Zechariah 9 - New American Standard Bible (NASB)

Prophecies against Neighboring Nations

9 The pronouncement of the word of the Lord is against the land of Hadrach, with (A)Damascus as its resting place (for the eyes of mankind, especially of all the tribes of Israel, are toward the Lord),

2 And (B)Hamath also, which borders on it;
(C)Tyre and (D)Sidon, [a]though [b]they are (E)very wise.
3 For Tyre built herself a (F)fortress,
And (G)piled up silver like dust,
And (H)gold like the mud of the streets.
4 Behold, the Lord will (I)dispossess her
And throw her wealth into the sea;
And she will be (J)consumed with fire.
5 Ashkelon 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.
6 And a people of mixed origins will live in (K)Ashdod,
And I will eliminate the pride of the Philistines.
7 And 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 [c]clan in Judah,
And Ekron will be like a Jebusite.
8 But I will camp around My house [d]because of an army,
Because of (L)him who passes by and returns;
And (M)no oppressor will pass over them anymore,
For now I have seen with My eyes.
9 (N)Rejoice greatly, daughter of Zion!
Shout in triumph, daughter of Jerusalem!
Behold, your (O)king is coming to you;
He is [e](P)righteous and (Q)endowed with salvation,
(R)Humble, and mounted on a donkey,
Even on a (S)colt, the [f]foal of a donkey.
10 And I will (T)eliminate the chariot from Ephraim
And the (U)horse from Jerusalem;
And the (V)bow of war will be eliminated.
And He will speak (W)peace to the nations;
And His (X)dominion will be from sea to sea,
And from the Euphrates River to the ends of the earth.

Restoration of Judah and Ephraim

11 As for you also, because of the (Y)blood of My covenant with you,
I have set your (Z)prisoners free from the [g]waterless pit.
12 Return to the [h](AA)stronghold, you prisoners [i]who have the (AB)hope;
This very day I am declaring that I will restore (AC)double to you.
13 For I will (AD)bend Judah [j]as My bow,
I will fill the bow with Ephraim.
And I will stir up your sons, Zion, against your sons, (AE)Greece;
And I will make you like a (AF)warrior’s sword.
14 Then the Lord will appear (AG)over them,
And His (AH)arrow will go forth like lightning;
And the Lord [k]God will blow the (AI)trumpet,
And march in the (AJ)storm winds of the south.
15 (AK)The Lord of armies will protect them.
And they will (AL)devour and trample on the (AM)slingstones;
And they will drink and be (AN)boisterous as with wine;
And they will be filled like a sacrificial basin,
Drenched like the (AO)corners of the altar.
16 And the Lord their God will (AP)save them on that day
As the flock of His people;
For they are like the precious stones of a (AQ)crown,
Sparkling on His land.
17 For how great will [l]their (AR)loveliness and (AS)beauty be!
Grain will make the young men flourish, and new wine, the virgins.

Footnotes

  1. Zechariah 9:2 Or because
  2. Zechariah 9:2 I.e., they think they are
  3. Zechariah 9:7 Or chief
  4. Zechariah 9:8 Or as a garrison, so that none will go back and forth
  5. Zechariah 9:9 Or vindicated and victorious
  6. Zechariah 9:9 Lit son of a female donkey
  7. Zechariah 9:11 Lit cistern in which there is no water
  8. Zechariah 9:12 Or Stronghold
  9. Zechariah 9:12 Lit of the hope
  10. Zechariah 9:13 Lit for Me as a bow
  11. Zechariah 9:14 Heb YHWH, usually rendered Lord
  12. Zechariah 9:17 Lit his

Cross references

  1. Zechariah 9:1 : Is 17:1; Jer 49:23-27; Amos 1:3-5
  2. Zechariah 9:2 : Jer 49:23
  3. Zechariah 9:2 : Ezek 28:2-5, 12
  4. Zechariah 9:2 : Ezek 28:21
  5. Zechariah 9:2 : Ezek 28:2-5, 12
  6. Zechariah 9:3 : Josh 19:29; 2 Sam 24:7
  7. Zechariah 9:3 : Job 27:16; Ezek 27:33; 28:4, 5
  8. Zechariah 9:3 : 1 Kin 10:21, 27
  9. Zechariah 9:4 : Ezek 26:3-5
  10. Zechariah 9:4 : Ezek 28:18
  11. Zechariah 9:6 : Amos 1:8; Zeph 2:4
  12. Zechariah 9:8 : Is 52:1
  13. Zechariah 9:8 : Is 54:14; 60:18
  14. Zechariah 9:9 : Zeph 3:14, 15; Zech 2:10
  15. Zechariah 9:9 : Ps 110:1; Is 9:6, 7; Jer 23:5, 6; Matt 21:5; John 12:15
  16. Zechariah 9:9 : Zeph 3:5
  17. Zechariah 9:9 : Is 43:3, 11
  18. Zechariah 9:9 : Is 57:15
  19. Zechariah 9:9 : Judg 10:4; Is 30:6
  20. Zechariah 9:10 : Hos 1:7
  21. Zechariah 9:10 : Mic 5:10
  22. Zechariah 9:10 : Hos 2:18
  23. Zechariah 9:10 : Is 57:19; Mic 4:2-4
  24. Zechariah 9:10 : Ps 72:8; Is 60:12
  25. Zechariah 9:11 : Ex 24:8; Heb 10:2
  26. Zechariah 9:11 : Is 24:22; 51:14
  27. Zechariah 9:12 : Jer 16:19; Joel 3:16
  28. Zechariah 9:12 : Jer 14:8; 17:13; Heb 6:18, 19
  29. Zechariah 9:12 : Is 61:7
  30. Zechariah 9:13 : Jer 51:20
  31. Zechariah 9:13 : Joel 3:6
  32. Zechariah 9:13 : Ps 45:3
  33. Zechariah 9:14 : Is 31:5; Zech 2:5
  34. Zechariah 9:14 : Ps 18:14; Hab 3:11
  35. Zechariah 9:14 : Is 27:13
  36. Zechariah 9:14 : Is 21:1; 66:15
  37. Zechariah 9:15 : Is 37:35; Zech 12:8
  38. Zechariah 9:15 : Zech 12:6
  39. Zechariah 9:15 : Job 41:28
  40. Zechariah 9:15 : Ps 78:65
  41. Zechariah 9:15 : Ex 27:2
  42. Zechariah 9:16 : Jer 31:10, 11
  43. Zechariah 9:16 : Is 62:3
  44. Zechariah 9:17 : Jer 31:12, 14
  45. Zechariah 9:17 : Ps 27:4; Is 33:17

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