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New American Standard Bible 2020

Zechariah 9

Prophecies against Neighboring Nations

1The pronouncement of the word of the Lord is against the land of Hadrach, with 1Damascus as its resting place (for the eyes of mankind, especially of all the tribes of Israel, are toward the Lord),2And 2Hamath also, which borders on it; 3Tyre and 4Sidon, 5though 6they are 7very wise.3For Tyre built herself a 8fortress, And 9piled up silver like dust, And 10gold like the mud of the streets.4Behold, the Lord will 11dispossess her And throw her wealth into the sea; And she will be 12consumed with fire.5Ashkelon will see it and be afraid. Gaza too will writhe in great pain; Also Ekron, because her hope has been ruined. Moreover, the king will perish from Gaza, And Ashkelon will not be inhabited.6And a people of mixed origins will live in 13Ashdod, And I will eliminate the pride of the Philistines.7And I will remove their blood from their mouth And their detestable things from between their teeth. Then they also will be a remnant for our God, And be like a 14clan in Judah, And Ekron will be like a Jebusite.8But I will camp around My house 15because of an army, Because of 16him who passes by and returns; And 17no oppressor will pass over them anymore, For now I have seen with My eyes.918Rejoice greatly, daughter of Zion! Shout in triumph, daughter of Jerusalem! Behold, your 19king is coming to you; He is 2021righteous and 22endowed with salvation, 23Humble, and mounted on a donkey, Even on a 24colt, the 25foal of a donkey.10And I will 26eliminate the chariot from Ephraim And the 27horse from Jerusalem; And the 28bow of war will be eliminated. And He will speak 29peace to the nations; And His 30dominion will be from sea to sea, And from the Euphrates River to the ends of the earth.

Restoration of Judah and Ephraim

11As for you also, because of the 31blood of My covenant with you, I have set your 32prisoners free from the 33waterless pit.12Return to the 3435stronghold, you prisoners 36who have the 37hope; This very day I am declaring that I will restore 38double to you.13For I will 39bend Judah 40as My bow, I will fill the bow with Ephraim. And I will stir up your sons, Zion, against your sons, 41Greece; And I will make you like a 42warrior’s sword.14Then the Lord will appear 43over them, And His 44arrow will go forth like lightning; And the Lord 45God will blow the 46trumpet, And march in the 47storm winds of the south.1548The Lord of armies will protect them. And they will 49devour and trample on the 50slingstones; And they will drink and be 51boisterous as with wine; And they will be filled like a sacrificial basin, Drenched like the 52corners of the altar.16And the Lord their God will 53save them on that day As the flock of His people; For they are like the precious stones of a 54crown, Sparkling on His land.17For how great will 55their 56loveliness and 57beauty be! Grain will make the young men flourish, and new wine, the virgins.

Notes

  1. 1. Zechariah 9:1 Is 17:1; Jer 49:23-27; Amos 1:3-5 ↩
  2. 2. Zechariah 9:2 Jer 49:23 ↩
  3. 3. Zechariah 9:2 Ezek 28:2-5, 12 ↩
  4. 4. Zechariah 9:2 Ezek 28:21 ↩
  5. 5. Zechariah 9:2 Or because ↩
  6. 6. Zechariah 9:2 I.e., they think they are ↩
  7. 7. Zechariah 9:2 Ezek 28:2-5, 12 ↩
  8. 8. Zechariah 9:3 Josh 19:29; 2 Sam 24:7 ↩
  9. 9. Zechariah 9:3 Job 27:16; Ezek 27:33; 28:4, 5 ↩
  10. 10. Zechariah 9:3 1 Kin 10:21, 27 ↩
  11. 11. Zechariah 9:4 Ezek 26:3-5 ↩
  12. 12. Zechariah 9:4 Ezek 28:18 ↩
  13. 13. Zechariah 9:6 Amos 1:8; Zeph 2:4 ↩
  14. 14. Zechariah 9:7 Or chief ↩
  15. 15. Zechariah 9:8 Or as a garrison, so that none will go back and forth ↩
  16. 16. Zechariah 9:8 Is 52:1 ↩
  17. 17. Zechariah 9:8 Is 54:14; 60:18 ↩
  18. 18. Zechariah 9:9 Zeph 3:14, 15; Zech 2:10 ↩
  19. 19. Zechariah 9:9 Ps 110:1; Is 9:6, 7; Jer 23:5, 6; Matt 21:5; John 12:15 ↩
  20. 20. Zechariah 9:9 Or vindicated and victorious ↩
  21. 21. Zechariah 9:9 Zeph 3:5 ↩
  22. 22. Zechariah 9:9 Is 43:3, 11 ↩
  23. 23. Zechariah 9:9 Is 57:15 ↩
  24. 24. Zechariah 9:9 Judg 10:4; Is 30:6 ↩
  25. 25. Zechariah 9:9 Lit son of a female donkey ↩
  26. 26. Zechariah 9:10 Hos 1:7 ↩
  27. 27. Zechariah 9:10 Mic 5:10 ↩
  28. 28. Zechariah 9:10 Hos 2:18 ↩
  29. 29. Zechariah 9:10 Is 57:19; Mic 4:2-4 ↩
  30. 30. Zechariah 9:10 Ps 72:8; Is 60:12 ↩
  31. 31. Zechariah 9:11 Ex 24:8; Heb 10:2 ↩
  32. 32. Zechariah 9:11 Is 24:22; 51:14 ↩
  33. 33. Zechariah 9:11 Lit cistern in which there is no water ↩
  34. 34. Zechariah 9:12 Or Stronghold ↩
  35. 35. Zechariah 9:12 Jer 16:19; Joel 3:16 ↩
  36. 36. Zechariah 9:12 Lit of the hope ↩
  37. 37. Zechariah 9:12 Jer 14:8; 17:13; Heb 6:18, 19 ↩
  38. 38. Zechariah 9:12 Is 61:7 ↩
  39. 39. Zechariah 9:13 Jer 51:20 ↩
  40. 40. Zechariah 9:13 Lit for Me as a bow ↩
  41. 41. Zechariah 9:13 Joel 3:6 ↩
  42. 42. Zechariah 9:13 Ps 45:3 ↩
  43. 43. Zechariah 9:14 Is 31:5; Zech 2:5 ↩
  44. 44. Zechariah 9:14 Ps 18:14; Hab 3:11 ↩
  45. 45. Zechariah 9:14 Heb YHWH, usually rendered Lord ↩
  46. 46. Zechariah 9:14 Is 27:13 ↩
  47. 47. Zechariah 9:14 Is 21:1; 66:15 ↩
  48. 48. Zechariah 9:15 Is 37:35; Zech 12:8 ↩
  49. 49. Zechariah 9:15 Zech 12:6 ↩
  50. 50. Zechariah 9:15 Job 41:28 ↩
  51. 51. Zechariah 9:15 Ps 78:65 ↩
  52. 52. Zechariah 9:15 Ex 27:2 ↩
  53. 53. Zechariah 9:16 Jer 31:10, 11 ↩
  54. 54. Zechariah 9:16 Is 62:3 ↩
  55. 55. Zechariah 9:17 Lit his ↩
  56. 56. Zechariah 9:17 Jer 31:12, 14 ↩
  57. 57. Zechariah 9:17 Ps 27:4; Is 33:17 ↩

Commentaries on Zechariah 9

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