Zechariah 2:12

Zechariah 2:12 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And the Lord shall inherit Judah his portion in the holy land, and shall choose Jerusalem again.
• New International Version (NIV)The Lord will inherit Judah as his portion in the holy land and will again choose Jerusalem.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And the Lord will inherit Judah as his portion in the holy land, and will again choose Jerusalem."
• New King James Version (NKJV)And the Lord will take possession of Judah as His inheritance in the Holy Land, and will again choose Jerusalem.

Context of Zechariah 2:12

10Sing for joy and rejoice, people of Zion. I’m going to come and live among you, declares the Lord. 11On that day many nations will join the Lord and become my people. I will live among you. Then you will know that the Lord of Armies has sent me to you. The Lord will claim Judah as his own in the holy land and will again choose Jerusalem. 13“Everyone be silent in the presence of the Lord. He is waking up and setting out from his holy dwelling place.”

Zechariah 2:12 word by word

וְנָחַ֨ל יְהוָ֤ה אֶת־יְהוּדָה֙ חֶלְק֔וֹ עַ֖ל אַדְמַ֣ת הַקֹּ֑דֶשׁ וּבָחַ֥ר ע֖וֹד בִּירוּשָׁלִָֽם׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• shall inheritנָחַלnâchal · to inheritH5157
• Judahיְהוּדָהyehûdâh · JudahH3063
• his portionחֵ֫לֶקchêleq · portionH2506
• in the holyקֹ֫דֶשׁqôdesh · holinessH6944
• landאֲדָמָה'ădâmâh · land: soilH127
• and shall chooseבָּחַרbâchar · to chooseH977
• Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֫ם, יְרוּשְׁלֵםyerûshâlaim yerûshâlayim · JerusalemH3389

Cross-references for Zechariah 2:12

• Exodus 19:5If you carefully obey me and are faithful to the terms of my promise, then out of all the nations you will be my own special possession, even though the whole world is mine.
• Deuteronomy 32:9But the Lord’s people were his property. Jacob was his own possession.
• Psalms 82:8Arise, O God! Judge the earth, because all the nations belong to you.
• Psalms 135:4The Lord chose Jacob to be his own and chose Israel to be his own special treasure.
• Jeremiah 10:16Jacob’s God isn’t like them. He made everything, and Israel is the tribe that belongs to him. His name is the Lord of Armies.
• Jeremiah 51:19Jacob’s God isn’t like them. He made everything, and Israel is the tribe that belongs to him. His name is the Lord of Armies.
• Zechariah 1:17“Announce again: This is what the Lord of Armies says: My cities will overflow with prosperity once more. The Lord will again comfort Zion and will again choose Jerusalem.”
• Isaiah 41:9I have taken you from the ends of the earth and called you from its most distant places. I said to you, ‘You are my servant. I’ve chosen you; I haven’t rejected you.’

Commentaries on Zechariah 2:12

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 12The Lord shall inherit Judah his portion in the holy land - This is a promise of the final restoration of the Jews, and that they should be God's portion in their own land.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 12And the Lord shall inherit Judah His portion - The inheritance of the Lord is the title which God commonly gave to Israel (Deuteronomy 4:20; Deuteronomy 9:26, Deuteronomy 9:29; 1 Samuel 26:19; 2 Samuel 14:16; 2 Samuel 20:19; 2 Samuel 21:3; 1 Kings 8:51; Psalm 28:9; Psalm 33:12; Psalm 68:10; Psalm 78:62, Psalm 78:71; Psalm 119:1; Psalm 106:40, Joel 2:17; Joel 3:2, (Hebrew) Isaiah 19:25; Isaiah 47:6; Jeremiah 12:7-9; Jeremiah 50:11). God is said to be the…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 10-13Verses 10-13 Here is a prediction of the coming of Christ in human nature. Many nations in that day would renounce idolatry, and God will own those for his people who join him with purpose of heart. Glorious times are foretold as a prophecy of our Lord's coming and kingdom. God is about to do something unexpected, and very surprising, and to plead his people's cause, which had long seemed neglected. Silently submit to his holy will, and patiently wait the…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 12Israel is the Lord’s inheritance or special possession. The people of Israel belong to the Lord (Deuteronomy 32:9–10). The land is holy because of God’s glorious presence in the Jerusalem temple (see Psalms 11:4; 15:1).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1212. Judah his portion in the holy land--Lest the joining of the Gentile "nations to Jehovah" (Zec 2:11) should lead the Jews to fear that their peculiar relation to Him (De 4:20; 9:29; 32:9) as "His inheritance" should cease, this verse is added to assure them of His making them so hereafter "again." choose Jerusalem again--The course of God's grace was interrupted for a time, but His covenant was not set aside (Ro 11:28, 29); the election was once for…Read the comment

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Commentaries on Zechariah 2

• 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