Revised Literal Translation
Zechariah 9:8
8And I will encamp about mine house because of the army, because of him that passeth by, and because of him that returneth: and no oppressor shall pass through them any more: for now have I seen with mine eyes.
Zechariah 9:8 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And I will encamp about mine house because of the army, because of him that passeth by, and because of him that returneth: and no oppressor shall pass through them any more: for now have I seen with mine eyes.
- New International Version (NIV)But 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.
- English Standard Version (ESV)Then I will encamp at my house as a guard, so that none shall march to and fro; no oppressor shall again march over them, for now I see with my own eyes.
- New King James Version (NKJV)I will camp around My house Because of the army, Because of him who passes by and him who returns. No more shall an oppressor pass through them, For now I have seen with My eyes.
Context of Zechariah 9:8
6And a bastard shall dwell in Ashdod, and I will cut off the pride of the Philistines. 7And 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. And I will encamp about mine house because of the army, because of him that passeth by, and because of him that returneth: and no oppressor shall pass through them any more: for now have I seen with mine eyes. 9Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion; shout, O daughter of Jerusalem: behold, thy King cometh unto thee: he is just, and having salvation; lowly, and riding upon a donkey, and upon a colt the foal of a donkey. 10And I will cut off the chariot from Ephraim, and the horse from Jerusalem, and the battle bow shall be cut off: and he shall speak peace unto the heathen: and his dominion shall be from sea even to sea, and from the river even to the ends of the earth.
Read all of Zechariah 9Zechariah 9:8 word by word
וְחָנִ֨יתִי לְבֵיתִ֤י מִצָּבָה֙ מֵעֹבֵ֣ר וּמִשָּׁ֔ב וְלֹֽא־יַעֲבֹ֧ר עֲלֵיהֶ֛ם ע֖וֹד נֹגֵ֑שׂ כִּ֥י עַתָּ֖ה רָאִ֥יתִי בְעֵינָֽי׃ סRead the interlinear
- And I will encampחָנָהchânâh · to campH2583
- about mine houseבַּ֫יִתbayith · house: homeH1004
- because of the armyמִצָּבָהmatstsâbâh mitstsâbâh · guardH4675
- because of him that passeth byעָבַר‛âbar · to passH5674
- and because of him that returnethשׁוּבshûb · to return: repentH7725
- and no oppressorנָגַשׂnâgaώ · to oppressH5065
- them any more: for now have I seenרָאָהrâ'âh · to see: seeH7200
- with mine eyesעַ֫יִן‛ayin · eyeH5869
Cross-references for Zechariah 9:8
- Zechariah 2:1I lifted up mine eyes again, and looked, and behold a man with a measuring line in his hand.
- Zechariah 12:8In that day shall Yhwh defend the inhabitants of Jerusalem; and he that is feeble among them at that day shall be as David; and the house of David shall be as God, as the angel of Yhwh before them.
- Genesis 32:1And Jacob went on his way, and the angels of God met him.
- Psalms 34:7The angel of Yhwh encampeth round about them that fear him, and delivereth them.
- Psalms 46:1God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble.
- Psalms 125:1They that trust in Yhwh shall be as mount Zion, which cannot be removed, but abideth for ever.
- Isaiah 4:5And Yhwh will create upon every dwelling place of mount Zion, and upon her assemblies, a cloud and smoke by day, and the shining of a flaming fire by night: for upon all the glory shall be a defence.
- Isaiah 26:1In that day shall this song be sung in the land of Judah; We have a strong city; salvation will God appoint for walls and bulwarks.
- Isaiah 31:5As birds flying, so will Yhwh of Armies defend Jerusalem; defending also he will deliver it; and passing over he will preserve it.
- Isaiah 33:20Look upon Zion, the city of our solemnities: thine eyes shall see Jerusalem a quiet habitation, a tabernacle that shall not be taken down; not one of the stakes thereof shall ever be removed, neither shall any of the cords thereof be broken.
- Isaiah 52:12For ye shall not go out with haste, nor go by flight: for Yhwh will go before you; and the God of Israel will be your rereward.
- Joel 3:16Yhwh also shall roar out of Zion, and utter his voice from Jerusalem; and the heavens and the earth shall shake: But Yhwh will be the hope of his people, and the strength of the children of Israel.
- Revelation 20:9And they went up on the breadth of the earth, and compassed the camp of the saints about, and the beloved city: and fire came down from God out of heaven, and devoured them.
- 2 Kings 23:29In his days Pharaoh–nechoh king of Egypt went up against the king of Assyria to the river Euphrates: and king Josiah went against him; and he slew him at Megiddo, when he had seen him.
- 2 Kings 24:1In his days Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came up, and Jehoiakim became his servant three years: then he turned and rebelled against him.
- Jeremiah 46:2Against Egypt, against the army of Pharaoh–necho king of Egypt, which was by the river Euphrates in Carchemish, which Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon smote in the fourth year of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah king of Judah.
Commentaries on Zechariah 9:8
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 8I will encamp about mine house - This may apply to the conquests in Palestine by Alexander, who, coming with great wrath against Jerusalem, was met by Jaddua the high priest and his fellows in their sacred robes, who made intercession for the city and the temple; and, in consequence, Alexander spared both, which he had previously purposed to destroy. He showed the Jews also much favor, and remitted the tax every seventh year, because the law on that year…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 8And I will encamp about my house - (for my house‘s sake) because of the army “Because,” it is added in explanation, “of him that passeth by and of him that returneth;” Alexander, who passed by with his army, on his way to Egypt, and “returned,” having founded Alexandria. It was a most eventful march; one of the most eventful in the history of mankind. The destruction of the Persian empire, for which it prepared, was in itself of little moment; Alexander‘s…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-8This message reassured the Judeans that they should not fear their three main neighbors: Syria (Aram), the Phoenicians (Tyre and Sidon), and the Philistines. These neighbors were rivals of Judah and often tried to gain commercial and territorial advantages. God said their efforts would fail.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 88. encamp about--(Psa 34:7). mine house--namely, the Jewish people (Zec 3:7; Ho 8:1) [Maurer]. Or, the temple: reassuring the Jews engaged in building, who might otherwise fear their work would be undone by the conqueror [Moore]. The Jews were, in agreement with this prophecy, uninjured by Alexander, though he punished the Samaritans. Typical of their final deliverance from every foe. passeth by ... returneth--Alexander, when advancing against Jerusalem…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
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