NASB — Zechariah 12 — KJV

Jerusalem to Be Attacked

1 The Iburden° of the word° of the LORD° concerning° Israel°.

¶ [Thus] declares° the LORD° who astretches° out the heavens°, blays° the foundation° of the earth°, and cforms° the spirit° of man° within° him, 2 “Behold°, I am going to make° Jerusalem° a acup° Ithat causes reeling° to all° the peoples° around°; and when the siege° is against° Jerusalem°, it will also° be against° bJudah°. 3 It will come° about in that day° that I will make° Jerusalem° a heavy° astone° for all° the peoples°; all° who lift° it will be bseverely° Iinjured°. And all° the cnations° of the earth° will be gathered° against° it. 4 In that day°,” declares° the LORD°, “I will strike° every° horse° with bewilderment° and his rider° with madness°. But I will Iwatch°° over° the house° of Judah°, while I strike° every° horse° of the peoples° with blindness°. 5 Then the clans° of Judah° will say° in their hearts°, ‘IA strong° support° for us are the inhabitants° of Jerusalem° through the LORD° of hosts°, their God°.’

[1] IOr oracle aIs 42:5; 44:24; Jr 51:15 bJb 26:7; Ps 102:25, 26; He 1:10-12 cIs 57:16; He 12:9
[2] ILit of reeling aPs 75:8; Is 51:22, 23 bZc 14:14
[3] ILit scratched aDn 2:34, 35, 44, 45 bMt 21:44 cZc 14:2
[4] ILit open My eyes
[5] ILit My strength is

6 ¶ “In that day° I will make° the clans° of Judah° like a afirepot° among pieces of wood° and a flaming° torch° among sheaves°, so they will consume° on the right° hand° and on the left° all° the surrounding° peoples°, while the binhabitants° of Jerusalem° again° dwell° on their own sites° in Jerusalem°. 7 The LORD° also will asave° the tents° of Judah° first°, so° that the glory° of the house° of bDavid° and the glory° of the inhabitants° of Jerusalem° will not be magnified° above° Judah°. 8 In that day° the LORD° will adefend° the inhabitants° of Jerusalem°, and the one who Ibis feeble° among them in that day° will be like David°, and the house° of David° [will be] like cGod°, like the dangel° of the LORD° before° them. 9 And in that day° I will Iaset° about° to destroy° all° the nations° that come° against° Jerusalem°.

[6] aIs 10:17, 18; Ob 18; Zc 11:1 bZc 2:4; 8:3-5
[7] aJr 30:18 bAm 9:11
[8] IOr stumbles aJol 3:16; Zc 9:14, 15 bLv 26:8; Jsh 23:10; Mi 7:8 cPs 8:5; 82:6 dEx 14:19; 33:2
[9] ILit seek to aZc 14:2, 3

10 ¶ “I will apour° out on the house° of David° and on the inhabitants° of Jerusalem°, Ithe Spirit° of grace° and of supplication°, so that they will look° on Me whom° they have bpierced°; and they will mourn° for Him, as one cmourns° for an only° son°, and they will weep° bitterly° over° Him like the bitter° weeping° over° a firstborn°. 11 In that day° there will be great° amourning° in Jerusalem°, like the mourning° of Hadadrimmon° in the Iplain° of IIMegiddo°. 12 The land° will mourn°, every° family° by itself°; the family° of the house° of David° by itself° and their wives° by themselves°; the family° of the house° of Nathan° by itself° and their wives° by themselves°; 13 the family° of the house° of Levi° by itself° and their wives° by themselves°; the family° of the Shimeites° by itself° and their wives° by themselves°; 14 all° the families° that remain°, every° family° by itself° and their wives° by themselves°.

[10] IOr a spirit aIs 44:3; Ezk 39:29; Jol 2:28, 29 bJn 19:37; Rv 1:7 cJr 6:26; Am 8:10
[11] II.e. broad valley IIHeb Megiddon aMt 24:30; Rv 1:7


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Jerusalem a cup of trembling to herself,

1 ¶ The burdenº of the wordº of the LORDº for² Israel,º saithºª the LORD,º which stretcheth¹ª forth² the heavens,º and layeth the foundationºª of the earth,º and formethºª the spiritº of manº withinº him. 2 Behold,² I² will makeºª² Jerusalemº a cupº of tremblingº unto all² the peopleº round about,º when they shall be² in the siegeº both² against² Judahº [and] against² Jerusalem.º

[1] Gn 2:7; Nu 16:22; Jb 26:7; Ps 102:25; 104:2; 136:5; Ec 12:7; Is 40:12, 22; 42:5; 44:24; 45:12, 18; 48:13; 51:13, 22; 57:16; Jr 10:12; 30:10, 16; 38:16; 50:34; 51:15; Lm 2:14; Ezk 18:4; 36:5; Jol 3:19, 21; Ob 1:16; Zc 9:1; Mal 1:1; He 1:10; 12:9.
[2] Ps 75:8; Is 51:17, 22; Jr 8:14; 25:15, 17; 49:12; 51:7, 57; Hab 2:16; Zc 14:14; Rv 14:10; 16:19; 18:6.

and a burdensome stone to her adversaries.

3 ¶ And in that² dayº will I makeºª² Jerusalemº a burdensomeº stoneº for all² people:º all² that burdenºª themselves with it shall be cut in pieces,ºªª though all² the peopleº of the earthº be gathered togetherºª against² it. 4 In that² day,º saithºª the LORD,º I will smiteºª every² horseº with astonishment,º and his riderºª with madness:º and I will openºª² mine eyesº upon² the houseº of Judah,º and will smiteºª every² horseº of the peopleº with blindness.º 5 And the governorsº of Judahº shall sayºª in their heart,º The inhabitantsºª of Jerusalemº [shall be] my strengthº in the LORDº of hostsº their God.º

[3] Is 60:12; 66:14; Ezk 38:1; Dn 2:34, 44; Jol 3:8; Ob 1:18; Mi 4:11; 5:8, 15; 7:15; Hab 2:17; Zp 3:19; Hg 2:22; Zc 2:8; 10:3; 12:4, 6, 8, 11; 13:1; 14:2, 4, 6, 8, 13; Mt 21:44; Lk 20:18; Rv 16:14; 17:12; 19:19; 20:8.
[4] Dt 28:28; 1K 8:29; 2K 6:14, 18; 2Ch 6:20, 40; 7:15; Ne 1:6; Ps 76:5; Is 24:21; 37:17; Jr 24:6; Ezk 38:4; 39:20; Dn 9:18; Zc 9:8; 10:5; 12:3, 6, 8, 11; 14:15; Ac 17:30.
[5] Jg 5:9; Ps 18:32, 39; 20:6; 46:1; 68:34; 118:10; 144:1; Is 1:10, 23, 26; 28:6; 29:10; 32:1; 41:10; 60:17; Jr 30:21; 33:26; Ezk 45:8; Jol 3:16; Zc 10:6, 12; 12:6; 2Co 12:9.

The victorious restoring of Judah.

6 ¶ In that² dayº will I makeºª² the governorsº of Judahº like an hearthº of fireº among the wood,º and like a torchº of fireº in a sheaf;º and they shall devourºª² all² the peopleº round about,º on² the right handº and on² the left:º and Jerusalemº shall be inhabitedºª again² in her own place,² [even] in Jerusalem.º 7 The LORDº also shall saveºª² the tentsº of Judahº first,º that² the gloryº of the houseº of Davidº and the gloryº of the inhabitantsºª of Jerusalemº do not² magnifyºª [themselves] against² Judah.º 8 In that² dayº shall the LORDº defendºª² the inhabitantsºª of Jerusalem;º and he that is feebleºª among them at that² dayº shall be² as David;º and the houseº of Davidº [shall be] as God,º as the angelº of the LORDº beforeº them.

[6] Ne 11:1; Ps 149:6; Is 9:20; 10:16; 41:15; 54:3; Jr 30:18; 31:38; Ezk 48:30; Dn 2:34, 44; Ob 1:18; Mi 4:13; 5:5; Zc 1:16; 2:4, 12; 8:3; 9:15; 14:10; 2Co 6:7; Rv 19:19; 20:9.
[7] Jb 19:5; Ps 35:26; 38:16; 55:12; Is 2:11; 23:9; Jr 9:23; Zc 4:6; 11:11; Mt 11:25; Lk 1:51; 10:21; Jn 7:47; Ro 3:27; 1Co 1:26; 2Co 4:7; Jm 2:5; 4:6.
[8] Gn 22:15; 48:15; Ex 23:20; Jsh 5:13; 2S 14:17; Ps 2:6; 45:6; 110:1; Is 7:13; 9:6; 30:26; 49:7; 53:3; 63:9; Jr 23:5; 27:10; 30:19; 33:15; Ezk 34:23; 37:24; Ho 1:7; 3:5; 12:3; Jol 3:10, 16; Mi 5:2, 8; 7:8, 16; Zc 2:5; 3:1; 9:8, 15; Mal 3:1; Mt 1:23; Jn 17:21; Ac 7:30; Ro 1:3; 9:5; 1Ti 3:16; He 11:34; Rv 22:13, 16.

The repentance of Jerusalem.

9 ¶ And it shall come to pass² in that² day,º [that] I will seekºª to destroyºª² all² the nationsº that comeºª against² Jerusalem.º 10 And I will pourºª upon² the houseº of David,º and upon² the inhabitantsºª of Jerusalem,º the spiritº of graceº and of supplications:º and they shall lookºª upon² me² whom² they have pierced,ºª and they shall mourn¹² for² him, as one mourneth¹ª² for² [his] onlyº [son], and shall be in bitternessºª for² him, as one that is in bitternessºª for² [his] firstborn.º 11 In that² dayº shall there be a greatºª mourningº in Jerusalem,º as the mourningº of Hadadrimmonº in the valleyº of Megiddon.º 12 And the landº shall mourn,ºª every¹ familyº apart;º the familyº of the houseº of Davidº apart,² and their wivesº apart;² the familyº of the houseº of Nathanº apart,² and their wivesº apart;² 13 The familyº of the houseº of Leviº apart,² and their wivesº apart;² the familyº of Shimeiº apart,² and their wivesº apart;² 14 All² the familiesº that remain,ºª every familyº apart,² and their wivesº apart.²

[9] Is 54:17; Hg 2:22; Zc 12:2.
[10] Gn 28:1; Ps 22:16; 51:12; Pv 1:23; Is 32:15; 44:3; 59:19; Jr 6:26; 31:9; 50:4; Ezk 39:29; Jol 2:28; Am 8:10; Zc 12:7; Mt 24:30; 26:75; Jn 1:29; 19:34; Ac 2:17, 33, 37; 10:45; 11:15; Ro 8:15, 26; 2Co 7:9; Ep 6:18; Tit 3:5; He 12:2; Jde 1:20; Rv 1:7.
[11] 2K 23:29; 2Ch 35:24.
[12] Ex 12:30; 2S 5:14; 7:2; 12:1; Jr 3:21; 4:28; 13:18; 31:18; Jol 2:16; Jna 3:5; Zc 7:3; Mt 24:30; Lk 3:31; 1Co 7:5; Rv 1:7.
[13] Ex 6:16; Nu 3:1; 2S 16:5; 1K 1:8; 1Ch 3:19; 4:27; 23:7, 10; 2Ch 29:14; Mal 2:4.
[14] Pv 9:12.


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