Zechariah 9:12

Zechariah 9:12 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Turn you to the strong hold, ye prisoners of hope: even to day do I declare that I will render double unto thee;
• New International Version (NIV)Return to your fortress, you prisoners of hope; even now I announce that I will restore twice as much to you.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Return to your stronghold, O prisoners of hope; today I declare that I will restore to you double.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Return to the stronghold, You prisoners of hope. Even today I declare That I will restore double to you.

Context of Zechariah 9:12

10And I will eliminate the chariot from Ephraim And the horse from Jerusalem; And the bow of war will be eliminated. And He will speak peace to the nations; And His dominion will be from sea to sea, And from the Euphrates River to the ends of the earth. 11As for you also, because of the blood of My covenant with you, I have set your prisoners free from the waterless pit. Return to the stronghold, you prisoners who have the hope; This very day I am declaring that I will restore double to you. 13For I will bend Judah as My bow, I will fill the bow with Ephraim. And I will stir up your sons, Zion, against your sons, Greece; And I will make you like a warrior’s sword. 14Then the Lord will appear over them, And His arrow will go forth like lightning; And the Lord God will blow the trumpet, And march in the storm winds of the south.

Zechariah 9:12 word by word

שׁ֚וּבוּ לְבִצָּר֔וֹן אֲסִירֵ֖י הַתִּקְוָ֑ה גַּם־הַיּ֕וֹם מַגִּ֥יד מִשְׁנֶ֖ה אָשִׁ֥יב לָֽךְ׃Read the interlinear

• Returnשׁוּבshûb · to return: returnH7725
• strongholdבִּצָּרוֹןbitstsârôn · strongholdH1225
• you prisonersאָסִיר'âsîyr · prisonerH615
• hopeתִּקְוָהtiqvâh · hopeH8615
• This veryגַּםgam · alsoH1571
• dayיוֹםyôm · dayH3117
• I am declaringנָגַדnâgad · to tellH5046
• that I will restoreשׁוּבshûb · to return: rescueH7725
• doubleמִשְׁנֶהmishneh · secondH4932

Cross-references for Zechariah 9:12

• Isaiah 52:2Shake yourself from the dust, rise up, Captive Jerusalem; Release yourself from the chains around your neck, Captive daughter of Zion.
• Jeremiah 31:6For there will be a day when watchmen On the hills of Ephraim call out, ‘Arise, and let’s go up to Zion, To the Lord our God.’”
• Jeremiah 50:4“In those days and at that time,” declares the Lord, “the sons of Israel will come, they and the sons of Judah as well; they will go along weeping as they go, and it will be the Lord their God whom they will seek.
• Jeremiah 51:10The Lord has brought about our vindication; Come and let’s recount in Zion The work of the Lord our God!
• Micah 4:8As for you, tower of the flock, Hill of the daughter of Zion, To you it will come-- Yes, the former dominion will come, The kingdom of the daughter of Jerusalem.
• Nahum 1:7The Lord is good, A stronghold in the day of trouble, And He knows those who take refuge in Him.
• Hebrews 6:18so that by two unchangeable things in which it is impossible for God to lie, we who have taken refuge would have strong encouragement to hold firmly to the hope set before us.
• Isaiah 38:18For Sheol cannot thank You, Death cannot praise You; Those who go down to the pit cannot hope for Your faithfulness.
• Isaiah 49:9Saying to those who are bound, ‘Go free,’ To those who are in darkness, ‘Show yourselves.’ They will feed along the roads, And their pasture will be on all bare heights.
• Jeremiah 31:17There is hope for your future,” declares the Lord, “And your children will return to their own territory.
• Lamentations 3:21I recall this to my mind, Therefore I wait.
• Ezekiel 37:11Then He said to me, “Son of man, these bones are the entire house of Israel; behold, they say, ‘Our bones are dried up and our hope has perished. We are completely cut off.’
• Hosea 2:15Then I will give her her vineyards from there, And the Valley of Achor as a door of hope. And she will respond there as in the days of her youth, As in the day when she went up from the land of Egypt.
• Job 42:10The Lord also restored the fortunes of Job when he prayed for his friends, and the Lord increased double all that Job had.
• Isaiah 40:2“Speak kindly to Jerusalem; And call out to her, that her warfare has ended, That her guilt has been removed, That she has received of the Lord’s hand Double for all her sins.”
• Isaiah 61:7Instead of your shame you will have a double portion, And instead of humiliation they will shout for joy over their portion. Therefore they will possess a double portion in their land, Everlasting joy will be theirs.

Commentaries on Zechariah 9:12

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 12Turn you to the strong hold - Ye who feel your sins, and are shut up under a sense of your guilt, look up to him who was delivered for your offenses, and rose again for your justification. Ye have hope, let that hope lead you to faith, and that faith to the blood of the covenant; and, through that blood, to God, the Father of all. I will render double unto thee - Give thee an abundance of peace and salvation.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 12Turn ye to the stronghold - that is, Almighty God; as the Psalmists so often say, “The Lord is the defense of my life” (Psalm 27:1, add Psalm 31:5; Psalm 37:39; Psalm 43:2; Psalm 52:9); and Joel, “The Lord shall be a stronghold of the children, of Israel”; and Nahum, “The Lord is a stronghold in the day of trouble” Nahum 1:7; And, David said, “Thou hast been a shelter for me, a strong tower against the enemy” Psalm 61:3; “the Name of the Lord is a strong…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 9-17Verses 9-17 The prophet breaks forth into a joyful representation of the coming of the Messiah, of whom the ancient Jews explained this prophecy. He took the character of their King, when he entered Jerusalem amidst the hosannas of the multitude. But his kingdom is a spiritual kingdom. It shall not be advanced by outward force or carnal weapons. His gospel shall be preached to the world, and be received among the heathen. A sinful state is a state of…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 12Return to your stronghold: This calls for the Jews still in Babylon to go back to Judah.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1212. stronghold--in contrast to the "pit" (Zec 9:11); literally, "a place cut off from access." Maurer thinks, "a height" (Psa 18:33). An image for the security which the returning Jews shall have in Messiah (Zec 9:8) encamped about His people (Psa 46:1, 5; compare Is 49:9; Pr 18:10). prisoners of hope--that is, who in spite of afflictions (Job 13:15; Psa 42:5, 11) maintain hope in the covenant-keeping God; in contrast to unbelievers, who say, "There is no…Read the comment

Topics related to Zechariah 9:12

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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