Zechariah 12
12
Victory for Jerusalem
1This is a message from the Lord about Israel:
I am the Lord! I stretched out the heavens; I put the earth on its foundations and gave breath to humans. 2I have decided that Jerusalem will become a bowl of wine that makes the neighboring nations drunk. And when Jerusalem is attacked, Judah will also be attacked.#12.2 Judah … attacked: One possible meaning for the difficult Hebrew text. 3But I will turn Jerusalem into a heavy stone that crushes anyone who tries to lift it.
When all nations on earth surround Jerusalem, 4I will blind every horse and make them panic, and every rider will be confused. But at the same time, I will watch over Judah. 5Then every clan in Judah will realize that I, the Lord All-Powerful, am their God, and that I am the source of their strength.
6At that time I will let the clans of Judah be like a ball of fire in a wood pile or a fiery torch in a hay stack. Then Judah will send the surrounding nations up in smoke. And once again the city of Jerusalem will be filled with people.
7But I will first give victory to Judah, so the kingdom of David and the city of Jerusalem in all of their glory won't be thought of more highly than Judah itself. 8I, the Lord God, will protect Jerusalem. Even the weakest person there will be as strong as David, and David's kingdom will rule as though my very own angel were its leader. 9I am determined to wipe out every nation that attacks Jerusalem.
Mourning for the One Pierced with a Spear
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Jn 19.34,37; Rev 1.7. I, the Lord, will make the descendants of David and the people of Jerusalem feel deep sorrow and pray when they see the one they pierced with a spear. They will mourn and weep for him, as parents weep over the death of their only child or their first-born. 11On that day the people of Jerusalem will mourn as much as everyone did for Hadad Rimmon#12.11 Hadad Rimmon: Not mentioned elsewhere in the Old Testament. on the flatlands near Megiddo. 12Everyone of each family in the land will mourn, and the men will mourn separately from the women. This includes those from the family of David, and the families of Nathan, 13Levi, Shimei,#12.13 Shimei: A descendant of Gershon son of Levi (see Numbers 3.18). 14and all other families as well.
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Zacarias 12
12
Ang Pagliligtas na Gagawin sa Jerusalem
1Ito ang mensahe ni Yahweh para sa Israel, ang Diyos na gumawa ng langit at lupa, at nagbigay-buhay sa tao: 2“Ang Jerusalem ay gagawin kong parang isang mangkok na puno ng alak upang ang sinumang maghangad lumusob dito ay maging parang lasing na susuray-suray. Ang pagkubkob sa Jerusalem ay pagkubkob na rin sa buong Juda. 3Sa araw na iyon, ang mga bansa ay magkakaisa laban sa Jerusalem ngunit gagawin ko itong tulad sa isang malaking bato na mahirap galawin. Sinumang gumalaw nito ay naghahanap ng sakit ng katawan. 4Tatakutin ko ang kanilang mga kabayo at magugulo ang mga kawal na sakay nito. Babantayan ko ang Juda at bubulagin ang mga kabayo ng kaaway. 5Dahil dito, sasabihin ng mga taga-Juda na ang lakas ng Jerusalem ay buhat kay Yahweh na Makapangyarihan sa lahat, ang kanilang Diyos.
6“Sa araw na iyon, ang Juda ay gagawin kong parang apoy na tutupok sa kakahuyan at sulo na susunog sa ginapas na palay. Lilipulin niya ang mga karatig-bansa at ang Jerusalem naman ay muling titirhan ng mga tao.
7“Ang unang pagtatagumpayin ko ay ang mga sambahayan ng Juda upang ang karangalan ng angkan ni David at ng mga taga-Jerusalem ay hindi humigit sa ibang bayan ng Juda. 8Sa araw na iyon, palalakasin ko ang mga taga-Jerusalem upang pati ang mga mahihina ay magiging sinlakas ni David. Ang sambahayan ni David ay magiging makapangyarihang tulad ng Diyos, tulad ng anghel ni Yahweh na nanguna sa kanila. 9At sa araw na iyon, mawawasak ang alinmang bansang mangangahas sumakop sa Jerusalem.
10“Ang#Jn. 19:37; Pah. 1:7. #Mt. 24:20; Pah. 1:7. lahi ni David at ang mga taga-Jerusalem ay gagawin kong mahabagin at mapanalanginin. Sa gayon, kapag pinagmasdan nila ang kanilang sinaksak ng sibat ay tatangisan nila itong parang kaisa-isang anak o anak na panganay. 11Sa araw na iyon, ang iyakan sa Jerusalem ay matutulad sa nangyari noon sa Hadad-rimon sa kapatagan ng Megido. 12Tatangis ang buong lupain, ang bawat sambahayan, ang lahi ni David, pati ang kababaihan doon, ang lahi ni Natan, pati ang sambahayan doon, 13ang lahi ni Levi, pati ang kababaihan doon, ang lahi ni Simei, pati ang kababaihan doon, 14at ang iba pang lahi, pati ang kanilang kababaihan.”
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