Zechariah 9:15

Zechariah 9:15 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)The Lord of hosts shall defend them; and they shall devour, and subdue with sling stones; and they shall drink, and make a noise as through wine; and they shall be filled like bowls, and as the corners of the altar.
• New International Version (NIV)and the Lord Almighty will shield them. They will destroy and overcome with slingstones. They will drink and roar as with wine; they will be full like a bowl used for sprinkling the corners of the altar.
• English Standard Version (ESV)The Lord of hosts will protect them, and they shall devour, and tread down the sling stones, and they shall drink and roar as if drunk with wine, and be full like a bowl, drenched like the corners of the altar.
• New King James Version (NKJV)The Lord of hosts will defend them; They shall devour and subdue with slingstones. They shall drink and roar as if with wine; They shall be filled with blood like basins, Like the corners of the altar.

Context of Zechariah 9:15

13When I have bent Judah for me, filled the bow with Ephraim, and raised up thy sons, O Zion, against thy sons, O Greece, and made thee as the sword of a mighty man. 14And Yhwh shall be seen over them, and his arrow shall go forth as the lightning: and the Lord Yhwh shall blow the trumpet, and shall go with whirlwinds of the south. Yhwh of Armies shall defend them; and they shall devour, and subdue with sling stones; and they shall drink, and make a noise as through wine; and they shall be filled like bowls, and as the corners of the altar. 16And Yhwh their God shall save them in that day as the flock of his people: for they shall be as the stones of a crown, lifted up as an ensign upon his land. 17For how great is his goodness, and how great is his beauty! grain shall make the young men cheerful, and new wine the maids.

Zechariah 9:15 word by word

יְהוָ֣ה צְבָאוֹת֮ יָגֵ֣ן עֲלֵיהֶם֒ וְאָכְל֗וּ וְכָֽבְשׁוּ֙ אַבְנֵי־קֶ֔לַע וְשָׁת֥וּ הָמ֖וּ כְּמוֹ־יָ֑יִן וּמָֽלְאוּ֙ כַּמִּזְרָ֔ק כְּזָוִיּ֖וֹת מִזְבֵּֽחַ׃Read the interlinear

• Yhwhיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• of Armiesצָבָאtsâbâ' tsebâ'âh · HostsH6635
• shall defendגָּנַןgânan · to defendH1598
• them; and they shall devourאָכַל'âkal · to eatH398
• and subdueכָּבַשׁkâbash · to subdueH3533
• with slingקֶ֫לַעqela‛ · slingH7050
• stonesאֶ֫בֶן'eben · stoneH68
• and they shall drinkשָׁתָהshâthâh · to drinkH8354
• make a noiseהָמָהhâmâh · to roarH1993
• as through wineיַ֫יִןyayin · wineH3196
• and they shall be filledמָלֵאmâlê' mâlâ' · to fillH4390
• like bowlsמִזְרָקmizrâq · bowlH4219
• as the cornersזָוִיתzâvîyth · cornerH2106
• of the altarמִזְבֵּחַmizbêach · altarH4196

Cross-references for Zechariah 9:15

• Zechariah 10:5And they shall be as mighty men, which tread down their enemies in the mire of the streets in the battle: and they shall fight, because Yhwh is with them, and the riders on horses shall be confounded.
• Zechariah 12:6In that day will I make the governors of Judah like an hearth of fire among the wood, and like a torch of fire in a sheaf; and they shall devour all the people round about, on the right hand and on the left: and Jerusalem shall be inhabited again in her own place, even in Jerusalem.
• Micah 5:8And the remnant of Jacob shall be among the Gentiles in the midst of many people as a lion among the beasts of the forest, as a young lion among the flocks of sheep: who, if he go through, both treadeth down, and teareth in pieces, and none can deliver.
• Revelation 19:13And he was clothed with a vesture dipped in blood: and his name is called The Word of God.
• 1 Samuel 17:45Then said David to the Philistine, Thou comest to me with a sword, and with a spear, and with a shield: but I come to thee in the name of Yhwh of Armies, the God of the armies of Israel, whom thou hast defied.
• 1 Corinthians 1:18For the preaching of the cross is to them that perish foolishness; but unto us which are saved it is the power of God.
• Zechariah 9:17For how great is his goodness, and how great is his beauty! grain shall make the young men cheerful, and new wine the maids.
• Zechariah 10:7And they of Ephraim shall be like a mighty man, and their heart shall rejoice as through wine: yea, their children shall see it, and be glad; their heart shall rejoice in Yhwh.
• Psalms 78:65Then the Lord awaked as one out of sleep, and like a mighty man that shouteth by reason of wine.
• Isaiah 55:1Ho, every one that thirsteth, come ye to the waters, and he that hath no money; come ye, buy, and eat; yea, come, buy wine and milk without money and without price.
• Acts 2:13Others mocking said, These men are full of new wine.
• Ephesians 5:18And be not drunk with wine, wherein is excess; but be filled with the Spirit;
• Zechariah 14:20In that day shall there be upon the bells of the horses, HOLINESS UNTO YHWH; and the pots in Yhwh's house shall be like the bowls before the altar.
• Exodus 27:2And thou shalt make the horns of it upon the four corners thereof: his horns shall be of the same: and thou shalt overlay it with brass.
• Leviticus 4:7And the priest shall put some of the blood upon the horns of the altar of sweet incense before Yhwh, which is in the tabernacle of the congregation; and shall pour all the blood of the bullock at the bottom of the altar of the burnt offering, which is at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation.

Commentaries on Zechariah 9:15

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 15The Lord of hosts shall defend then - He alone is the sure trust of his Church. Subdue with sling-stones - This was an ancient and powerful instrument in the hands of the Hebrews. See the note on Judges 20:16. They shall drink - After the victory gained as above, thy people shall hold a feast, and drink and be filled with wine. There is no intimation here that they shall drink the blood of their enemies, as some barbarous nations were accustomed to do…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 15The Lord of hosts, shall defend them - As God says, “I will defend this city to save it, for Mine own sake and for My servant David‘s sake”. The word is used by Isaiah only before Zechariah, and of the protection of Almighty God. The image of the complete protection on all sides stands first in God‘s words to Abraham, “I am thy shield” Genesis 15:1; David thence says to God, “Thou, O Lord, art a shield around me” (Psalm 3:4, (Psalm 3:3 in English)). And…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. 15slingstones: In ancient battles, large stones were thrown at defenders on city walls and launched at people inside. The Maccabees' victory over the Hellenistic Seleucids in the 100s BC might have partly fulfilled Zechariah’s prophecy of Israel defeating the Greeks (see 1 Maccabees 3:16–24; 4:6–16; 7:40–50). they will be filled … drenched: When the Lord sends his armies against the Greeks, there will be a lot of bloodshed. like sprinkling bowls: Ceremonial…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1515. devour--the flesh of their foes. drink--the blood of their foes; that is, utterly destroy them. Image (as Jr 46:10) from a sacrifice, wherein part of the flesh was eaten, and the blood poured in libation (compare Is 63:1, &c.). subdue with sling-stones--or, "tread under foot the sling-stones" hurled by the foe at them; that is, will contemptuously trample on the hostile missiles which shall fall harmless under their feet (compare Job 41:28). Probably…Read the comment

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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