Focused Passage

Zechariah 9:11-17

Zion's Humble King and the Prisoners of Hope

The LORD judges proud surrounding powers, guards his house, announces Zion’s humble peace-bringing king, frees prisoners by covenant blood, and saves his people as a treasured flock.

Berean Standard Bible, Public Domain - Translation notes - Reference sources

11 As for you, because of the blood of My covenant, I will release your prisoners from the waterless pit.

12 Return to your stronghold, O prisoners of hope; even today I declare that I will restore to you double.

13 For I will bend Judah as My bow and fit it with Ephraim. I will rouse your sons, O Zion, against the sons of Greece. I will make you like the sword of a mighty man.

14 Then the LORD will appear over them, and His arrow will go forth like lightning. The Lord GOD will sound the ram’s horn and advance in the whirlwinds of the south.

15 The LORD of Hosts will shield them. They will destroy and conquer with slingstones; they will drink and roar as with wine. And they will be filled like sprinkling bowls, drenched like the corners of the altar.

16 On that day the LORD their God will save them as the flock of His people; for like jewels in a crown they will sparkle over His land.

17 How lovely they will be, and how beautiful! Grain will make the young men flourish, and new wine, the young women.

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References and Original Words

Verse 11

Original words

- גַּם־ H1571 Conjunction As for you אַ֣תְּ H859 Pronoun - second person feminine singular because of the blood בְּדַם־ H1818 Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct of [My] covenant בְּרִיתֵ֗ךְ H1285 Noun - feminine singular construct | second person feminine singular I will release שִׁלַּ֤חְתִּי H7971 Verb - Piel - Perfect - first person common singular your prisoners אֲסִירַ֙יִךְ֙ H615 Noun - masculine plural construct | second person feminine singular from the waterless אֵ֥ין H369 Adverb . . . מַ֖יִם H4325 Noun - masculine plural pit מִבּ֔וֹר H953 Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct
Verse 12

Original words

Return שׁ֚וּבוּ H7725 Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural to your stronghold לְבִצָּר֔וֹן H1225 Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular O prisoners אֲסִירֵ֖י H615 Noun - masculine plural construct of hope הַתִּקְוָ֑ה H8615 Article | Noun - feminine singular even גַּם־ H1571 Conjunction today הַיּ֕וֹם H3117 Article | Noun - masculine singular I declare מַגִּ֥יד H5046 Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singular that I will restore אָשִׁ֥יב H7725 Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - first person common singular to you לָֽךְ׃ Preposition | second person feminine singular double מִשְׁנֶ֖ה H4932 Noun - masculine singular
Verse 13

Original words

For כִּֽי־ H3588 Conjunction I will bend דָרַ֨כְתִּי H1869 Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular Judah יְהוּדָ֗ה H3063 Noun - proper - masculine singular as My bow קֶ֚שֶׁת H7198 Noun - feminine singular and fit it מִלֵּ֣אתִי H4390 Verb - Piel - Perfect - first person common singular with Ephraim אֶפְרַ֔יִם H669 Noun - proper - masculine singular I will rouse וְעוֹרַרְתִּ֤י H5782 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular your sons בָנַ֙יִךְ֙ H1121 Noun - masculine plural construct | second person feminine singular O Zion צִיּ֔וֹן H6726 Noun - proper - feminine singular against עַל־ H5921 Preposition the sons בָּנַ֖יִךְ H1121 Noun - masculine plural construct | second person feminine singular of Greece יָוָ֑ן H3120 Noun - proper - feminine singular I will make you וְשַׂמְתִּ֖יךְ H7760 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular | second person feminine singular like the sword כְּחֶ֥רֶב H2719 Preposition-k | Noun - feminine singular construct of a mighty man גִּבּֽוֹר׃ H1368 Adjective - masculine singular

BSB notes

  • Hebrew the sons of Javan
Verse 14

Original words

Then the LORD וַֽיהוָה֙ H3068 Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular will appear יֵֽרָאֶ֔ה H7200 Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular over them עֲלֵיהֶ֣ם H5921 Preposition | third person masculine plural and His arrow חִצּ֑וֹ H2671 Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular will go forth וְיָצָ֥א H3318 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular like lightning כַבָּרָ֖ק H1300 Preposition-k, Article | Noun - masculine singular The Lord וַֽאדֹנָ֤י H136 Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular GOD יְהֹוִה֙ H3069 Noun - proper - masculine singular will sound יִתְקָ֔ע H8628 Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular the ram’s horn בַּשּׁוֹפָ֣ר H7782 Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular and advance וְהָלַ֖ךְ H1980 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular in the whirlwinds בְּסַעֲר֥וֹת H5591 Preposition-b | Noun - feminine plural construct of the south תֵּימָֽן׃ H8486 Noun - feminine singular
Verse 15

Original words

The LORD יְהוָ֣ה H3068 Noun - proper - masculine singular of Hosts צְבָאוֹת֮ H6635 Noun - common plural will shield יָגֵ֣ן H1598 Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular them עֲלֵיהֶם֒ H5921 Preposition | third person masculine plural They will destroy וְאָכְל֗וּ H398 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural and conquer וְכָֽבְשׁוּ֙ H3533 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural with slingstones אַבְנֵי־ H68 Noun - feminine plural construct . . . קֶ֔לַע H7050 Noun - masculine singular they will drink וְשָׁת֥וּ H8354 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural [and] roar הָמ֖וּ H1993 Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural as with כְּמוֹ־ H3644 Preposition wine יָ֑יִן H3196 Noun - masculine singular And they will be filled וּמָֽלְאוּ֙ H4390 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural like sprinkling bowls כַּמִּזְרָ֔ק H4219 Preposition-k, Article | Noun - masculine singular [drenched] like the corners כְּזָוִיּ֖וֹת H2106 Preposition-k | Noun - feminine plural of the altar מִזְבֵּֽחַ׃ H4196 Noun - masculine singular
Verse 16

Original words

On that הַה֖וּא H1931 Article | Pronoun - third person masculine singular day בַּיּ֥וֹם H3117 Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular the LORD יְהוָ֧ה H3068 Noun - proper - masculine singular their God אֱלֹהֵיהֶ֛ם H430 Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine plural will save them וְֽהוֹשִׁיעָ֞ם H3467 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular | third person masculine plural as the flock כְּצֹ֣אן H6629 Preposition-k | Noun - common singular construct of His people עַמּ֑וֹ H5971 Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular for כִּ֚י H3588 Conjunction like jewels אַבְנֵי־ H68 Noun - feminine plural construct in a crown נֵ֔זֶר H5145 Noun - masculine singular they will sparkle מִֽתְנוֹסְס֖וֹת H5264 Verb - Hitpael - Participle - feminine plural over עַל־ H5921 Preposition His land אַדְמָתֽוֹ׃ H127 Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular
Verse 17

Original words

- כִּ֥י H3588 Conjunction How מַה־ H4100 Interrogative lovely they will be טּוּב֖וֹ H2898 Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular and how וּמַה־ H4100 Conjunctive waw | Interrogative beautiful יָפְי֑וֹ H3308 Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular Grain דָּגָן֙ H1715 Noun - masculine singular will make the young men בַּֽחוּרִ֔ים H970 Noun - masculine plural flourish יְנוֹבֵ֥ב H5107 Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine singular and new wine וְתִיר֖וֹשׁ H8492 Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular the young women בְּתֻלֽוֹת׃ H1330 Noun - feminine plural

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