Zecharyah 9
9
1The burden of the Devar Hashem against Eretz Chadrakh, and Damascus its menuchah (resting place); for toward Hashem shall be the eyes of man as of Kol Shivtei Yisroel (all the tribes of Israel).
2And Chamat at its border; Tzor and Tzidon, though it be very wise.
3And Tzor did build herself a matzor (stronghold), and heaped up kesef like the dust, and fine gold like the mire of the streets.
4Hinei, Adonoi will cause it to be taken, and He will strike her power on the yam; and she shall be devoured with eish.
5Ashkelon shall see it, and fear; Azah (Gaza) also shall see it, and tremble greatly, and Ekron; for her hope shall be put to shame; and Melech shall perish out of Azah (Gaza), and Ashkelon shall not be inhabited.
6And mamzer shall dwell in Ashdod, and I will cut off the ga'on (pride) of the Pelishtim (Philistines).
7And I will take away his dahm out of his mouth, and his abominations from between his teeth; but he will also remain to Eloheinu, and he shall be as a tribe prince in Yehudah, and Ekron like the Yevusi (Jebusite).
8And I will encamp about Mine Bais against military power, because of him that goes maurading to and fro; and no oppressor shall pass through them any more; for now I am keeping watch with Mine eyes.
9Rejoice greatly, O Bat Tziyon; shout, O Bat Yerushalayim; hinei, thy Melech cometh unto thee, tzaddik, and having Salvation; ani (lowly, meek), and riding upon a chamor, even upon a colt the foal of a donkey.#9:9 Mt 21:5; Jn 12:15
10And I will cut off the chariot from Ephrayim, and the war horse from Yerushalayim, and the battle bow shall be cut off. He shall proclaim shalom unto the Goyim; and His#9:10 Moshiachʼs dominion shall be from yam even to yam, and from the#9:10 Euphrates River even to the ends of ha'aretz.
11As for thee also, by the dahm of thy Brit I release thy prisoners out of the pit wherein is no mayim.#9:11 T.N. Notice the blood of the Covenant is essential to Israelʼs Orthodox faith
12Return to the stronghold, ye prisoners of tikvah (hope); even today do I proclaim that I will repay double unto thee;
13I will bend Yehudah as I bend My keshet (bow), fill it with Ephrayim, and I will rouse thy banim, O Tziyon, against thy banim, O Yavan (Greece), and make thee like the cherev (sword) of a gibbor (mighty man).
14And Hashem shall be seen over them, and his arrow shall go forth as the lightning; and Adonoi Hashem shall sound the shofar, and shall march forth with storms of the south.
15 Hashem Tzva'os shall shield them; and they shall devour, and subdue with sling stones; and they shall drink, and shall roar as through yayin; and they shall be full like a bowl, like the corners of the mizbe'ach.
16And Hashem Eloheihem shall save them in Yom HaHu as the tzon of His people; for they shall be as the jewels of a crown, sparkling in His land.
17For how great is its goodness, and how great is its beauty! Grain shall make the bochurim thrive, and tirosh, the betulot.
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THE ORTHODOX JEWISH BIBLE
FOURTH EDITION © Artists For Israel Intl Inc., 2002-2011, 2021.
Zechariah 9
9
Judgment on Israel’s Enemies
1The oracle of the word of the Lord is against the land of Hadrach
and #See Isa. 17:1Damascus is its resting place.
For the Lord has an eye on mankind
and on all the tribes of Israel,#9:1 Or For the eye of mankind, especially of all the tribes of Israel, is toward the Lord
2 #
Jer. 49:23; See 1 Kgs. 8:65 and on Hamath also, which borders on it,
#
Josh. 19:28, 29; Isa. 23:1, 2 Tyre and #Josh. 19:28, 29; Isa. 23:1, 2 Sidon, though #See Ezek. 28:3-5they are very wise.
3Tyre has built herself #[Josh. 19:29] a rampart
and #Ezek. 28:4, 5heaped up silver like dust,
and fine gold like the mud of the streets.
4But behold, the Lord will strip her of her possessions
and strike down #Ezek. 26:17 her power on the sea,
and #Ezek. 28:18she shall be devoured by fire.
5 # See Zeph. 2:4 Ashkelon shall see it, and be afraid;
Gaza too, and shall writhe in anguish;
Ekron also, because its hopes are confounded.
The king shall perish from Gaza;
Ashkelon shall be uninhabited;
6 # [Deut. 23:2] a mixed people#9:6 Or a foreign people; Hebrew a bastard shall dwell in Ashdod,
and I will cut off the pride of Philistia.
7I will take away #See Lev. 3:17 its blood from its mouth,
and #[Isa. 66:17] its abominations from between its teeth;
# [Isa. 14:1] it too shall be a remnant for our God;
it shall be like #ch. 12:5, 6a clan in Judah,
and Ekron shall be like the Jebusites.
8Then #[ch. 2:5] I will encamp at my house as a guard,
# ch. 7:14 so that none shall march to and fro;
# ch. 10:4; [Isa. 60:17] no oppressor shall again march over them,
# [ch. 12:4] for now I see with my own eyes.
The Coming King of Zion
9 # See Zeph. 3:14 Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion!
Shout aloud, O daughter of Jerusalem!
# Cited Matt. 21:5; [John 12:15] Behold, #See Jer. 23:5 your king is coming to you;
righteous and having salvation is he,
# [Matt. 11:29] humble and mounted on a donkey,
on a colt, the foal of a donkey.
10 # See Hos. 1:7 I will cut off the chariot from Ephraim
and #See Mic. 5:10 the war horse from Jerusalem;
and the battle bow shall be cut off,
and #See Mic. 5:5 he shall speak peace to the nations;
#
Ps. 72:8 his rule shall be from sea to sea,
and from #See Ex. 23:31the River#9:10 That is, the Euphrates to the ends of the earth.
11As for you also, because of #Ex. 24:8 the blood of my covenant with you,
#
Isa. 42:7; 51:14; 61:1 I will set your prisoners free from #[Gen. 37:24; Jer. 38:6]the waterless pit.
12Return to your stronghold, O #[Jer. 31:17] prisoners of hope;
today I declare that #Isa. 61:7I will restore to you double.
13For #[ch. 10:3, 4] I have bent Judah as my bow;
I have made Ephraim its arrow.
I will stir up your sons, O Zion,
against your sons, #Gen. 10:2; Ezek. 27:13O Greece,
and wield you like a warrior’s sword.
The Lord Will Save His People
14Then the Lord will appear over them,
and #See 2 Sam. 22:15 his arrow will go forth like lightning;
# [Isa. 27:13] the Lord God will sound the trumpet
and will march forth in #Isa. 21:1 the whirlwinds #[ch. 6:6]of the south.
15The Lord of hosts #ch. 12:8; [ch. 10:5] will protect them,
and #ch. 12:6 they shall devour, #[ch. 10:5] and tread down the sling stones,
and #ch. 10:7 they shall drink and roar as if drunk with wine,
and be full like a bowl,
drenched #[Lev. 4:18, 25]like the corners of the altar.
16On that day the Lord their God will save them,
as #Ps. 100:3 the flock of his people;
for #Isa. 62:3; [Mal. 3:17]like the jewels of a crown
they shall shine on his land.
17 # [Isa. 62:3, 4] For how great is his goodness, and how great his beauty!
# [Isa. 62:8, 9; Jer. 31:12] Grain shall make the young men flourish,
and new wine the young women.
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