa 34:7). mine house--namely, the Jewish people (Zec 3:7; Ho 8:1) [Maurer]. Or, the temple: reassuring the Jews engaged in building, who might otherwise fear their work would be undone by the conqueror [Moore]. The Jews were, in agreement with this prophecy, uninjured by Alexander, though he punished the Samaritans. Typical of their final deliverance from every foe. passeth by ... returneth--Alexander, when advancing against Jerusalem…Read the comment

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Commentaries on Zechariah 9

• 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