Zechariah 9:7

Zechariah 9:7 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And I will take away his blood out of his mouth, and his abominations from between his teeth: but he that remaineth, even he, shall be for our God, and he shall be as a governor in Judah, and Ekron as a Jebusite.
• English Standard Version (ESV)I will take away its blood from its mouth, and its abominations from between its teeth; it too shall be a remnant for our God; it shall be like a clan in Judah, and Ekron shall be like the Jebusites.
• New King James Version (NKJV)I will take away the blood from his mouth, And the abominations from between his teeth. But he who remains, even he shall be for our God, And shall be like a leader in Judah, And Ekron like a Jebusite.
• New Living Translation (NLT)I will grab the bloody meat from their mouths and snatch the detestable sacrifices from their teeth. Then the surviving Philistines will worship our God and become like a clan in Judah. The Philistines of Ekron will join my people, as the ancient Jebusites once did.

Context of Zechariah 9:7

5Ashkelon will see it and fear; Gaza will writhe in agony, and Ekron too, for her hope will wither. Gaza will lose her king and Ashkelon will be deserted. 6A mongrel people will occupy Ashdod, and I will put an end to the pride of the Philistines. I will take the blood from their mouths, the forbidden food from between their teeth. Those who are left will belong to our God and become a clan in Judah, and Ekron will be like the Jebusites. 8But 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. 9Rejoice greatly, Daughter Zion! Shout, Daughter Jerusalem! See, your king comes to you, righteous and victorious, lowly and riding on a donkey, on a colt, the foal of a donkey.

Zechariah 9:7 word by word

וַהֲסִרֹתִ֨י דָמָ֜יו מִפִּ֗יו וְשִׁקֻּצָיו֙ מִבֵּ֣ין שִׁנָּ֔יו וְנִשְׁאַ֥ר גַּם־ה֖וּא לֵֽאלֹהֵ֑ינוּ וְהָיָה֙ כְּאַלֻּ֣ף בִּֽיהוּדָ֔ה וְעֶקְר֖וֹן כִּיבוּסִֽי׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And I will take awayסוּרsûr ώûr · to turn aside: removeH5493
• his bloodדָּםdâm · bloodH1818
• out of his mouthפֶּהpeh · lipH6310
• and his abominationsשִׁקּוּץshiqqûts shiqqûts · abominationH8251
• from between his teethשֵׁןshên · toothH8127
• but he that remainethשָׁאַרshâ'ar · to remainH7604
• for our Godאֱלֹהִים'ĕlôhîym · GodH430
• and he shall be as a governorאַלּוּף'alûph 'allûph · chiefH441
• in Judahיְהוּדָהyehûdâh · JudahH3063
• and Ekronעֶקְרוֹן‛eqrôn · EkronH6138
• as a Jebusiteיְבוּסִיyebûsîy · JebusiteH2983

Cross-references for Zechariah 9:7

• 1 Samuel 17:34But David said to Saul, “Your servant has been keeping his father’s sheep. When a lion or a bear came and carried off a sheep from the flock,
• Psalms 3:7Arise, Lord! Deliver me, my God! Strike all my enemies on the jaw; break the teeth of the wicked.
• Psalms 58:6Break the teeth in their mouths, O God; Lord, tear out the fangs of those lions!
• Amos 3:12This is what the Lord says: “As a shepherd rescues from the lion’s mouth only two leg bones or a piece of an ear, so will the Israelites living in Samaria be rescued, with only the head of a bed and a piece of fabric from a couch.”
• Zechariah 8:23This is what the Lord Almighty says: “In those days ten people from all languages and nations will take firm hold of one Jew by the hem of his robe and say, ‘Let us go with you, because we have heard that God is with you.’ ”
• Isaiah 11:12He will raise a banner for the nations and gather the exiles of Israel; he will assemble the scattered people of Judah from the four quarters of the earth.
• Isaiah 19:23In that day there will be a highway from Egypt to Assyria. The Assyrians will go to Egypt and the Egyptians to Assyria. The Egyptians and Assyrians will worship together.
• Jeremiah 48:47“Yet I will restore the fortunes of Moab in days to come,” declares the Lord. Here ends the judgment on Moab.
• Jeremiah 49:6“Yet afterward, I will restore the fortunes of the Ammonites,” declares the Lord.
• Ezekiel 16:57before your wickedness was uncovered. Even so, you are now scorned by the daughters of Edom and all her neighbors and the daughters of the Philistines—all those around you who despise you.
• Isaiah 49:22This is what the Sovereign Lord says: “See, I will beckon to the nations, I will lift up my banner to the peoples; they will bring your sons in their arms and carry your daughters on their hips.
• Isaiah 60:14The children of your oppressors will come bowing before you; all who despise you will bow down at your feet and will call you the City of the Lord, Zion of the Holy One of Israel.
• Galatians 3:28There is neither Jew nor Gentile, neither slave nor free, nor is there male and female, for you are all one in Christ Jesus.
• 2 Samuel 24:16When the angel stretched out his hand to destroy Jerusalem, the Lord relented concerning the disaster and said to the angel who was afflicting the people, “Enough! Withdraw your hand.” The angel of the Lord was then at the threshing floor of Araunah the Jebusite.
• 1 Chronicles 11:4David and all the Israelites marched to Jerusalem (that is, Jebus). The Jebusites who lived there
• 1 Chronicles 21:15And God sent an angel to destroy Jerusalem. But as the angel was doing so, the Lord saw it and relented concerning the disaster and said to the angel who was destroying the people, “Enough! Withdraw your hand.” The angel of the Lord was then standing at the threshing floor of Araunah the Jebusite.

Commentaries on Zechariah 9:7

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 7I will take away his blood out of his mouth - The Philistines, when incorporated with the Israelites, shall abstain from blood, and every thing that is abominable. And Ekron as a Jebusite - As an inhabitant of Jerusalem. Many of the Philistines became proselytes to Judiasm; and particularly the cities of Gaza, and Ashdod. See Josephus Antiq. lib. xlii., c. 15, s. 4.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 7And I will take away his blood out of his mouth - The “abominations” being idol-sacrifices, the “bloods” will also be, the blood mingled with the wine of sacrifices, of which David says, “Their drink-offerings of blood will I not offer” Psalm 16:4; and Ezekiel unites the offences, “Ye eat With the blood, and lift up your eyes toward your idols, and shed blood” Ezekiel 33:25. But he that remaineth - Better, “And he too” shall remain over to our God.” Of…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 7blood: The Philistines ate meat with blood, which was considered ceremonially unclean (see Genesis 9:4; Leviticus 3:17; Acts 15:20). Abominations refer to eating unclean foods (see Leviticus 11:2–23). they too will become a remnant for our God: This predicts Philip’s work in the Philistine coastal cities (see Acts 8:40). The Jebusites were a Canaanite group (see Genesis 10:16; 1 Chronicles 1:14) living near Jerusalem. The city of Jebus (Jerusalem) was…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 77. take ... his blood out of ... mouth--Blood was forbidden as food (Ge 9:4; Le 7:26). abominations--things sacrificed to idols and then partaken of by the worshippers (Nu 25:2; Ac 15:29). The sense is, "I will cause the Philistines to cease from the worship of idols." even he shall be for our God--"even he," like Hamath, Damascus, Tyre, &c., which, these words imply, shall also be converted to God (Is 56:3, "son of the stranger joined himself to the…Read the comment

Topics related to Zechariah 9:7

• Idolatry
• Philistines

In the dictionaries

• Ekron
• God
• Judah
• Ekron; Ekronite
• Jebus; Jebusi; Jebusite
• Ekron, Ekronites
• Jebus, Jebusite
• Judah, kingdom of Judah
• Judea, Judah
• god, false god, goddess, idol, idolater, idolatrous, idolatry

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