New American Standard Bible 1995

Zechariah 9

Prophecies against Neighboring Nations

1Theburdenמַשָּׂ֤אma.Sa'H4853of the wordדְבַר־de.var-H1697of the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068is against the landבְּאֶ֣רֶץbe.'E.retzH776of Hadrachחַדְרָ֔ךְchad.RakhH2317, withDamascusוְדַמֶּ֖שֶׂקve.da.Me.sekH1834as its restingH4496placeמְנֻחָת֑וֹme.nu.cha.ToH4496(for the eyesעֵ֣ין'einH5869of menאָדָ֔ם'a.DamH120,especially of allוְכֹ֖לve.KholH3605the tribesשִׁבְטֵ֥יshiv.TeiH7626of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478,are toward the Lordלַֽיהוָה֙la.Yah.wehH3068),

2AndHamathחֲמָ֖תcha.MatH2574alsoוְגַם־ve.gam-H1571,which bordersתִּגְבָּל־tig.bol-H1379on it;Tyreצֹ֣רtzorH6865andSidonוְצִיד֔וֹןve.tzi.DonH6721,thoughכִּ֥יkiH3588they areveryמְאֹֽד׃me.'OdH3966wiseחָֽכְמָ֖הchokh.mahH2449.

3For Tyreצֹ֛רtzorH6865builtוַתִּ֥בֶןva.Ti.venH1129herself afortressמָצ֖וֹרma.TzorH4692Andpiledוַתִּצְבָּר־va.titz.bor-H6651up silverכֶּ֙סֶף֙ke.sefH3701like dustכֶּֽעָפָ֔רke.'a.FarH6083, Andgoldוְחָר֖וּץve.cha.RutzH2742like the mireכְּטִ֥יטke.TitH2916of the streetsחוּצֽוֹת׃chu.TzotH2351.

4Beholdהִנֵּ֤הhi.NehH2009,the Lordאֲדֹנָי֙'a.do.NaiH136willdispossessיֽוֹרִשֶׁ֔נָּהyo.ri.She.nahH3423herAnd castוְהִכָּ֥הve.hi.KahH5221her wealthחֵילָ֑הּchei.LahH2428into the seaבַיָּ֖םvai.YamH3220; And she will beconsumedתֵּאָכֵֽל׃te.'a.KhelH398with fireבָּאֵ֥שׁba.'EshH784.

5Ashkelonאַשְׁקְל֜וֹן'ash.ke.LonH831will seeתֵּרֶ֨אte.Re'H7200itand be afraidוְתִירָ֗אve.ti.Ra'H3372.Gazaוְעַזָּה֙ve.'a.ZahH5804too will writheH2342in greatמְאֹ֔דme.'OdH3966painH2342;Also Ekronוְעֶקְר֖וֹןve.'ek.RonH6138,for her expectationמֶבָּטָ֑הּme.ba.TahH4007has beenH954confoundedH954.Moreover, the kingמֶ֙לֶךְ֙Me.lekhH4428will perishוְאָ֤בַדve.'A.vadH6from Gazaמֵֽעַזָּ֔הme.'a.ZahH5804,And Ashkelonוְאַשְׁקְל֖וֹןve.'ash.ke.LonH831will not be inhabitedתֵשֵֽׁב׃te.ShevH3427.

6And amongrelH4464raceH4464will dwellוְיָשַׁ֥בve.ya.ShavH3427inAshdodבְּאַשְׁדּ֑וֹדbe.'ash.DodH795,And I will cutוְהִכְרַתִּ֖יve.hikh.ra.TiH3772offH3772the prideגְּא֥וֹןge.'onH1347of the Philistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּֽים׃pe.lish.TimH6430.

7And I will removeוַהֲסִרֹתִ֨יva.ha.si.ro.TiH5493their bloodדָמָ֜יוda.MavH1818from their mouthמִפִּ֗יוmi.PivH6310And their detestableוְשִׁקֻּצָיו֙ve.shi.ku.TzavH8251thingsH8251from betweenמִבֵּ֣יןmi.BeinH996their teethשִׁנָּ֔יוshi.NavH8127.Then they alsoגַּם־gam-H1571will be a remnantוְנִשְׁאַ֥רve.nish.'ArH7604for our Godלֵֽאלֹהֵ֑ינוּle.lo.Hei.nuH430, And be like aclanכְּאַלֻּ֣ףke.'a.LufH441in Judahבִּֽיהוּדָ֔הbi.hu.DahH3063,And Ekronוְעֶקְר֖וֹןve.'ek.RonH6138like a Jebusiteכִּיבוּסִֽי׃ki.vu.SiH2983.

8But I will campוְחָנִ֨יתִיve.cha.Ni.tiH2583around My houseלְבֵיתִ֤יle.vei.TiH1004becauseH4480of an armyמִצָּבָה֙mi.tza.VahH4675,BecauseH4480ofhim who passesמֵעֹבֵ֣רme.'o.VerH5674by and returnsוּמִשָּׁ֔בu.mi.ShavH7725; Andnoוְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-H3808oppressorנֹגֵ֑שׂno.GesH5065will passיַעֲבֹ֧רya.'a.VorH5674overעֲלֵיהֶ֛ם'a.lei.HemH5921them anymoreע֖וֹדodH5750,For nowעַתָּ֖ה'a.TahH6258I have seenרָאִ֥יתִיra.'I.tiH7200with My eyesבְעֵינָֽי׃ סve.'ei.NaiH5869.

9Rejoiceגִּילִ֨יgi.LiH1523greatlyמְאֹ֜דme.'OdH3966,O daughterבַּת־bat-H1323of Zionצִיּ֗וֹןtzi.YonH6726!Shoutהָרִ֙יעִי֙ha.Ri.'iH7321in triumph,O daughterבַּ֣תbatH1323of Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֔םye.ru.sha.LimH3389!Beholdהִנֵּ֤הhi.NehH2009, yourkingמַלְכֵּךְ֙mal.keKhH4428is comingיָ֣בוֹאYa.Vo'H935to you; He isjustצַדִּ֥יקtza.DikH6662andendowedH3467with salvationH3467,Humbleעָנִי֙'a.NiH6041,and mountedוְרֹכֵ֣בve.ro.KhevH7392on a donkeyחֲמ֔וֹרcha.MorH2543, Even on acoltעַ֖יִר'A.yirH5895, thefoalבֶּן־ben-H1121of a donkeyאֲתֹנֽוֹת׃'a.to.NotH860.

10I willcutוְהִכְרַתִּי־ve.hikh.ra.ti-H3772offH3772the chariotרֶ֣כֶבRe.khevH7393from Ephraimמֵאֶפְרַ֗יִםme.'ef.Ra.yimH669And thehorseוְסוּס֙ve.SusH5483from Jerusalemמִיר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔םmi.Ru.sha.LimH3389; And thebowקֶ֣שֶׁתKe.shetH7198of warמִלְחָמָ֔הmil.cha.MahH4421will be cutוְנִכְרְתָה֙ve.nikh.re.TahH3772offH3772.And He will speakוְדִבֶּ֥רve.di.BerH1696peaceשָׁל֖וֹםsha.LomH7965to the nationsלַגּוֹיִ֑םla.go.YimH1471; And Hisdominionוּמָשְׁלוֹ֙u.ma.she.LoH4915will be from seaמִיָּ֣םmi.YamH3220to seaיָ֔םYamH3220, And from theRiverוּמִנָּהָ֖רu.mi.na.HarH5104to the endsאַפְסֵי־'af.sei-H657of the earthאָֽרֶץ׃'A.retzH776.

Deliverance of Judah and Ephraim

11As for you alsoגַּם־gam-H1571, because of thebloodבְּדַם־be.dam-H1818of Mycovenantבְּרִיתֵ֗ךְbe.ri.TekhH1285with you,I have setH7971yourprisonersאֲסִירַ֙יִךְ֙'a.si.Ra.yikhH615freeH7971from thewaterlessאֵ֥ין מַ֖יִם'ein Ma.yimH369 H4325pitמִבּ֔וֹרmi.BorH953.

12Returnשׁ֚וּבוּShu.vuH7725to thestrongholdלְבִצָּר֔וֹןle.vi.tza.RonH1225,O prisonersאֲסִירֵ֖י'a.si.ReiH615who have thehopeהַתִּקְוָ֑הha.tik.VahH8615;This veryגַּם־gam-H1571dayהַיּ֕וֹםhai.YomH3117I am declaringמַגִּ֥ידma.GidH5046that I will restoreאָשִׁ֥יב'a.ShivH7725doubleמִשְׁנֶ֖הmish.NehH4932to you.

13For I willbendדָרַ֨כְתִּיda.Rakh.tiH1869Judahיְהוּדָ֗הye.hu.DahH3063as My bowקֶ֚שֶׁתKe.shetH7198,I will fillמִלֵּ֣אתִיmi.Le.tiH4390the bowH7198with Ephraimאֶפְרַ֔יִם'ef.Ra.yimH669.And I will stirוְעוֹרַרְתִּ֤יve.'o.rar.TiH5782up your sonsבָנַ֙יִךְ֙va.Na.yikhH1121,O Zionצִיּ֔וֹןtzi.YonH6726,againstעַל־'al-H5921your sonsבָּנַ֖יִךְba.Na.yikhH1121, OGreeceיָוָ֑ןya.VanH3120;And I will makeוְשַׂמְתִּ֖יךְve.sam.TikhH7760you like awarrior’sגִּבּֽוֹר׃gi.BorH1368swordכְּחֶ֥רֶבke.Che.revH2719.

14Then the LordH3068will appearיֵֽרָאֶ֔הye.ra.'EhH7200overעֲלֵיהֶ֣ם'a.lei.HemH5921them, And Hisarrowחִצּ֑וֹchi.TzoH2671will goוְיָצָ֥אve.ya.Tza'H3318forthH3318like lightningכַבָּרָ֖קkha.ba.RakH1300;And the Lordוַֽאדֹנָ֤יva.do.NaiH136GodH3068will blowיִתְקָ֔עyit.Ka'H8628thetrumpetבַּשּׁוֹפָ֣רba.sho.FarH7782,And will marchוְהָלַ֖ךְve.ha.LakhH1980in thestormבְּסַעֲר֥וֹתbe.sa.'a.RotH5591windsH5591of the southתֵּימָֽן׃tei.ManH8486.

15The Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068of hostsצְבָאוֹת֮tze.va.'OtH6635will defendיָגֵ֣ןya.GenH1598them. And they willdevourוְאָכְל֗וּve.'a.khe.LuH398and trampleוְכָֽבְשׁוּ֙ve.kha.ve.ShuH3533on theslingקֶ֔לַעKe.la'H7050stonesאַבְנֵי־'av.nei-H68;And they will drinkוְשָׁת֥וּve.sha.TuH8354and beboisterousהָמ֖וּha.MuH1993as with wineיָ֑יִןYa.yinH3196;And they will be filledוּמָֽלְאוּ֙u.mal.'UH4390like a sacrificialbasinכַּמִּזְרָ֔קka.miz.RakH4219, Drenched like thecornersכְּזָוִיּ֖וֹתke.za.vi.YotH2106of the altarמִזְבֵּֽחַ׃miz.Be.achH4196.

16And the Lordיְהוָ֧הYah.wehH3068their Godאֱלֹהֵיהֶ֛ם'e.lo.hei.HemH430willsaveוְֽהוֹשִׁיעָ֞םve.ho.shi.'AmH3467them in that dayבַּיּ֥וֹםbai.YomH3117As the flockכְּצֹ֣אןke.TzonH6629of His peopleעַמּ֑וֹa.MoH5971; For they are asthe stonesאַבְנֵי־'av.nei-H68of acrownנֵ֔זֶרNe.zerH5145,Sparklingמִֽתְנוֹסְס֖וֹתmit.no.SotH5264in His landאַדְמָתֽוֹ׃'ad.ma.ToH127.

17For whatH4100comelinessטּוּב֖וֹtu.VoH2898andbeautyיָפְי֑וֹya.fe.YoH3308will be theirs!Grainדָּגָן֙da.GanH1715will make the youngבַּֽחוּרִ֔יםba.chu.RimH970menH970flourishיְנוֹבֵ֥בye.no.VevH5107,and newוְתִיר֖וֹשׁve.ti.Ro.oshH8492wineH8492the virginsבְּתֻלֽוֹת׃be.tu.LotH1330.

Prophecies against Neighboring Nations

Deliverance of Judah and Ephraim

Commentaries on Zechariah 9